I made my way through the basin, slowing my pace a bit to take in the absolutely stunning scenery around me. I was also marking water sources down on my GPS for future reference after I made camp. After crossing a little stream, I decided to just sit down on a boulder and look at …
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King's Peak, Part 2: It was go-time. I hiked with my dad earlier in the day, but he became dizzy as we were hiking, and he decided to turn back. I went back with him down to the parking lot to make sure he was alright. We secured him a camping spot, and I went …
Continue reading Tales from the Trail: Don’t Listen to Hikers
There's some things I left out of my previous posts. I started this blog mostly for my PCT trek, but also some of my other hikes as well. As I continue to write, my style has loosened up a bit. Less and less I feel like I need to be informative, and I feel more …
I made some mistakes along the way, who doesn't? My backpacking experience has never been centered on how much weight I'm carrying, it was always "This should be fun to bring! *tosses into backpack*". This meant multiple pairs of jeans, a crazy amount of socks, classy fanny-packs tied to the hip belt, etc. In its …
This trip is brought to you by cold wet socks. This weekend I went with a group of unknown people out to the great Goat Rocks in Washington. The forecast called for beautiful sunny skies and relatively nice temperatures. But true to its nature, Washington disagreed and decided we didn't need that. As you can …
I'm potentially heading off to the Goat Rocks in this lovely state. This is all dependent on whether or not this whole group activity pans out, so we'll see. I'm breaking a previous rule I made for myself to not spoil any section of the PCT for myself, but I can't pass up the opportunity. …
Whenever I get back from a trip, I go straight to my computer to: A. Blab about it here. B. Check out what's next. C. Avoid post-trip cleanup. So what's next? Well I was a little disappointed that I didn't get to see Mount Saint Helens this trip (ironically enough, exactly one year ago I …
Sitting at 13,527 feet, Kings Peak is the highest point in Utah. If you're wanting to tackle this like a usual person would, it takes three days to complete. One day for the hike in, one for the summit, and one for the hike out. But for all you trail runners out there, there are …
The Limping Rabbit 