Setting up the tarp: knots, guylines, and poles, oh my
Between getting my teeth cleaned and another round of hiker errands yesterday, I took a timeout from rushing around and practiced setting up my tarp in a grassy park.
Category: PCT ‘014
State of the Hike: 1 week edition
One week. Seven days. 164 hours, and I’ll be standing at the US-Mexico border, wondering what the hell I was thinking when I decided to walk this beast.
PCT food planning: resupply, calories, and spreadsheets
Note: Check out my post-hike food post to see how and what I actually ate on the Pacific Crest Trail. Six different stores, 110,000 calories, and 15 square feet of my living room later,...
State of the Hike: 3 week edition
Can you believe it’s only 3 weeks before I leave for San Diego and the start of this PCT insanity? I’m not sure I can. I am holding off on finalizing my start date...
State of the Hike: 5 week edition
The last three weeks have whizzed by in a blur. I’ve been telling people I was leaving in 6 weeks, but I just looked at a calendar and it’s actually 5 weeks. … Oh...
PCT food planning: overview
It should be of no surprise to anyone that walking the PCT from Mexico to Canada will require a lot of food. And by a lot, I mean truly massive quantities. The food planning...
Hiking footwear first look: Altra Lone Peak 1.5
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Size women’s 9.5 Weight 20.05 oz Drop 0 mm Stack 22 mm
State of the Hike: 2 month edition
Is it really only two months before I start my hike? Time never flies this fast when I have nothing to prepare for. Sneaky time. Time to morph into highly-productive-Alice. Here is a current...
Introducing the Pacific Crest Trail
What is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and why am I hiking it? It’s a bit of a story. Click for the tl;dr.
