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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Day 98 – The Wind
PCT day 11Staying in a hotel is nice but it always interrupts the normal routines such as breakfast. Because it was there, I took full...
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Day 97 – The Hotel
PCT day 10After a day at the nature hot springs “spa” I had 34 miles to get to Cajon Pass where my friend Lil Buddha bought me a hotel...
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Day 96 – The Oasis
PCT day – 9 I woke up at little bear spring with 22 miles of hiking until one of my favorite spots on the trail. I was prepared to do it...
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Day 95 – the heat returns
I woke up way to early at the trail Angels house and spent my morning backing up the pictures on my phone while waiting for the 12 other...
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Day 94 – hiking, fires, detours
PCT day 7 I walked 20 miles enjoyable miles through the San Gorgonio wilderness. A series of canyons and ridges that look straight out of...
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Day 93 – San Jacinto
PCT day 6 I had a good breakfast and coffee and made the first of two Mother’s Day calls before leaving idyllwild and hiking up to 10k...
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Day 92 – Paradise
PCT day 5 It rained all night and I left a candy bar in my pocket while I slept so I have a bruise on my hip. These are thru hiker...
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Day 91 – Desert Storm
PCT day – 4 I woke up in a wet tent but it wasn’t soaked. When I stared out at where the storm had been last night I see a more dense,...
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Day 90 – Cloud wall
PCT day 3 As I sit here writing this I see a gigantic wall of dark clouds coming right at me. The forecast is heavy rain, winds, and...
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Day 89 – The desert
PCT – day 2 I woke up and packed up to hit the trail at Lake Morena with a spring in my step that few other hikers had. Many were...
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Day 88 – PCT day 1
First off I am sorry to mess with the routine of posting about my adventure daily but After 1 day of travel and 2 days of rest and binge...
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Day 84 – A thanks
I wanted to thank these people for helping me through the first of these three legs. I will try not to forget anyone: Malto: for the...
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Day 83 – The approach
I woke up extremely early and pushed very hard through the first part of the day. I wanted to have 20 miles done by 12pm. I was also...
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Day 81- final push
I woke up and was struck by the feeling that just makes you want to stay in bed. I finally pulled myself out of bed and was greeted with...
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Day 80 – Mud and Water
Waking before sunrise has not only become a daily occurrence but also a habit. With the snow seeming to finally subside for the most part...
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