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PCT Desert

Featured - PCT Lake Morena Featured No Text

May 19, 2022

No, You Don’t Have to Hike to Lake Morena on Day One of the PCT

Lake Morena is approximately 20 mi / 32 km north of Pacific Crest Trail's (PCT) southern terminus at the US-Mexico Border and is a landmark of sorts for PCT thru-hikers. Many hikers have it in their heads that they need to make it to Lake Morena on day one of their thru-hikes; many hikers are

Pacific Crest Trail PCT Desert,  PCT Life,  PCT Planning

Water Caches are bad featured image

May 14, 2020

Why Water Caches Are Bad for Thru-hikers

Water caches are locations where water is stored or left out where there would otherwise be none. They have become increasingly common on long-distance trails such as the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail, which may sound like a good thing - water caches mean hikers aren't forced

Continental Divide Trail,  Pacific Crest Trail CDT Life,  CDT Planning,  Hiker Problems,  PCT Desert,  PCT Life,  PCT Planning

PCT Desert Warner Springs Eagle Rock

November 11, 2015

Best Section Hikes of the PCT: The Desert

A lot of you have written to ask something along the lines of, "I have *insert amount of time*, what section of the Pacific Crest Trail should I hike?" This is not an easy question to answer. It depends on who you are, what you're physically capable of, what you want to see, what time of the year

California,  Pacific Crest Trail PCT Desert,  PCT Section Hikes

Appa Mount Laguna PCT

May 15, 2015

The Mount Laguna Outfitter And “Getting Daved”

This early stop can be a monetary disaster for a hiker with insecurities in their gear. Dave will gladly go through your pack, suggesting replacements, and even mail home the gear you replace. I've seen hikers with a decent set of gear get talked into spending thousands to shed a few pounds off

Appa,  Pacific Crest Trail Mount Laguna,  PCT Desert,  PCT Gear

PCT Marker Tree Eating

January 24, 2014

Photo Essay: The Pacific Crest Trail

I took a lot of pictures on the Pacific Crest Trail, but if I could do it over again (when I do it over again) I would make sure to take more pictures of the people I spent time with on the trail (so listen up, would be hikers). The following collection is by no means a comprehensive portrayal of

Pacific Crest Trail,  Photo Gallery PCT Desert,  PCT Life,  PCT NorCal,  PCT Oregon,  PCT Sierra,  PCT Washington,  Photography,  Sierra Nevada

PCT Desert Hiking

November 18, 2013

PCT Progress Report I: The Desert

Seven-hundred miles of Pacific Crest Trail and the California desert are now behind me. I now sit at the legendary Kennedy Meadows with the Sierra and a state of perpetual highness await me in the distance. But before we discuss my entry into bear country, let us take a look back at some of

Pacific Crest Trail PCT Desert,  PCT Progress Report,  PCT Resupply,  Statistics

Mojave Wind Turbines

July 22, 2013

Dear Wind, Fuck You.

I really thought we had an understanding. Scorching daytime heat, you are on full blast. Attempting to set up tent and/or sleeping - you had best be elsewhere. I forgave you already for deafening me on my way to Cabazon, and even for blowing that poodle dog bush into me (I am still itchy); but

Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Problems,  PCT Desert,  Rants,  Weather

McDonalds Sign

July 16, 2013

An Afternoon At McDonald’s (on the PCT)

I don't think I have ever been more content just sitting in a McDonald's watching obese Americans hasten their impending biological failures. I myself put down a double quarter-pounder with cheese, a Big Mac, a 10 piece chicken nuggets, a large fry, and a gallon of Dr. Pepper, so I don't know

Pacific Crest Trail,  Travel Tales Bathrooms,  Hiker Food,  PCT Desert,  Rants

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