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Pacific Crest Trail Day 8 – Making Friends in the Desert
Day 8 - Friday April 21 Scissors Crossing Mile 77 to Mile 86.6 PCT Miles hiked today : 9.6 Feet Ascended Today: 1750 Feet Descended Today: 750...
Pacific Crest Trail Day 7 – Free Hugs and Pie in Julian
Day 7 - Julian Zero Day I woke up this morning with every intention of hiking out of Julian after running some errands. But my motivation waned as I...
Pacific Crest Trail Day 6 – Hitching to Julian from Scissors Crossing
Day 6 - Julian Mile 60.5 to Scissors Crossing Mile 77 PCT Miles hiked today : 16.8 Feet Ascended Today: 1446.5 Feet Descended Today: 4116 Current...
Pacific Crest Trail Day 5 – Braving a Windstorm in the Sawtooth Mountain Wilderness
Day 5 Mt Laguna Campground Mile 47.5 to Mile 60.5 PCT Miles hiked today : 13 Feet Ascended Today: 2653 Feet Descended Today: 2220 Current Elevation:...
Pacific Crest Trail Day 4 – Nero Day in Mt. Laguna
Day 4 - Town Day at Mt Laguna Long Canyon Creek Mile 37.8 to Mt Laguna Campground Mile 47.5 PCT Miles hiked today : 9.7 Feet Ascended Today: 1606...
Pacific Crest Trail Day 3 – Blisters and Frozen Shoes
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...
Pacific Crest Trail Day 2 – Trail Magic in Lake Morena
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...
PCT Day 1 – PCT Southern Terminus
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...
And So It Begins!
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...
PCT Gear List: Thru-Hiker’s Packing List for the 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...
Hi, I'm Unicorn!
I am an avid hiker, traveler, and adventurer who is on the mission to explore hiking trails around the world.  I’m also obsessed with National Parks, long-distance trails and other outdoorsy things.
I hope to share this knowledge with you and inspire you to explore new hiking trails too!