Border to Border

I had some qualms about the PCT before I started. I wasn't sure if it was the right time to do it, I wasn't sure if I really, truly...

Hiking is all about numbers... number of miles, number of hours of daylight, number of days of food left, number of pounds on my back,...

A few trucks roared past, pulling me into the waking world. With little else to do I started my drive South to start phase two of...

F.I.G: "Fill In the Gap" Hiking a skipped/missed section of trail to officially complete a thruhike. Usually people say they will come...

The last day. I set out in the dim light to try to find the shortcut trail to the fire detour. I had given up searching in the darkness...

It was by far the worst day on trail. I. Was. Miserable. On a terribly dreary day I found myself shivering in the cold rain, sliding in...

Goodbye forever. We had been saying that all trail. Ever since the beginning, when I was certain each of us would fall into a different...

The sun rose red over lingering smoke. The fire detour was as bad as they said it would be; super steep hills with mediocre views led to...

"You'll love Washington." "Washington is AMAZING." "Washington is my favorite state." "Washington is so incredibly beautiful." I had...

3:35 a.m. My alarm pulled me from a shallow sleep. Ugh. 10 more minutes won't matter. I reset my alarm for a 10 minute snooze, doubting I...