Day 62 PCT Mile Marker 1793.50 – 1813.08 Miles Hiked 19.58 My brother came out of the ocean, wearing surfer clothes and pushing his hair out of his eyes. You’re not a surfer. I told him. Well you’re not a quitter. He said. He said: You told me ninety percent Read more…
Day 61 PCT Mile Marker 1771.00 – 1793.50 Miles Hiked 22.50 Hoards of famished mosquitos were screaming and banging on my tent. Come Out!! They screamed. Banshees. My bug spray seemed to work okay even though it didn’t have Deet. Which is really good because Deet eats gear. I remember Read more…
Day 60 PCT Mile Marker 1747.90 – 1771.00 Miles Hiked 23.10 My Two Month Trail-A-Versary. My crazy journey started two months ago. It’s only been two months? It’s also been such a long, long time. I rolled the thoughts around in my head as I squashed a mosquito Read more…
Day 59 PCT Mile Marker 1727.58 – 1747.9 Miles Hiked 20.32 Crackle-crackle-pop-crackle-crackle The high voltage lines were menacing overhead. I felt like I should duck. I battled the giant dandelions, swatting them with my poles. They disintegrated at my touch, blowing up in a million directions, flying away with the Read more…
Day 58 PCT Mile Marker 1716.19 – 1727.58 Miles Hiked 11.39 All that food fit into three medium priority mail boxes. I’d unpackaged everything I could, removing it from cardboard boxes, getting rid of extra bulk, splitting stuff into ziploc bags and labeling them with my sharpie. This Is How Read more…
Day 57 PCT Mile Marker 1716.19 – 1716.19 Miles Hiked 0 Shamelessly, we snuck me into the breakfast buffet at Michelle and Leland’s swanky hotel. Then we sat in the hot tub for while. Then the pool. Then the hot tub. Then, unfortunately, they had to head home. I walked Read more…
Day 56 PCT Mile Marker 1716.19 – 1716.19 Miles Hiked 0 My tent was wet from the grass at the Lodge. Waited for it to dry. Moved it from this spot of sun to that one. Turned it around six times. Moved it again. …Watching Paint Peel… Draped it over Read more…
Day 55 PCT Mile Marker 1693.58 – 1716.19 Miles Hiked 22.16 Hikers: “You don’t need that ice ax. You should sent it home.” Me: “Oh, I think it’s very fashionable. I think everyone will be carrying them in the future.” Hikers: “…” My favorite is leaving camp just when everyone Read more…
Day 54 PCT Mile Marker 1668.24 – 1693.58 Miles Hiked 25.34 The moon was going down, orangy-yellow in the hazy smoke and early morning light. The wind was cool, flowing over my skin like water. So refreshing and clean. I followed paths around trees which had fallen across the trail. Read more…
Day 53 PCT Mile Marker 1653.42 – 1668.24 Miles Hiked 14.82 I don’t think you could call what I did “sleep”. I’d pitched my tent in what I thought was a far corner. Far away from Other People. But a light came on in the store that was really bright Read more…