Sunday, March 11, 2018 I finished work last week and I've been in PCT planning mode ever since. There's so much info about the PCT that planning becomes unnecessarily complicated, but I want to mention a few less visible sources of info. 1. David Odell's 1972 trail journal This source is 45+ years out of …
Continue reading Pacific Crest Trail (2018) Pre-Hike 4: The Dark Void of Too Much Information
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Someone asked me the other day whether I'm excited for my trip or whether I'm worried that my foot won't be ready. For sure I'm worried! I'm doing my best to abide by the wisdom of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Don't panic) but a towel isn't helping, nor are the …
Continue reading Pacific Crest Trail (2018) Pre-Hike 3: Don’t Panic
Sunday, February 04, 2018 I received a second set of x-rays and they confirmed no fracture, so the doctor gave me permission to stop using crutches. At first my food didn't hurt and I thought it might be miraculously healed, but it became sore with a small amount of use... nonetheless it's much improved from …
Continue reading Pacific Crest Trail (2018) Pre-Hike 2: Progress
Sunday, January 21, 2018 [Insert wordless howl into the abyss here.] Two days ago, I fell and sprained (or possibly fractured) my foot or ankle. The doctor ordered x-rays and put me on crutches for two weeks, which I intend to spend scaring myself with questionable medical websites. A good chunk of time remains before …
Continue reading Pacific Crest Trail (2018) Pre-Hike 1: Screwed
Saturday, November 25, 2017 Finally, after daydreaming about the Pacific Crest Trail since completing the Arizona Trail in 2013, I begin! I'm not quite the same hiker as I was in 2013. Back then I was planning to thru-hike, but now I understand that I prefer hiking slowly to just getting to an arbitrary point …
BANE OF THE TRAIL 