The time is near As I write this, I’m two weeks away from boarding a plane and saying goodbye to my wife, daughters, dog, house, garden, and a normal style of life for the next several months. I can almost smell the woodsy scent of pine trees; I can almost see the sweeping expanse of desert life. I can almost…
Why do you need a permit to hike the PCT? Each year, thousands–and it’s growing considerably year over year–of would-be hikers set their site on the Pacific Crest Trail(PCT). In 2020, I am one of those people. One of the first actionable steps in your plan to hike the PCT is to snag a permit. In this article, I’ll explain…
It starts with a plan So maybe you haven’t heard, but I am a bit of a planner. And by that I mean I get nearly as much satisfaction planning vacations, meetups, expeditions, and other this-would-be-better-with-a-plan type of activities as I do carrying out said activities. Perhaps you’re a bit more free-flowing and whimsical—the thought of planning, scheduling, setting a…
So you want to do a thru-hike? In the spring of 2020, I plan to set out and attempt a hike of the 2600+ mile trail that winds its way from the Mexico-California border through the deserts of Southern California and into the mighty Sierra Nevada range and beyond–all the way North to the Washington-Canadian border. I’d like to take…
