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PCT Survey 2020 Featured

February 8, 2021

Pacific Crest Trail Horror Stories (Class of 2020)

As part of the Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey, I ask hikers what their lowest moments on the trail were and when, if ever, they encountered a situation where they felt legitimately afraid or in danger (e.g. when you're about to be eaten by a bear). Sadly, the PCT is more than following a line

Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Problems,  PCT Life,  PCT Survey

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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 Survey 2019 Fear

February 28, 2020

Suffering & Despair on the Pacific Crest Trail (Class of 2019)

As part of the Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey, I ask hikers what their lowest moments on the trail were and when, if ever, they encountered a situation where they felt legitimately afraid or in danger (e.g. when you're about to be eaten by a bear). Sadly, the PCT is more than following a line

Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Problems,  PCT Life,  PCT Survey

Trail Angels and Trail Magic

January 15, 2020

Trail Angels and Trail Magic

If you're planning on setting off on a thru-hike, you may encounter the terms trail angel and trail magic as you scour the internet for information to better prepare you for the journey ahead. So what are trail angels and trail magic? Trail angels are people who go out of their ways to make life a

Appalachian Trail,  Continental Divide Trail,  Pacific Crest Trail,  Trails CDT Life,  PCT Life,  Trail Angels,  Trail Magic

Mac Quit The PCT

November 8, 2019

I Quit the Pacific Crest Trail – Best Decision Ever?

Earlier this year, I began my second thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. Earlier this year, I prematurely ended my second thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail after nearly 1,000 mi / 1,600 km of walking northbound through California from the US-Mexico border. And if I'm being honest, I am quite

Pacific Crest Trail PCT Life,  Post-PCT

May 13, 2019

Why I’m Hiking The Pacific Crest Trail Again

My decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail for the first time (in 2013) was rather spontaneous. Without getting existential, I can trace this decision back to a chance encounter I had with a man in New Hampshire. It's one of a handful of moments I can honestly say forever changed the course of

Pacific Crest Trail PCT Life,  PCT Round 2,  Pre-PCT

PCT Trail Names

April 1, 2019

How To Get Your Trail Name On The PCT

So you know what a "thru-hike" is, you know that it's the Pacific Crest Trail (not the Pacific Coast Trail), and think you have what it takes to tackle the 2,650 mi / 4,265 km without dying. Good for you. But if you really want to be a thru-hiker, there's one thing you need above all else - a

Pacific Crest Trail PCT Life,  PCT Planning,  Trail Culture

PCT Illustrations Featured

March 25, 2019

PCT, AT, and CDT Illustrations by First Row

So you've completed your life's greatest accomplishment and, being that we live in the future, you have been forever immortalized via photo at the end of your grand adventure. But what's that? Your hiking partner and trusted companion sucks at taking pictures? Did you finally make it to the other

Trails PCT Life,  Post-PCT

PCT Hiker Sadness

February 4, 2019

Horror & Heartbreak On The Pacific Crest Trail (2018 Edition)

Is the Pacific Crest Trail a fantastic adventure that you should most definitely set out on? Yes. Is the Pacific Crest Trail a never-ending ride of epic views, happy times, and rainbow-farting trail angels? Not really. Is the Pacific Crest Trail a place where you could end up dead at the

Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Problems,  PCT Life,  PCT Survey

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