pct

Days: 184 - 189 Miles: 2653 - +30 miles back to Harts Pass and 48 miles missed due to fire closure Zero Days: 3 The morning had come. The day I had been envisioning for the last 5.5 years. Would it be everything I wanted? Would that even matter? I felt pretty blaise as I packed up my gear in...

Days: 174 - 184 Miles: 2477.9 - 2653 Zero Days: 0 The hitch we got back to trail from Leavenworth was a delight. The couple who picked us up had partially hiked the trail in 2018 and finished in 2019. It was fun to hear their stories and how relatable the stories were. Doesn't matter what year...

Days: 153 - 174 Miles: 2151.9 - 2477.9 Zero Days: 3 Crossing into Washington in a hurry! Partly because crossing this busy bridge was one of the highest risk things I did on trail. By the time I got to Washington, in my head, I was ALMOST there. Less than 600 miles left! It seemed so close...

Days: 128 - 153 Miles: 1679.2 - 2151.9 (-48 miles due to active fire) Zero Days: 5 How can I possibly summarize day 128 into a digestible blurb that will not have people wishing I would just stop talking? I probably can't... This is the day that I would FINALLY cross into Oregon. Yeah, I took...

Days: 112 - 127 Miles: 1376.1 - 1679.2 Zero Days: 1 There is a lot of fear mongering on trail, but for the most part, I could ignore it. This next stretch got to me though. Heat wave coming Totally exposed I ran into a girl who got airlifted off No water for 40 miles? (that is what they said)...

Days: 91 - 111 Miles: 1044.1 - 1376.1 Zero Days: 2 Northern CA had sooooooooooooooooooo many flowers. I tried to only pick my favorites to show, but there are MORE. Northern CA was my 2nd favorite part of the PCT, but nearly tied with 1st, which is Washington. Usually when I saw these flowers...

Days: 69 - 90 Miles: 789.1 - 1044.1 Zero Days: 3 Our last stretch, even with extra food, it quickly became evident that I would have to ration. At this point, I had always rolled into town with a day or 2 of extra food, but no longer. Even with my low appetite and struggling to eat, I was...

Days: 48 - 68 Miles: 565.4 - 789.1 (+ Mt. Whitney and Kearsarge/Onion Valley side trail) Zero Days: 4 Heads up, this TR is going to be wordy. About 25 miles after leaving Tehachapi, I was stepping over a littering of small downed twigs and branches. I heard a loud pop and felt it reverberate...

Days: 21 - 47 Miles: 208.5 - 565.4 Zero Days: 3 Thru-hiker trick, always wash your socks several times before you put them in the washer. If you can spare the money, wash your socks in a different machine completely. If you don't do this, the chance of your sock funk contaminating the rest of...

OOOOOKAY, so it has almost been 1 year since I touched the Northern Terminus (09.20.2021). I finally have internet aaaand my Sawtooth backpacking trip/job hunting has been delayed due to someone backing into my car. I have officially been carless for 12 days and have not left home for 8 days. My...