Day 131 – Halfway
PCT day 43 I woke up and began walking uphill to the rim of the canyon just outside Belden. It was going to be a cold day as a thick...
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Day 130 – Lassen
PCT day 42 Tomorrow I should hit the halfway point! My shirt is torn up, my shorts have holes in them but my giants hat and my body are...
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Day 129 – Snowless?
PCT day 41 I awoke startled in the middle of the night to a thundering of footsteps a short ways from my tent. I grabbed my headlamp and...
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Day 128 – Bears
PCT day 40 In the past two days I have seen two bears. Unfortunately either by my overwhelming smell or because of less than graceful...
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Day 127 – Tree Fight
PCT day 39 Bacon, pancakes, eggs and coffee is the right way to start the day. And that is exactly what Ric and Val treated me to! They...
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Day 126 – Nero
PCT day 38 The Thru hiking community has all sorts of words and phrases that seem both foreign and silly to people far removed from the...
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Day 125 – Wind
PCT day 37Imagine walking down a perfectly manicured trail and then out of nowhere it’s gone. Hidden beneath feet of snow. There are no...
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Day 124 – Struggle
PCT day – 36Hiking, walking, climbing, sliding and moving down the trail in this terrain is incredibly hard. But I also think that is why...
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Day 123 – Tahoe
PCT day 35 I finally got my break. Well a short 20 mile break from the snow. This snow walking, creek crossing, peak climbing...
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Day 122 – Changes
PCT day 34 You would be amazed how fast things change. The scenery, weather, my physical state and even my gear all can change extremely...
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Day 121 – SNOW
PCT day 34Much of the morning was spent walking on snow. I was climbing up and over some 10k peaks before descending to the 9600 ft...
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Day 120 – Flooded Streams
PCT day 33Today was one of the most difficult days I have ever had hiking. The stream crossings were roaring, the snow was everywhere,...
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Day 119 – War zone
PCT day 32As I began walking, latte in hand (mix made by my mom), an incredible sense of euphoria swept over me. I was so happy to be on...
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Day 118 – Zero
Pct day 31A zero in the hiking community is where you don’t walk any trail miles. I very rarely take one and when I do it always turns...
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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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