The Pacific Crest Trail
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A new record! 22 miles (35 km) in a day! I’ve come to realize the trail is a continuous procession of new and old faces, but rarely those you expect. Due to water source locations, we decided to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...