Entering the Sierras from Kennedy Meadows
Another week, another 150 miles. I arrived in Kennedy Meadows today, after passing the 700 mile marker this morning. This is the jumping off spot for the High Sierra section of the trail —...
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Twenty percent done in Tehachapi, CA
558 miles — that’s how far I’ve come on the PCT now. I passed the 500 mile mark during the third and final road walk around an official trail closure, and the 20% mark...
Zero day at Hiker Heaven in Agua Dulce, CA
Yesterday afternoon I had a lovely surprise as I walked through the Vasquez Rocks just before Agua Dulce, CA: my Uncle John from Los Angeles came walking down the trail with his camera. He...
Quick stop in Wrightwood
First off, my blisters are doing much, much better. No signs of infection, the redness is clearing up, and the only remaining pain is from stiff skin getting stretched while I walk. WIN. Only...
Green light to hike out
Good news — I had my follow up visit with another great NP, and he confirmed that the blister infections are responding to the antibiotics, and that I’m good to hike out. YAY! The...
Blister care in Big Bear Lake
(This post gets a tad graphic — consider yourself warned.) It’s been a wild ride since my last post. After a great zero day in Idyllwild, I got a hitch back down to Highway...
Resting and regrouping in Idyllwild
152 miles down! Many to go! After a hard push through the 40 miles between Warner Springs and where the PCT hits Highway 74 around mile 152, I’ve been resting in the lovely mountain...
Hello from Warner Springs, CA
I made it the first 109 miles! It’s been a fun walk, through chaparral, crazy Dr. Seuss desert, pine forest, oak bottomlands, and a beautiful stretch of green rolling hills this morning that was...
Gratitude: walking solo, but never alone
When I hike out from Campo tomorrow, I will be walking by myself. There will undoubtedly be other hikers around me on the trail, but I won’t be heading out with anyone I know....
PCT gear list
It’s no secret that I like spreadsheets. And research. And gear. Gear lists are, for me, the bastard love child of all these nitty-gritties. Not highly relevant to my experience on the trail, or...
