Cascade Locks to Snoqualmie Pass
Washington State was the most difficult and most beautiful section of the PCT for me. It was the state where I ran out of food, shivered in sub-freezing winds, and saw yet another cougar...
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I finished the PCT, but it hasn’t finished with me
Ten days ago, on Friday, September 19th, I walked across the border into Canada. I felt relieved, tired, grateful, exhilarated, exhausted, and more than a little bewildered that I was done. DONE. I’ll tell...
Across Oregon to the Columbia River
Why don’t PCT hikers talk about Oregon? It’s green, relatively flat, and dotted with spectacular volcanos: the Sisters, Three Finger Jack, Jefferson, and Hood. Berries are everywhere, and ferns, moss, and waterfalls. I love...
Holy shit, I walked to Oregon
I’ve walked the entire length of California now. All 1698 PCT miles of it, about double the actual length. One state down, two to go!
Seeing a mountain lion near Mt. Shasta, and a trip off-trail
After Chester and the halfway point, I started hitting my stride. Finally the grade and elevation (and my fitness) were such that I could hike 25 mile days regularly, and being closer to Canada...
A visit from a bear, and halfway to Canada in Chester CA
It was wonderful having my friend Aiko hike with me between South Lake Tahoe and Truckee, and I was looking forward to kicking up my pace and seeing how quickly I could get up...
Over a thousand miles in Truckee CA
From Mammoth, I hiked north over Donahue Pass and thru Lyell Canyon to Tuolumne Meadows. This spot marked the end of the PCT miles I had hiked as part of the John Muir Trail,...
Out Kearsarge Pass to Bishop, CA
I love the Sierras. I have now hiked from Kennedy Meadows to just before Glen Pass, at mile 788. Every day the scenery grows more beautiful to my eyes. Some of the little wooded...
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 —...
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...
