Bloggers
Snow Day!
Yesterday, Saturday April 13 was forecast to be rainy. While I could see clouds and precipitation in the distance, mostly to the west, at my locations for most of the...
Escaping the Storm, Embracing the Storm
Escaping the Storm For the first three weeks we were on trail, we were playing hide and seek with the weather. Weekly rain or snowstorms dictated our pacing - our...
From: Julian. To: Idyllwild. With Change and Caches
Change This week provided quite a bit of change and a shift in the group I was traveling with. While we ended the week with 9 people heading into Idyllwild,...
Firsts of the PCT: Campo to Julian
First Day My first day started with a meditative sunrise at the terminus. The air was cleaner than I am used to so there was less color in the sky....
Week 1: A Week of Firsts
One whole week. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been living this new life for a whole week. And what a life it is! Trail life so far has not...
Food: Feeding the Hiker Hunger
Hiking for me is an opportunity to get back to the basics of life. All I have to do is worry about three things a day: Where do I get...
PCT Stage 01: Campo to Julian
Hello my friends! The time has come! And these Uruguayan feet are already on American soil to hike the PCT. The arrive I arrived in the United States by plane...
The New Normal
Trail life has become my new normal. Waking up and boiling water for my oatmeal while still in my quilt, filtering water just to be able to drink it, and...
Stay Gold in Tehachapi
If trail angel (TA) homes were graded on the same scale as hotels, the home of Jason aka Stay Gold would easily be a 5-Star accommodation. Stay Gold - PCT...
My Ice Axe Is Gone
We left Big Bear with high spirits, after spending a Nero there. With heavy packs full of food we pushed on, and it didn't take long until we were post-holing...