Miles Hiked: 20 Total Milage: 197.8 I didn’t sleep super well last night and I’m not sure why. Regardless I packed up all of my things and hit the trail by 6am. Today is the day I would climb San Jacinto! It’s the first major peak that PCT hikers have the option to add asContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 11: San Jacinto”
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PCT Day 10: The First Hard Day
Miles Hiked: 21.9 Total Miles: 177.8 I walked out of camp at 5:40 this morning. I wasn’t remotely cold but I had my puffy on anyways. Less than a mile in I got so hot I had to change into my shorts and sun hoodie. When it’s hot this early in the morning you knowContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 10: The First Hard Day”
PCT Day 9: Rest Day
Miles Hiked: 4.1 Total Mileage: 155.9 I woke up in bed around 7am after a great night of sleep. I spent the morning catching up on writing my blog since I have been too tired to do it at camp. For me it’s pretty difficult to sit down all at once and recall the pastContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 9: Rest Day”
Day 8: Idylwild
Miles Hiked: 14.8 Total Mileage: 151.8 I woke up to sunrise this morning. By 5:45 I was packed up and hiking. Last night I cowboy camped for the first time on this trail. It ended up being pleasant. I really like cowboy camping but the California desert has been creeping me out with all theContinueContinue reading “Day 8: Idylwild”
Day 7: Mike’s Place
Miles Hiked: 24.5 Total Milage: 137 Campsite: Thule Spring It was 6am when I finally walked out of camp after packing up all my things. I stopped to fill up all my water bottles at a creek three miles from camp because I wasn’t planning on getting any more water until Mike’s Place about 12ContinueContinue reading “Day 7: Mike’s Place”
PCT Day 6: Eagle Rock
Miles Hiked: 11.3 Total Milage: 112.5 Campsite: Augua Calliente This morning I didn’t open my eyes until 7am. It was nice to sleep in and not worry about hiking for once. I planned on taking a rest day today and I was so excited about it. Luke packed up his things and got ready toContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 6: Eagle Rock”
PCT Day 5: Ranchita
Miles Hiked: 20.8 Total Milage: 101.2 Last night I didn’t sleep well at all. Despite our campsite being tucked away in a perfect semi sheltered nook it still got really windy. When it’s really windy at night my non free standing tent flaps in the wind like crazy. It’s very loud and on top ofContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 5: Ranchita”
PCT Day 4: Julian
Miles Hiked: 16.6 Total Mileage: 80.4 When I woke up at 5am I could barely move. I had a really hard time waking up for some reason but by 5:30 I had my stove on to make some Hot Chocolate. It wasn’t cold at all but it was a nice morning treat. By 6:15am weContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 4: Julian”
PCT Day 3: The giant pine cones
Miles Hiked: 21.6 Total Milage: 63.7 Luke and I left the hostel around 6am this morning. The morning air was very cool and “town” was completely quiet as we walked thru it to get back on the trail. According to Guthook, the population of Mt. Laguna is 60 people. As we passed through a campgroundContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 3: The giant pine cones”
PCT Day 2: Mt. Laugna
Miles Hiked: 21.9 Total Milage: 42.1 Luke and I walked out of camp in the morning twilight. It was a pleasantly cool morning. I kept my puffy on for the entire first five miles without getting hot. We walked down a sandy trail with a nice constant breeze that reminded me of being next toContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 2: Mt. Laugna”
PCT Day 1: Objectively Pleasant
Miles Hiked: 20.2 Total Milage 20.2 This morning I woke up at 5am in a massive tent at Scout and Frodo’s house. They are two legendary trail angels who live in San Diego and host hikers at their home before dropping them off at the Mexico Border to start their hikes. Scout wrote a bookContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 1: Objectively Pleasant”
The Gear, the Flight and All the things…
I am sitting in a hotel room right outside the Atlanta Airport at the moment writing this. I just went through my gear for the last time and took photos of it all. I procrastinated way too much to get a picture of it all at once so I took individual photos with way moreContinueContinue reading “The Gear, the Flight and All the things…”
Happy NOBO Season!
I started hiking Northbound on the Appalachian Trail today. It feels GREAT to be back. Plants are beginning to bloom and spring is in the air. I missed the rhododendron tunnel so much. My dad and I are doing an eight day section hike of Georgia. My two younger cousins are going to join usContinueContinue reading “Happy NOBO Season!”
A Guide to Resupplying the Early Bird
A celebratory meal I made myself for hitting the 1,800 mile mark on the Appalachian Trail … Notice the variety I am writing this post to inform people how I prefer to eat along with other miscellaneous resupply things while thru hiking on the trail. This is mostly just because I’ve had a lot ofContinueContinue reading “A Guide to Resupplying the Early Bird”
Winter Updates and 2022 Plans
If you’re reading this you are probably one of my regular readers. Congratulations you are some of the few who get the inside scoop on what I’m up to and my future plans. Well, my first month back to work this winter in Telluride was one of the worst jobs I’ve ever had. I wasContinueContinue reading “Winter Updates and 2022 Plans”
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