Our rhythm has changed to match that of the land. Wake up time is between 5h and 5h30, this to beat the desert heat and get a couple of hours hiking in the cool. Sleeping in now means getting up at 6h30, while bedtime is between 20h and 21h, since conversely, it gets too cold …
Another day in the desert, more views, more people. The water resupply at noon also had toilet cabins, a rare luxury here. Today we also made it to the first milestone: 100km on the trail! We ate Brian’s cookies in the afternoon, probably not the best idea, as right after our snack break, the path …
Feels like we’ve been here much longer than 3 days. Every day is packed with random encounters and kind gestures from strangers. Such as this morning. We met up with Katie and Nick, a couple from Florida, and a bunch others. All of us went to have breakfast at Mount Laguna. One meal consisting of …
Another long day. We got a breakfast burrito and ran into Lily there. After our happy reunion, we set out, along with Cory. At noon, we had our first trail magic, brought to us by two very friendly, hardcore republican, Biden hating older guys. Trail magic is a thing where non-hikers, called trail angels, will …
It’s starting! After an early drive to the monument indicating the start of the trail (and the obligatory photo moments), we set off. The desert is more verdant and colorful than I could imagine. Before long, all signs of human settlements (barring some power lines) are out of sight and Simon and me start feeling …
The Pacific Crest Trail is an approximately 4265 km hiking trail that runs from the Mexican border all the way to the Canadian border in the US. It winds through spectacular national parks in California, Oregon and Washington, varying between desert, mountains and rainforest. Hikers usually take around 5 months to complete this epic trek. …
