The question I get asked the most about thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is: How much does it cost to hike the Pacific Crest Trail? Not only is asking how much it cost to hike the PCT such a popular question, but it’s also the hardest one to answer. For as many different hikers there […]
It’s now less than two days before I start my thru-hike on the PCT. All of my emotions have been bubbling up to the surface over the last week – excitement, fear, nerves and anticipation. It’s crazy to think all of the planning, preparation, research, gear purchases and numerous training hikes has finally come to […]
There are two things that can end a thru-hike quickly – running out of money and injury. A lot of injuries happen within the first 300 miles of trail when hikers are developing their “trail legs.” Most thru-hikers get some sort of injury, whether it be blisters, strains, aches and/or bruises. These types of injuries […]
Hiking Advice Hiking for me is more than just going for a walk in the woods. Hiking, much like yoga, is my reset button. Hiking helps clear my head, relieve stress, fills my soul and inspires me to get in touch with my creative side. I’ve mentally crafted a lot of the posts I write […]
Resupply Strategies Thru-Hiking the PCT in 2018, right outside Mount Laguna I tried to plan as much of my 2018 PCT thru-hike as possible. What I found was, it doesn’t matter how much time I spent putting my PCT resupply strategy together because once I got on trail, most of my plan went out the window […]
Backpacking Recipes This DIY Dehydrated Pasta Penne Alfredo Backpacking Meal takes my all-time favorite pasta recipe I like to make at home and turns it into an easy, tasty backpacking meal to enjoy in the backcountry. Tired of shelling out a bunch of money for prepackaged, expensive, store-bought backpacking food for each trip? Check out […]
Hiking The PCT Proud. Accomplished. Healthy. Happy. Tired. Relieved. Changed. Overwhelmed. Surreal. Weird. Sad. These are some of the things I’ve been feeling since I completed my PCT thru-hike on Sept. 27. In a society that’s predominantly sedentary, with people sitting in traffic five days a week heading to a job where they spend eight hours a day sitting in a chair […]
Gear, Hiking the Grand Canyon In a few days, I’ll be on the plane heading to Vegas where I’ll hop into a rental car and drive to the Grand Canyon’s North Rim with 11 other ladies. From here, we’ll be hiking the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim hike in two days. That’s about […]
Hiking The PCT Now that I’ve hiked something as big as the Pacific Crest Trail, it’s hard not to think about doing another long-distance hike or planning the next big adventure. I mean, who hikes thousands of miles through three states, over five months and comes home to do nothing? Before I got off trail […]
It’s been a week since I completed my Rim To Rim To Rim hike across the Grand Canyon. I not only survived it, but I enjoyed taking every single step. Hiking the Grand Canyon Rim To Rim To Rim was easily one of the hardest and most challenging things I’ve ever done. It’s also been […]
Tehachapi was one of our favorite town stops along the PCT last year in 2018. From the time we reached the road into town up until we checked out of our hotel, PCT Mile 566.4 was good to both Bleeder and I and incredibly hiker friendly. We had the easiest hitch into town and didn’t […]
Hiking The PCT As my PCT thru-hike was coming closer to the end, I kept hearing more and more from other hikers about post-trail blues. At first, I didn’t think it was a thing. How could not hiking make me depressed? There were plenty of times when I was on trail and daydreamed about not […]
Backpacking Recipes Holy Molé Breakfast Bars just might be the perfect solution to my on-trail breakfast problem. They’re easy to make (ahead of time at home), easy to pack and don’t require any sort of cooking on trail. These DIY breakfast bars are relatively healthy and holy molé are they tasty! Even my non-hiking roommates […]
It’s hard to believe we’re down to our last five days of hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail. The morning Grit and I left Holden Valley, the rain had stopped. The skies were blue and the sun was shining. According to the newly posted weather forecast, the clear skies and warmish weather were going to […]