HIKE DIARY
Backpacking & thru-hiking
is not always blissful
Christmas
In the beginning was the Verb, and the Verb was with God, and the Verb was God. John 1:1 When the visiting ex-bishop read this
peeps of the PCT: Karl and Holly, trail angels
The trail will provide and often that’s because of people who are generous just because they want to be.
Post PCT Gear Review, or: how I learned what stays and what gets chucked
There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of the workout. – Kathrine Switzer
GUEST POST: In Praise of “Cowgirl Camping” by Ted Adamski
Camping can be the greatest expression of free will, personal independence, innate ability, and resourcefulness possible today in our industrialized, urbanized existence. Anne LaBastille I
après PCT
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some
PCT Day 139, Lake Morena campground to Mexican border, 20 miles
You don’t choose the day you enter the world and you don’t chose the day you leave. It’s what you do in between that makes
PCT Day 138, Mount Laguna to Lake Morena County Park, 22 miles
To me, there’s no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first. – Janean Garofalo It’s quasi cowgirl camping in our enormous
PCT Day 137, past Sunrise Trail junction to Mount Laguna general store, 18 miles
A sign shows me I how far I’ve come and how far I have to go to finish the PCT.
PCT Day 136, Highway S2 to past Sunrise Trailhead junction, 18 miles
Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them. – Assata Shakur I wake up with the sun even though we were up late talking and
PCT Day 135, water cache to Scissors Crossing (Julian), 14 miles
If you have the courage to fail, then you have the courage to succeed. – Shalane Flanagan Desert sunrises are magnificent – orange light in
PCT Day 134, Highway 79 to water cache, 19 miles
You never find yourself until you face the truth. – Pearl Bailey I have seen lots of animals on this hike including black bears and
PCT Day 133, zero, Warner Springs
The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present. – Barbara De Angelis
