Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, I meet a hiker from Australia near the turnoff for Mount Whitney. This hiker appears to be experiencing something bordering…
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…
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…
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…
Trail magic and trail angels are important to any long-distance hiking trail. Luckily for Pacific Crest Trail hikers, there isn’t any PCT shortage.
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…
Walking from Mexico to Canada once on the Pacific Crest Trail is arguably enough hiking for a lifetime. So why am I hiking the PCT for a second time?
Trail names are a staple of culture on the Pacific Crest Trail. However, getting a trail name can be a challenge for hikers new to the PCT and thru-hiking.
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…
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…
Unfortunately, there’s often a log of fearmongering that goes on surrounding a Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) thru-hike. Many would-be mongerers of fear have never hiked…
There are plenty of things to know before hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, but no matter how much PCT research you do, you still won’t be prepared.
