Well, we did it. We walked from Mexico to Canada. In the coming months I’m sure I’ll hear hundreds of questions along the lines of “how was the hike?” from people expecting a quick answer. As you might expect, there’s…
Out Of The Frying Pan And Into the Fire Season
So there we were. One state down, two to go. Every PCT hiker hears horror stories about the “green tunnel” of Oregon, where you hike for days without seeing anything beyond the walls of trees lining both sides of the…
The Sprint
Well, the title says it all. When we last posted, we were just shy of the halfway mark – around 1300 miles into the trail. In the couple weeks since then, we’ve covered around 750 miles. Due to scheduling constraints…
Sand, Snakes, and Sand
I’m writing this post from the vast porch of the Kennedy Meadows general store, where we’re currently wrapping up our third zero day of the trail. Drinking cold beer and surrounded by other hikers, the anticipation is palpable- we’ve made…
Nick Gets A Trailname
I, the hiker formerly known as Nick, shall now go by Roadkill, he who sleeps in roads and smells like something scraped off the interstate two weeks ago. Well, it’s official. I have a “trail name.” Due to my propensity for…
SnoCal
Day three of the PCT and it’s already time for a nero! What’s that mean? It means we are hiking nearly zero miles today. It seems the desert is full of surprises- after suffering through two 20-mile days in blisteringly…
Blastoff
‘Twas the night before blastoff, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… Just kidding, five soon-to-be hikers were frantically packing to be ready to hike at 5AM the next day. After a two-day…