I woke up to my alarm screaming at me at 5:30AM: "Get up! Get your gear! Get up!". Okay fine! Despite all the nerves and butterflies, I actually slept pretty well. Saying goodbye to the bed was a difficult moment for me. I took a shower and got all my stuff together. What should have …
So a miracle happened and the house got all packed up. It took a hell of a lot longer than I anticipated, but it is what it is right? I don't want to do that ever again. I said goodbye to everything in Washington and was on my way. Considering my plan is to hike …
So, I'm not out in California right now. Family emergencies, a fractured toe, lack of time to get my house finished up.. basically my tendency to be the living embodiment of Murphy's law got in the way. Someone tried to burn down the complex I (used to) work at.. I mean holy hell guys. The …
Snappy headline! Bam! No I'm not passive aggressively going to rant about something vague that applies to no one. What I'm brushing off my shoulder is that I'm sitting here in my room for one last weekend. In seven days, I will be heading to Campo. Well, six by the time I post this probably. …
Getting really creative with my article titles here. I don't have anything important to bring up here (surprise!) other than I have an Instagram thing. https://www.instagram.com/thundercorgi/ It's got stuff on it. And stuff. I've only used Instagram once and then I stopped using it because I didn't see the point. Now that I'm actually using …
25 more days. 4 weeks. July somethingth, 2015: I found out about the PCT. From then to now, I have gone through so many attitude shifts and different states of mind about the whole thing, the final result is really just anticlimactic. There are a lot of words to describe how I feel about being …
Last Monday was permit day. The night before I barely slept, constantly waking up to check the PCTA page to check if they had opened up the application process. I knew it wouldn't be open, but the nagging feeling that I'd somehow miss it was insane. Throughout the day I'd check periodically and watch all …
So I didn't survive the DMV ordeal because I didn't go to the DMV. A quick look at my finances said "No, you can't afford to get your EDL this week, wait until you get paid". So yeah, shit. What's going on then? Permits. Tomorrow is the day prospecting hikers can get their long-distance PCT …
The outrage! I love writing blog posts here, I honestly do. But guys.. I am so burned out on gear talk. At this stage in pre-PCT life, it's all hikers can talk about (I'm not saying I don't do it, that's clearly not the case here). That and snow in the Sierra (a subject I …
I have been told many times that in order to not die, I will need a down jacket. Okay, maybe no one said I would die, but I've met some resistance against me bringing a synthetic jacket. "But, if it gets wet it will be useless!" "You're gonna be cold!" "RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE" I hate …
The Limping Rabbit 