I woke up super early in the lodge. It seems I've lost the ability to really sleep in now, damn. I felt a little nauseous so all I could do was lay in bed and hope it went away. I laid like this for a couple hours until I decided to get up and get …
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I woke up at around 7:30, yay I slept in! Today was my first zero day. The prospect seemed weird to me, I don't have to work, I don't have to hike, I don't have a house or computer or house cleaning to do. So what does a person do? Buying groceries certainly won't take …
Why did I camp in Morena? Everything and everyone is so loud, the breeze from the lake is freezing! I couldn't sleep at all and it sucked. We were so packed in that I felt bad for even getting up to pee (If you're not on trail yet, you will know the horror of having …
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 …
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 …
Ah, one of my favorite items of gear. These are the pants that started my descent into ounce counting madness, what pushed me out of my comfort zone of conventional hiking clothing. They freed me from the shackles of hiking pants. They freed me from the sweaty prison that is rain pants. I saw someone …
Hey hey hey! Things changed while I've been inactive. First I relearned how great naps can be for you, but that's not why I'm writing this. Second, my attitude about gear has changed dramatically. When I started planning for my PCT trek, my baseweight was at around 23lbs (probably more honestly). I'm proud to announce …
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 …
The Limping Rabbit 