Day -1: A few videos of trail Angels etc!
fun stuff. :) the ride from the airport to the trail Angels house. ...
fun stuff. :) the ride from...
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Before PCT 2016
Day -1: You can only be so prepared.
Not sure where to start. Not used to being so prepared. The only thing I can think of that I could have done is transfer photos from my phone to laptop so I can delete them. This is the list...
Not sure where to start. Not u...
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Day -7: Food drop plan
Not sure why it insists on showing this featured image sideways...
Not sure why it insists on sho...
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Day -12: Crossing The T’s, Dotting The i’s
There is just a lot of things to do. A lot of the stuff, like cleaning my house and garage are nice any time, but when I am planning on leaving for five months it almost gets more important...
There is just a l...
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Day -17: A trip to get the mail
I'm writing this 3 days after the fact. :P Mailbox Peak is a 9.4 mile round trip, +4,000 feet elevation gain, with the summit at 4,822. . I got up, was about to go out the door, chatting with my friend Shaunne online...
I'm writing this 3 days after ...
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Day -28: planning food with mom
Today was very productive. Mom and I sat down with Yogi's guide and created a food plan. We planned/discovered things like: Each day initially is 3000 calories. How many days to ship me food for, and where. What parts of the trail...
Today was very productive. &nb...
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Day -31: My unlicensed franchise of The Trail Show
*smirk* there is so much inside humor in this post, you might want to skip it unless you listen to "The Trail Show" podcast. . . While opening my franchise I diligently attempted to contact The Trail Show as D-low has directed on multiple podcasts...
*smirk* there is so much insid...
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Day -33: SACRILEGE!!!
Exactly TWO modes of transportation are allowed on the PCT: Hiking Equestrian I just spent 30 minutes at Snoqualmie pass watching hundreds of people with SKIS taking advantage of the Pacific Crest Trail. Not only that, but CHAIRLIFTS and SNOWBOARDS as well....
Exactly TWO modes of transport...
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Day -34: (re?)Invented a backpack hangar
Just a piece of cord with a loop on each end, and a carabiner. I find I don't like setting my pack down on wet, dirty, or muddy surfaces, and that it is annoying to access the front pockets when it...
Just a piece of cord with a lo...
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Day -36 and -35: Goldmyer Hot Springs take II
My friend Susan and I headed out of town to soak at Goldmyer hot springs. It was on the tail end of another fairly dramatic wind and rain storm, so I was fully expecting to find trees across the road...
My friend Susan and I headed o...
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