Day 32 PCT Mile Marker 1382.13 – 1398.35 Miles Hiked 16.22 I left before the sun was a sparkle in his Momma’s eye. When it did start to live, the sky turned into layers of colors. A pretty cake. Happy Birthday, Sun. The trail told me stories of who’d Read more
Day 31PCT Mile Marker 1371.48 – 1382.13 Miles Hiked 10.65 The morning sun pushed its way through the trees and sucker-punched me. Right in the face. It was gonna be a hot, hot day. Breaking a hundred, I heard. I got to Subway Cave, and it seemed the perfect spot Read more
Day 30PCT Mile Marker 1351.79 – 1371.48 Miles Hiked 19.69 I was too freaked out about the habituated bear to sleep more than a couple of winks. So I got going as soon as I didn’t need my headlamp to see. I clacked my poles and jangled my bear bell Read more
Day 29PCT Mile Marker 1347.78 – 1351.79 Miles Hiked 4.01 The birds laughed us awake, all singing and cooing and being happy. Aidan made me gluten-free pancakes with eggs and homemade apple-berry compote from scratch with the freshest of fresh ingredients. He drove me back to where I’d left the Read more
Day 27 PCT Mile Marker 1339.22 – 1347.78 Miles Hiked 8.56 I woke up to that same long note sounding over and over again. My breath clouded in front of my face. Isn’t it almost July? Why is it so cold still? Is it just me? Cuz my name is Read more
Day 26PCT Mile Marker 1328.84 – 1339.22 Miles Hiked 10.38 Sean dropped me off at the trailhead around 7:45. I planned to take it easy since I was meeting Aidan on Saturday morning, and I didn’t have that far to go. I meandered through the forest and stopped to Read more
Day 25PCT Mile Marker 1313.04 – 1328.84 Miles Hiked 15.8 I had to pee. The moon was awake and crazy bright. I crawled out of my tent and tried to stand, but almost fell sideways. I tried again and got really dizzy. I felt like I was super drunk. I Read more
Day 24PCT Mileage 1297.08 – 1313.24 Miles Hiked 16.16 Bitter, bitter cold. It’s so cold all the time. I slept with my gloves on again and just shivered through the night, hoping against hope that next time I woke up, it would finally be morning. I didn’t do any sit-ups Read more
Day 23 PCT Mile Marker 1286.47 – 1297.08 Miles Hiked 10.61 An enormous, exposed climb out of Belden. Famously Tough. And Hot. I pulled out my umbrella, opened it up, and attached it to my pack. Luckily, all the seasonal streams were flowing well, so I didn’t need to carry Read more