Last updated Apr 13, 2021 | Published on Apr 22, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Day 3 Cottonwood Creek to Long Canyon Creek Mile 37.8 PCT Miles hiked today : 12.3 Feet Ascended Today: 3013 Feet Descended Today: 640 Current Elevation: 5445 Steps: 34674 I slept fitfully last night. I’m not used to sleeping with a group and woke up every time...
Last updated Apr 13, 2021 | Published on Apr 21, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Day 2 – Lake Morena Mile 13.4 to Cottonwood Creek Mile 25.5 PCT Miles hiked today : 12.1 Feet Ascended Today: 2063 Feet Descended Today: 2026 Current Elevation: 3109 Steps: 36651 I woke up around 7:00 am – and realized I got 11 hours of sleep! Wow. No...
Last updated Feb 14, 2022 | Published on Apr 19, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Last night I was too excited to sleep because I couldn’t wait to start my hike at the PCT southern terminus. So I woke up tired. I had woken up in the middle of the night and had trouble going back to sleep, so I got up at 3:00 am and wrote a letter to myself....
Last updated Apr 13, 2021 | Published on Apr 13, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
My PCT hike officially begins tomorrow! Yesterday Daniel dropped me off at the Seatac airport. It rained all the way to the airport, a fitting sendoff from my fair city. Saying goodbye to Daniel was definitely the hardest part of my trip so far. I...
Last updated Feb 8, 2022 | Published on Apr 12, 2017 | Hiking Tips, Pacific Crest Trail
If there’s one thing all long distance hikers have in common, it’s an obsession with backpacking gear. Â Thru-hikers have an amazing capacity to discuss all aspects of their hiking equipment for hours on end. There’s a good reason for this. The wrong...
