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 28PCT Mile Marker 1347.78 – 1347.78 Miles 0 I slept for thirteen hours. Guess I needed it. Then I anxiously awaited Aidan’s arrival. He picked me up at noon, and the dogs happily wagged their tails in the back seat. There is a point on trail this week that 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…
Day 22 PCT Mile Marker 1272.09 – 286.47 Miles Hiked 14.38 It was a viciously cold night. I gathered my electronics into a bag and put them in the bottom of my sleeping bag so they wouldn’t die. I put on All Of My Clothes. I woke up over and Read more…
Day 21 PCT Mile Marker 1265.4 – 1272.09 Miles Hiked 6.69 Aidan hiked out with me for a while. It was afternoon and I didn’t have any real plan on where I was trying to go for the day. The boys came too and were so, so happy to roll Read more…
Day 20 Mileage 0 There was food all over the floor. Piles of noodles and peanut butter sandwiches. Cookies and breakfast pastries. Nuts and berries and tuna fish and mashed potatoes and TVP and dried vegetable soup. And protein bars. Forty-seven-hundred of them. At least there’s a good variety. I Read more…