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  • Day 4 | Mile 32.6 – 42.6

    Day 4 | Mile 32.6 – 42.6

    Into the town of Mt. Laguna today! I saw the first snow on trail, but it was just a small patch. The desert shrubbery gave way to a tall pine forest (oh the wonderful smells!) as I climbed to over 6000′ elevation. ⇠ Previous Day Next Day ⇢

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  • Day 3 | Mile 20 – 32.6

    Day 3 | Mile 20 – 32.6

    Water is flowing! I crossed over Kitchen Creek in the morning, and kept my feet dry. I saw an egg, but didn’t collect it since it’s not Easter just yet. It has been incredibly beautiful, but also incredibly windy. In the evening, we saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites. ⇠ Previous Day…

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  • Day 2 | Mile 14.0 – Mile 20.0

    Day 2 | Mile 14.0 – Mile 20.0

    I got an easy quick 6 miles in before the afternoon showers. I enjoyed beautiful views of Morena Reservoir before descending down into Lake Morena County Park for the evening. We saw many other hikers camped out, making use of the quarter showers (which were either ice cold or burning hot), restrooms, and Malt Shop…

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  • DAY 4 @ The Big Island, Hawai’i

    DAY 4 @ The Big Island, Hawai’i

    Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park I’d been looking forward to the day when we visited Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, and today was that day! It’s the 37th national park I’ve visited, and all the waiting was worth it – it’s one of the most beautiful parks I’ve seen. Immediately after parking, we saw several nÄ“nÄ“ up…

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  • DAY 2 @ The Big Island, Hawai’i

    DAY 2 @ The Big Island, Hawai’i

    Our plan for Hawai’i was the same as it is for our other travels – prior to arriving, we used Google Maps to save all the points of interest we had come across. Each day we decide what we want to do for the following day based on how far we feel like driving, the…

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  • My First Backpacking Date

    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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  • Day 3 | PCT 2021

    Day 3 | PCT 2021

    Mile 15 – 22.3 Talking with a few other hikers who had been camped in the same area as me last night, they confirmed that they also heard the mountain lion and its heavy breathing. But none of us became midnight snacks! I had a steep climb first thing in the morning out of Hauser…

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  • Day 2 | PCT 2021

    Day 2 | PCT 2021

    Mile 2.7 – 15 Today was a long day with no water sources until mile 20, which meant I had to carry over 10 lbs of water as I set out on my hike. But the weather was perfect! I was able to dry everything out and found the perfect campsite nestled between some trees.…

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  • Day 1 | PCT 2021

    Day 1 | PCT 2021

    Mile 0.0 – 2.7 I’m baaaack! After a long rehab, my feet have pretty much recovered from my first thru-hike attempt. I’m ready to walk from Mexico to Canada! Imagine, you’ve been anticipating the start of your thru-hike for months, years, or at least hopefully weeks. You’re looking at your GPS while in a vehicle,…

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