Since where I'd left off, the PCT has been very good to us. It's possible that it only seems that way because it feels as though I'm really getting into the groove. More likely, it's the good weather and more frequent availability of ice cream and beer. The day after were the last post left …
Continue reading PCT Update 4: Earthquakes are a Good Alarm Clock
This last stretch has been characterized by ups and downs (pun intended). From 4000 foot climbs to 7000 foot descents, from 38 degree nights to 104 degree days, from laying on the ground, never wanting to move to running to get cheeseburgers and shakes within the same hour, from a group of nine to a …
I've hiked 150 miles now, which is the most I've ever hiked (every day past 40ish has been the most I've ever hiked). I feel like I'm in the groove, but there were some bumps to get over and some firsts. First hitchhike, first time doing laundry in a garbage can, first time tent fell …
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