Category: Hiking and Backpacking
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My First Backpacking Date
Aside from backpackers I’ve met while on a trail, I’ve always backpacked alone. It’s been a hard sell for my non-backpacking friends to want to purchase, and then carry, a lot of gear just to go somewhere to sleep on the hard ground. And then along comes Tom! Tom and I finally found one night…
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Planning a Primitive Camping Date
Let’s go on a camping date! Have you ever felt inclined to work up a good sweat with a great hike, then not change your clothes or bathe, and crawl into a tiny space with your beloved (who is in a similarly rank state) and stay there for about nine hours? No? Ah, well, I…
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Days 60-64 | PCT 2021
Day 60: Zero #12 All day in bed resting, and pizza delivery. Day 61: Zero #13 More meds, and rest, and soaking in the tub. Then enchiladas! Day 62: Zero #14 My sickness is going away, but my ankle is still swollen. Not sure if I should try and get back on the trail tomorrow.…
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Day 30 | PCT 2021
Mile 307.9 – 318 Soaked in the Hot Springs again in the morning, and moseyed through desert wildflowers in the afternoon. ⇠ Previous Day Next Day ⇢
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Day 29 | PCT 2021
Mile 289.9 – 307.9 (+4 miles to town) What a magical day! There was a little ice cream place 2.5 miles off trail… and it did seem like a good day for ice cream, so off I went. There I ran into Smitten and Cloud Ripper, and we hatched a plan to make it to…
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Day 28 | PCT 2021
Mile 278.4 – 289.9 Quiet day, good trail, good weather, good water and good company. Camping solo tonight in a beautiful tucked-away spot. ⇠ Previous Day Next Day ⇢
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Day 27 | PCT 2021
Mile 266.1 – 278.4 I didn’t want to leave Kenny’s! He even made me GF brownies to carry out, which was a nice thought but I think they weighed 1.5 lbs! I made a new friend named The Breeze, and he gave me a pair of toe socks to help prevent more toe blistering. Still…
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Day 26 | PCT 2021
Zero Day #3 Celebrated completing 1/10th of the trail with Yahtzee, Backgammon, movies and food. Heading back to trail first thing tomorrow! ⇠ Previous Day Next Day ⇢
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Day 25 | PCT 2021
Mile 259.4 – 266.1 I made it into town! I’m staying with a Trail Angel named Kenny, who just asks for donations for letting hikers sleep, shower, do laundry, and hangout. He even gives rides to and from the trail, grocery, and post office. There’s about 8 other hikers here and it’s been… interesting so…
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Day 24 | PCT 2021
Mile 248.7 – 259.4 It was so cold I stayed in my sleeping bag until around 9 AM (I normally get up around 6/6:30 AM)! Dawdled, but still ended up at my campsite super early. Overall a quiet, easy day. ⇠ Previous Day Next Day ⇢