I left the Pacific Crest Trail with more than just terrible memories and a renewed sense of "what the hell am I doing with my life" - I also managed to bank some friendships along the way. The day I left Yosemite's Tuolumne Meadows, I met a hiker who managed to change my entire attitude towards
The 11 Worst Moments On The Pacific Crest Trail
As much as I love remembering the awesomeness that was my Pacific Crest Trail hike, during moments of aggressive trail jonesing, I also try to remind myself of the horrible times out on the trail. The horrible times? Yes, the horrible times. These times include, but are not limited to: the
Photo Gallery: Faces Of The Pacific Crest Trail
Ever wonder what type of people hike the Pacific Crest Trail? (Spoiler alert: white people) We can always draw conclusions based on PCT thru-hiker surveys or arbitrary blog posts, but this requires the use of one's imagination (an imagination which has likely grown weak and useless in the absence
Hitchhiking On The Pacific Crest Trail
Hitchhiking. A once great and trusted means of transportation, it has now been turned taboo by way of arbitrary laws and paranoid, exaggerated, horror stories. What sad times we find ourselves living in. On the Pacific Crest Trail, hikers have few options when it comes to resupplying their
The Pacific Crest Trail: One Year Later
It has officially been a year since I gave into the masochistic demands of a the voice inside my head and started walking north from the US-Mexico border in search of my spirit animal. So now the question is: were those four and a half months spent dragging myself through 2,600 miles of
Why I Say “Yes” To (Almost) Everything
Disclaimer: I am not attempting to prescribe advice to anyone. A magic bullet does not exist (except silver ones, those kill werewolves), and what works for me will certainly not work for everyone else. So if you’re sitting there taking this article to hypothetical, hyperbolic extremes, then my
17 Things Scarier Than Bears On The Pacific Crest Trail
As we learned from the absurd questions asked of Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers, people are mostly interested in hikers' thoughts on the "scary things" out in the wilderness. Basically: bears, mountain lions, and murders. Why people are so fixated on bears and murders? The last (and only)
The Currency Of The Pacific Crest Trail
Whether you are swapping Pokémon cards on the playground, scoring cigarettes in prison, or trading trillium ore in Azeroth, commodity money still serves a practical function in groups around the world. Thru-hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail are no exception. Let's say you have been on-trail
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