Day 117 – Yosemite
PCT day 30Even after starting behind most thru-hikers, I have mixed near the front of the pack and have had some unique logistical...
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Day 116 – Camp
PCT day 29 When I am in town I have chores and they feel like chores. The ease of waking up, walking, eating and the simplicity of trail...
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Day 115 – Finally a resupply
PCT day 28I had a decision to make. It was 64 miles to one resupply possibility (Tuolomne meadows). Where I have a box and can do a...
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Day 114 – Evolution
Once again I woke up much higher up than I would have liked to (over 10k). But the upside was that my day would start with lots of...
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Day 113 – whiteout
PCT day 26The day started out like every other one in the sierras, with a cup of coffee. Then I was off to climb Mather pass and see...
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Day 112 – two passes
PCT day 25 The Sierra Nevada mountains are one of the most incredible places I have ever been. There are snow capped peaked, grueling...
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Day 111 – Forester pass
PCT day 24I was off early with forester pass on my mind. It is the tallest point on the entire trail at 13,200 feet. I would have my work...
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Day 110 – snowpocolypse
PCT day 23The Sierra Nevada are going to be epic. Today I climbed from roughly 7k feet to over 11k feet. It rained, it’s snowed, the sun...
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Day 109 – Meadows
PCT day 22 For the first time in a long time I allowed myself to sleep in. This meant I had absolutely exhausted all attempts to stay in...
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Day 108 – Kennedy Meadows
PCT day 21 I woke up with the sun and started my 37 mile day. The day was spent walking around the edge of multiple canyons. It was only...
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Day 107 – Walker Pass
PCT day 20 When you think of the desert you immediately think scalding heat. This is true but in the evenings and at night the...
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Day 106 – Joshua Tree
PCT day 19 The day began in a cloud. The day ended in the wind. Everything in the middle had some of everything. I started walking...
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Day 105 – The Desert Finale
PCT day 18 Luckily all my stuff showed up at the Tehachapi post office and I was able to leave town and get back on the trail. I didn’t...
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Day 104 – Elements of adventure
PCT day 17 Yvon Chouinard who’s the founder of the company Patagonia said “When everything goes wrong, that’s when the adventure...
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Calendar Year Triple Crown Gear List
Pack Granite Gear AC Leopoldo 48 on the AT -Red Fox Racer wire 40 on the PCT Sleeping Bag -Red Fox Yeti -20 degree Celsius in southern AT...
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Day 103 – The Mojave Desert
PCT DAY 16 I think naturally most of us see many more sunsets than sunrises, and I am the exact same way. But on this particular morning...
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Day 102 – Another day another detour
PCT day 15 Unfortunately my time with all these trail Angels must be short lived with my accelerated schedule and I had to say good bye...
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Day 101 – Flashback
PCT day 14There are many iconic trail Angels on the PCT but I my mind two stand out above the rest. They are also only 24 miles apart and...
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Day 100 – Hiker Heaven
PCT day 13 With 30 miles to go I was not especially diligent in getting up early and getting on the trail. After doing a 50 mile day I...
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Day 99 – Fifty
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