Back, back again!! But NOBO this time.
Here We Go Again
April 24, 2021 Another year, another PCT attempt! But hopefully this time will go according to plan. The past couple weeks have been an absolute whirlwind. I made up my mind to hike this year VERY last minute. Like maybe a month ago. I was very hesitant to commit after the heartbreak of having to […]
Katie in the Desert
April 25, 2020 Mile 0 to Mile 20.0 I am here!!! Its so surreal. Today was all a blur. Matt and I woke up at 5am this morning and packed up the car. We had a 2.5 hour drive to Campo, CA. The drive went by so fast and all of a sudden we were […]
PSA: the Desert is Very Cold and Very Wet
April 26, 2021 Mile 20 to Mile 41.5 Ugh I am FROZEN. I kept waking up last night so finally just decided to get up around 5:30am. Last night was pretty chilly but I was fine in just my long underwear once my sleeping bag warmed up. I packed up and used the washroom one […]
Bouncing Back
April 27, 2021 Mile 41.5 to Mile 55.9 This morning I woke up very very cold. It was around 26° last night and it rained and snowed. I had to shake the snow off my tent at one point. Even in my 0° sleeping bag I had a hard time staying warm. My clothes were […]
Sore Feet
April 28, 2021 Mile 55.9 to Mile 77.1 Back on my usual grind today! I woke up around 5:40 and got out of my tent in time to catch the sunrise. I packed up and was the first out today. I was feeling really good this morning and did my first “10 by 10” which […]
The Art of the Siesta
April 29, 2020 Mile 77.1 to Mile 94.4 This morning I got woken up by what sounded like 5 million coyotes. They were yipping and yapping all over the place. Jedi was cowboy camping (sleeping with no tent) so I was pretty sure he was a goner. We all woke up in one piece though […]
100 Miles
April 30th 2021 Mile 94.4 to Mile 115 I hiked 100 miles!!! Woohoo!! Today was a big day. We got started right around 6am and I was flying this morning. I only had about a liter to get me 7 miles so I was also racing my thirst. Plus the heat. I knew I had […]
Mike’s Place
May 1, 2021 Mile 115 to Mile 134.8 Helllooooo, party people! I think I have a trail family???? It’s been a week and these people keep sticking around. Its kind of funny because I thought I’d be around 20 year old bros but im with Weird Orange and Jedi who are in their 40s and […]
Paradise Valley Cafe
May 2, 2021 Mile 134.8 to Mile 154.4 It was our earliest start yet today!! I got moving at 5:30am. I even had to use a headlamp for the first 15 minutes or so. I just had a quick few miles to Tule Springs for water.I went down and found Chaparral camped by the water. […]
My First Cow Camp
May 3, 2021 Mile 154.4 to Mile 169.2 Today was a bit of a slog. But a good day still!! I woke up around 5:30 but didn’t want to move because it was windy. Around 6:30 I finally started moving. We were all kind of slow today. I did about 5 miles and stopped at […]