Planning A PCT Hike
I was afraid of a few things on trail, but hitchhiking was never one of them. Hitchhiking on the PCT is just one of those things all thru-hikers do at some point. It’s not something that only happens in scary movies either. Read more…
Planning A PCT Hike
Since being home from thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, people have asked me all kinds of questions about my trip. The one question that keeps getting asked over and over is, “What was I most scared of when hiking the PCT?” Most people think my answer would be animals or creepy people on trail. Nope. […] Read more…
Hiking The PCT
Many of you know Grit as the guy who finished thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail with me at the Canadian border. Did you know Grit and I travelled over 1,700 miles together over the last few months along the PCT? Grit played a HUGE role in me hiking all the way to Canada. I couldn’t have done it without him, nor would I have wanted to. Meet Grit. Read more…
Gear
An important part of any outdoor adventure is the gear you choose to bring with you and use along the way. Need help trying to decide what gear to invest in and bring on your own thru-hike? Here’s the complete list of my PCT gear that made it all the way to Canada (and what I sent home.) Read more…
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? Now that I’ve been back a little over a week, the post-trail blues is a thing and it’s been hitting me hard. Read more…
Hiking The PCT
It’s hard to believe we’re down to our last five days of hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail. From Holden Valley all the way to the monument at the Canadian border, we got a window of perfect hiking weather. This is how Grit and I ended our PCT thru-hike. Read more…