The Pacific Crest Trail

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PCT: There and Back Again

“One day, I will be a child again. Carved toys will caper and dance from my mind, out across rock I will raise as mountains. Through grasses I will proclaim forests. For too long I have been trapped ...

Day 152: The Last Goodbye

Kayaking back to the resort was uneventful, differing only in me and IPA being a lot better in steering the kayak than when we left Ross Lake Resort. My arms felt sore, but stronger than on the first ...

Day 151: All Roads Lead To Canada

‘The beginning and the end are one and the same. Yes, all is right with the world.’ – Neon Genesis Evangelion We left our tents and only packed the bare essentials into the kayaks. ...

Day 150: Wildfires hate this one trick

The adventure never stops! Early in the morning Fitz and Mash went out to collect our rental car. Then it was time to part ways with Half and Half. A few hours later, she would be on a ferry back to ...

Day 147-149: Seattle

Day 147: Potluck Preparations In the morning, we got on a bus to Seattle. In the station, I took a quick pee and when I came out of the bathroom, Mash pointed me towards a wild bearded figure, ...

Day 146: The End?

And then, just as this journey began, so it suddenly ended. No fireworks or music awaited me at Rainy Pass, just a big forest service sign. I wanted to be alone for this last bit, so I was ahead of ...

Day 145: Journey before Destination

‘Life before death,Strength before weakness,Journey before destination,Speak again these hallowed words.’ – Way of Kings Thus it began, the last 19 mile stretch to the end. At the ...

Day 144: Stehekin

In Stehekin, our last zero was spent. The porch of the general store provided an excellent place to hang out and watch the new arrivals pour in via the shuttle bus we’d taken the day prior. ...

Day 143: The Bakery

14.8 miles of downhill towards Stehekin, what a breeze! Got a little rain too, falsely making me think the famous Washington rains had started. A woman told me there was an alternate to get to the ...