Getting a Pacific Crest Trail permit is the first step of any PCT thru-hike. A lot of future thru-hikers stress out over this process since it's essentially a lottery. That said, your odds of getting a permit are excellent. However, your odds of getting a permit for one specific date are less
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
Why I Hiked The Pacific Crest Trail
At some point during all the small talk on the Pacific Crest Trail, it can be expected that your reason(s) for starting the PCT in the first place will be brought up. I never had a good response to this. The story of my Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike doesn't begin with me wanting to profoundly
How Long Does It Take To Hike the Pacific Crest Trail?
So you want to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, but you don't know if you'll have enough time? Let me tell you now that if that's the case, I would seriously reconsider hiking in the first place. However, if you're like me, then you really don't care what other people have to say and you're going to
How To Shit In The Woods
If you would like to find out how to actually shit in the woods, then check out part two of this series: How To ACTUALLY Shit In The Woods. Besides being the title of a promising, but incredibly disappointing and outdated book (yes, pooping in the woods has come quite a long way), how to shit in
Blogging From The Trail
Despite being out of touch with the world for the next five months, I plan on maintaining regular updates to Halfway Anywhere. However, seeing as most of my musings shall reflect life on the Pacific Crest Trail, I have preemptively written multiple entries to be posted on arbitrary dates over the
The Night Before The Morning Of (The PCT)
It's just past midnight, and I have just finished what I deem an acceptable amount of planning and preparation for the start of my 2,600 mile adventure. I ended up throwing a lot more into my pack than I initially planned, and I have no idea what tomorrow has in store, but following my 1.5 hour
Complete Pacific Crest Trail Gear List
NOTE: I have since written an updated version of the ideal PCT gear list. Check it out here: The Ultimate Pacific Crest Trail Packing List. Talking about gear (specifically their own gear, and even more specifically - how much it weighs) apparently gets most hikers very sexually aroused. Since
One Week Left: PCT Crunch Time
In exactly one week you will not be hard-pressed to find me squatted over a hole in the earth, loosening my bowels into the fertile ground that is the California desert. Just one of the many luxuries I have to look forward for the next five months of my time on this planet. The planning stage