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 Besides being the title of a promising, but incredibly disappointing and outdated book (yes, pooping in the woods has come quite a long way), how to shit in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
This is my gear list when I began the PCT. The final and updated gear list (likely much more useful) can be found here. Talking about gear (specifically their own gear, and even more specifically - how much it weighs) apparently gets most hikers very sexually aroused. Since the advent of
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
Trail Angels and Trail Magic
Contrary to the doomsday bear mauling scenario to look forward to while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, flickers of hope also dot the trail in the form of angels and magic. Unfortunately, for those who prefer bible scripture and the production of animals from articles of clothing, we will not be
The Pacific Crest Trail FAQ
When people find out that you are planning on hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, they will generally ask you the same set of questions (yes, this is a FAQ to prepare you for/answer your questions about a PCT thru-hike, not a FAQ for hikers themselves; but trust me, regardless of which side you fall on,
Craig’s PCT Planner
Attempting to "plan" a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike has reminded me why I never plan ahead of time. How one could even begin to accurately plan a five-month walk across the country is beyond me. However, in this case, a lack of planning could potentially result in my starving alone in the woods
The Bear Canister: Combating And Outsmarting Hungry Bears
As we are all well aware, bears are the greatest threat to hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail and around the world (yes, the world). The world's top bear experts have long maintained that after human flesh, human food (that's food that humans consume) is the number one attractor of bears in the