PCT - The Penultimate
An alpine meadow 2 miles off the PCT Washington’s Alpine Lakes Wilderness, section WA J of the PCT, is gorgeous. Or so I am told. Much of it was obscured by...
PCT - Best for Last
Mt. Rainier from Goat Rocks Wilderness Despite everything, the PCT apparently still has a few tricks up its sleeve. Some of the best sections of the whole...
PCT - Seeing it all
Mt. Hood from the Timberline Trail You can probably tell I am more than 2000 miles into this. I’m trying my best not to become cynical and jaded, but it is...
PCT - Southern Oregon
Hiking below Mt. Thielsen (photo by Biscoff) Crater Lake National Park Southern Oregon is notoriously cruisy. It’s fairly flat, the trails are level, and the...
PCT - The End of California
After months and months of hiking through California, I finally reached the end. after nearly 1700 miles I finally completed my first state on the PCT For 18...
PCT - Far Northern California
Castle Crags 7/2 Out of Lassen we walk a ridgeline that begins to look much more Cascadian. I see lots of animals in the morning, cows, deer, a rattlesnake,...
PCT - Apocalypse
inside a burn area This week I hiked through hundreds of miles of burn scar. The ground itself seemed cursed as we ran into plague after biblical plague....
PCT - Welcome to Norcal
typical Norcal trail view Hiking this week was a little like that proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”. Except...
PCT - Hammering miles
near Sonora Pass This week I tried to cover as much distance as possible, back to back 30+ mile days. Out of the High Sierra, progress is faster. Alone, it’s...
PCT - Things go wrong
Shout of Relief Pass - try not to worry about how steep it is This has been a hard week. First it was the loneliness of going it alone after hiking for...
PCT - High Points
On the way down from Whitney This week was full of high points. I had fun and everything, but I specifically mean the physical kind of high points. On...
PCT - Entering The Promised Land
At long last, I have completed my first major section of the trail—The Desert—and have entered The Sierra. our tramily photo 5/26 Today we leave Hikertown to...
PCT - Hikertown, USA
I’ve been through two town stops since the last update, Agua Dulce and Hikertown. I unexpectedly reunited with friends who made the miles come very easy this...
PCT Alone & Together - Big Bear to Wrightwood
It’s been only a few days since I was in town, because I am picking up the pace. It feels good. I feel strong. I hiked Big Bear to Wrightwood largely solo,...
PCT Special Edition - Food
One of the big questions I get is - what do you eat out there? People who know me in normal life may be surprised to hear the answer is basically “pure...
PCT Fire and Ice - Idyllwild to Big Bear
I am coming to you live from just outside the very aptly named “Sand to Snow National Monument”. It has been quite a week. Or so. I am having a hard time...
PCT Week One - Campo to Idyllwild
I am 2,000ft into a long, gradual climb, and I want to give up. I am barely halfway. I have eaten nothing but processed junk for days. The relentless 2pm...
And So It Begins - Northbound on the Pacific Crest Trail
I am currently en route to the USA's southern border with Mexico. Over the next few months I'll be following the Pacific Crest Trail north until I reach the...