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LATEST ARTICLES
Hiking Hacks: Little Tips for the Pacific Crest Trail
Ten little things that might make your time on the Pacific Crest Trail a little more pleasant.
Trip Report: Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
The bloom beautifully clashed against the burn in this North Bay state park.
What Was (and What Should Have Been) in My First Aid Kit on the Pacific Crest Trail
No, I didn’t carry any Band-aids.
50 Pieces of Gear I Loved, Liked, and Loathed on the Pacific Crest Trail
… and why gear doesn’t really matter at all.
Podcasts, Music, and More: What I Listened to on the Pacific Crest Trail
Because, let’s be real. Staring at trees for weeks on end can get a bit boring.
Three Times I Wanted to Stop Hiking the PCT (and Why I Didn’t)
Honestly, it was probably more than three times, but here are the real doozies.
Food on the Pacific Crest Trail
Hiker hunger: the never-fully-satiated feeling of an empty stomach that occurs when you can’t keep up with the 4,000+ calories you burn each day on trail.
On Forgetting an Uncomfortable Life
Here’s how my relationship with showers changed after getting off the PCT.
Budgeting for the Pacific Crest Trail
I owned no backpacking gear prior to starting my PCT hike in 2017. Here’s my best estimate for how much I spent on and off trail.
Crunching the Numbers from the Pacific Crest Trail
Click here if you really dig bar graphs.
107 Things I Learned While Hiking 1,833.3 Miles of the Pacific Crest Trail
If you’re wondering, that’s 0.058 things learned per mile.
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