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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 Best Section Hikes Desert Featured

November 11, 2015

Best Section Hikes Of The PCT: The Desert

Hiking from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail? Wow! That sounds awesome. Yeah, except I don't have five months of life to spend being homeless in the woods. A lot of you have written in to ask something to the extent of, "I have *insert amount of time*, what section of the PCT should

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

Water Cache Sign

July 7, 2013

Water: The One True God Of The PCT

On the Pacific Crest Trail, hikers have only one god to answer to: water. Where the next water source is, how much water you currently have, and the reliability of your water information are all incredibly important pieces of information on the trail. And said information will easily occupy 50%

Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Problems,  PCT Desert,  Trail Magic

Poodle Dog Bush

July 4, 2013

The Poodle Dog Bush

The wildlife and foliage along the Pacific Crest Trail is quite diverse (even through the 700 miles of desert). Unfortunately, like some of the animals along the PCT (bears, rattlers, and mountain lions), some of the PCT's plants are also to be avoided. Namely, the poodle dog bush. Now I

Pacific Crest Trail Danger,  Drugs,  PCT Desert

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