May 12th Miles: 29 Total miles: 77.3 The clouds raced and the wind howled all night long. I didn’t sleep or if I did it can’t have been long. I lay on my side, like
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PCT DAY 2 | Never Go Full Frogg Toggs
May 11th Miles: 22 Total miles: 48 We woke at Boulder Oaks campground next to the wooden picnic table. Condensation had fallen down from sky all night. It had coated our bags making the down
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PCT DAY 1: Your Ego Will Be Vaporised
May 10th Miles: 26 Total miles: 26 In the morning when I woke up in a sandy wash close to the border I knew and when I opened my eyes and looked up at the
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Pacific Crest Trail: Three weeks until lift off baby!
It’s less than a month now until I start the Pacific Crest Trail again. Wow. That feels so strange to write. It used to feel like this day would never come, like I would be
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Dear Pacific Crest Trail: Everything I never told you / a long overdue love letter of sorts.
Day one on trail Why are you hiking the Pacific Crest Trail again? To understand why I am hiking the Pacific Crest Trail again this May – I must take you back. Back to
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Stoveless Food On A Thru Hike: Mistakes I Made & What I’m Changing This Time
In my element on the Pacific Crest Trail PB&J with crushed up tortilla chips. Oh food. Friggin’ hose me down. In 2016 I started with good intentions. I really did. There are two things to
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My 7 pound Ultralight Thru-Hiking Gear List: and what I think about it
Second to last day on trail, in Washington It’s March in New Zealand. It’s only just turned from summer to fall right now, but the rain is falling outside, dripping from the roof onto the