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 …
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 …
Am I beating a dead horse at this point? I have nothing else to do! But sitting on my ass and waiting for this thing gave me opportunities to reflect on what exactly is going on with my brain and why it wants me to go walk for five months. More importantly, I might get …
Continue reading The PCT: I actually don’t know why I’m doing it
I completely missed my mark to celebrate my transition into the double digits for my PCT countdown. RIP everything. Roughly two and a half months remain. What is even happening. I want to take a moment to detail how awful this is, I'll do so by explaining a typical weekend day for me: Wake up: …
I'm off for the next 11 days, I'm looking at all my options for stuff to do while I'm away from work. The initial plan was to scale Mt St Helens, but the weather and avalanche conditions aren't so happy up there. Actually, avalanche conditions anywhere around here are pretty bad. I'd say I was …
Small update time! I had a goal to write an article a day here, and that goal remains. I ran into some camera issues trying to review some gear, so I've been working on finding a solution to that. I prefer to write, but sometimes a live visual is just a little more prudent. Trying …
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