Obviously it's been a while since I've posted a blog update. Everything is going well though, I'm still hiking along on my way to Canada. The reason for this delayed post is simply because I've had basically zero downtime after coming out of the Sierras. After doing the math I need to average 22 miles … Continue reading PCT Part 12, Finishing California (mile 1153 – 1717) →

A lot has happened the past couple weeks which is why I haven't been able to post as regularly as I'd like. But I've got just a little bit of downtime now so here's the post for the past 10 days or so. Some days won't have much of anything but the pictures should be … Continue reading PCT Part 11, Decisions (mile 831 – 943) →

This post won't be as detailed since I didn't have much time to write but I have plenty of good pictures. Days 65 - 70 (n/a) Like I said in the last post my group went on a roadtrip for a week to let the snow melt a little. We ended up going to Death … Continue reading PCT Part 10, Mountains and Rivers (mile 789 – 831) →

Day 58 (745 - 755) Today Salsa and I left Lone Pine to continue our journey into the Sierras. Up to this point conditions weren't too bad but we knew some of the hardest sections were just ahead of us. In a few days we'd be crossing Forester Pass, the highest location on the PCT … Continue reading PCT Part 9, The Sierra Nevada (mile 745 – 789) →

Quick update on some of the people I've been hiking with. For the past week or so I've been hiking with Sunny and Ent. Sunny is from the Netherlands and Ent is from Switzerland. In a little bit Salsa would catch up to us too - I'd been hiking with him since the beginning. We … Continue reading PCT Part 8, The Mountains Are Calling (mile 652 – 745) →

Day 44 (mile 558 - 583) If you've noticed, I skipped days 42 and 43 - these were just uneventful zero days in Tehachapi so there's not much to write about them. Overall I really enjoyed the town and the food and the people! But to be honest I can't remember much of what I … Continue reading PCT Part 7, Finishing the Desert (mile 558 – 652) →

...and I would walk 500 more. https://youtu.be/tbNlMtqrYS0 I had to do it, sorry. Day 35 (mile 444 - 465) Today was the day I'd get back on trail. First I needed to resupply which I did at Trader Joe's so I knew I'd be eating great for the next week (one of the perks of … Continue reading PCT Part 6, I Would Walk 500 Miles… (mile 444 – 558) →

Day 28 (mile 369 - 386) We got a ride out of Wrightwood from a mom who just dropped her kids off at school. I think everyone in this town knew about us hikers and their eagerness to help made it that much harder to leave. But we had 1 day of nice weather to … Continue reading PCT Part 5, Onward to Los Angeles (mile 369 – 444) →

Day (mile 266 - 266) Another zero day in Big Bear, this was probably my laziest day yet but I enjoyed the rest. I did some standard town chores, including resupplying my food. This is a typical supply of food for 5 days - 2500 calories, 80 grams of protein per day. Not the healthiest … Continue reading PCT Part 4, Into the Clouds (mile 266 – 369) →

Day 13 (mile 180 - 180) Today was a zero day - a day of no hiking. In fact we decided to take today and tomorrow off since Idyllwild seemed like a cool town to spend some time in. The first order of business was to have some coffee which I hadn't had for 2 … Continue reading PCT Part 3, The Rollercoaster (mile 180 – 266) →