Stylized book cover titled Brilliant PCT Comics: Rock on Rocket Llama! with a desert landscape of cacti and mountains at sunset. Subheading reads: The illustrated adventures of a person on a very long walk.

Rocket Llama’s Brilliant PCT Comics

ByMac October 28, 2015 Reading Time: 1 minute

I met a lot of special people along the Pacific Crest Trail, and one of those people was Rocket Llama.

Rocket Llama has used her artistic talents to convey life on the PCT in comic form, and she has been greatly successful in doing so.

The following two comics come straight from Rocket Llama’s Tumblr (where you can find more PCT comic greatness), and are my current favorite of the bunch.

Hopefully you will enjoy them as much as I have.

Rocket Llama Cowboy Camping Comic — “You can sleep anywhere if you’re tired enough.” -Rocket Llama

Rocket Llama Steps Comic — “It’s really hard to take that first step and commit to doing something different with your life. But what if the second step is just as hard? Sometimes you just gotta steel your nerves, and keep putting one foot in front of the other.” -Rocket Llama

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ByMac September 24, 2020June 27, 2022

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Four people are seated on stone steps before a wooden door. The first three wear casual attire, with the second flashing a peace sign. Meanwhile, the fourth, on the right, adds a touch of formality in a suit. The pct-l atmosphere suggests theyre engaged in relaxed conversation.

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The PCT-L (Listserv): Pacific Crest Trail Email You Don’t Want

ByMac March 19, 2013February 13, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Members of the Pacific Crest Trail hiking community have taken to using various forms of social media and electronic communication as a means of keeping…