My PCT experiences – 2017
Miles: 18 PCT Mile: 91 A special thanks goes out to Steve Jobs and whoever invented portable solar. And the honorable mention goes toooooo...Wet Wipes! I woke up this morning at 4:45 totally rested. Mr. Tatum, the Advil PM was money!!! We had 4 miles to walk back to the trailhead and about a 1000 …
Continue reading April 29 – Day 6 “Mom. This hike’s for you!”
Miles: 19 PCT Mile: 109 First. Brotha Ray. You need to click the WordPress link on the Facebook post to get the entire story 😜 3 stories follow... The guys that know me might get a kick out of this. I dreamed that I was in a televised golf tournament. First hole, par 5, I …
Miles: 13 PCT Mile 77.32 I was so happy to be up and out of my tent at 5:30am this morning. I had a thin layer of dust on me, my mouth was dry,and a shower was just 13 miles away. I have shelved my EKD line of fragrances temporarily. I provided free samples to …
It's 10pm and there are about 20 tents scattered about. I guarantee that no one is sleeping even though all of us are desperate for some shuteye. About every minute or so a powerful wind comes up the canyon and practically rips our tents apart. There's a fine layer of dust building up inside my …
Miles: 21 PCT Mile 68.4 So. There's lots of time to think on the trail. If you don't train your mind to go somewhere else, then you risk letting the trail beat you that day. Today was a perfect example. I hiked 11 hours today. Water was scarce, the rocks were tough on the ankles …
Miles: 10 I woke up this morning determined to beat the snowboarding crowd out of camp. It was a little after 6 o'clock. I folded all my stuff and jammed it in my backpack. I ate a protein bar, drank some water, washed my hands and I was off. 30 minutes baby! I only …
Miles: 18 After finishing my first trail blog, I finally fell asleep at 3 AM. At friggin 6 AM the alarm went off. The 20 somethings were finished with breakfast, packing up, and almost ready to go. I rolled out of my tent at 6:30 and said good morning.... and they were off. I looked …
April 24 - Day 1Miles: 22 Ray and I at the southern terminus looking for an ass too carry my pack 😜. Sorry, Wrong picture. It's 6:00am at the border. After two very sleepless nights, I'm finally here. It's 35 degrees and I don't even notice. After taking pictures and saying so long to my …
The time is finally here and reality is setting in. This is really happening! I will be carrying three very important items for encouragement. First, a small coin that my wife gave me titled "Never Alone". Second, a fortune that I got from a cookie over the summer. It reads, "Use your abilities at …
Continue reading My last post from home. The next one is on the trail!
For those who might be interested, I have posted my resupply strategy for this trip. As you can see, I have routed myself up to Ashland twice. Once to attack the Sierras from the North and the second is to continue my trip Northward to Canada. Ah ha! Found a bug in WordPress. The PDF …
