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Hiker Trash Burney Falls

November 28, 2013

Hiker Trash And The Pacific Crest Trail Glossary

As with the abundance of acronyms associated with the Pacific Crest Trail, an entirely new collection of words joins the vocabulary of the thru-hiker as well. As someone new to thru-hiking, I found myself wondering what many of these things meant, and whether or not I should expose my ignorance

Pacific Crest Trail Jargon,  PCT Life,  PCT Planning

The Moist Hat

October 29, 2013

Trail Names On The Pacific Crest Trail

When you venture out into the wild on a long-distance hiking trail, it is tradition to take on a trail name (because you don't want anything that happens on the trail to come back and find you in the "real world"). Convicted serial killer? Famous athlete? Just unfortunately named? I'm looking at

Pacific Crest Trail Jargon,  PCT Life,  Trail Culture

Seiad Valley Pancake Challenge

October 21, 2013

The “Hiker” Adjective

Out on the Pacific Crest Trail you will hear a lot of people refer to the "hiker" somethings. The somethings are being described by the word "hiker" to differentiate them from your everyday somethings. What are the somethings? Well, the three things you hear being modified by the hiker

Pacific Crest Trail Jargon,  PCT Life,  Trail Culture

Mishe Mokwa Trail

April 8, 2013

8 Ridiculous PCT Acronyms to Learn

Hikers very much enjoy the use of acronyms, no matter how obscure or unintuitive they may be. However, the use of acronyms is not exclusive to hikers, and I would venture to say that more groups than not are quite fond of acronyms. Whether it be to instill a false sense of creativity, to create

Pacific Crest Trail ADZPCTKO,  Jargon,  Pre-PCT

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