There are two things that can end a thru-hike quickly – running out of money and injury. This year, I’ve been forced to take things a whole lot easier than I did last year. At first, I felt like a failure for having an injury so early on in my hike. Then I realized giving my body enough time to rest and heal is instrumental if I want to stay on trail and finish my hike. Read more…
Our second week out on the PCT was filled with a few bigger mile days, a couple of rest days, a milestone, trail magic and plenty of incredible desert views. Read more…
Already a week into our hike, I’ve been humbled by this trail and it’s a good thing. Better to get all of the wiggles out now within the first 100 miles. Hopefully this means the rest of our hike will be somewhat smooth sailing, at least for the next few hundred miles or so. Read more…
Whether you’re getting ready to start planning your own thru-hike or are just curious and want to learn more about the Pacific Crest Trail and/or long-distance hiking in general, here’s a list of 50 thru-hiking terms you should know. Read more…
Proud. Accomplished. Healthy. Happy. Tired. Relieved. Changed. Overwhelmed. Surreal. Weird. Sad. These are some of the things I’ve been feeling since I completed my PCT thru-hike on Sept. 27. Read more…
It’s all a choice. Choices I’m more than happy to make. I knew there would be plenty of sacrifices to make when I chose to hike the PCT again in 2019. Read more…
Now I want to do it all over again. I want to hike the entire PCT, from Mexico to Canada. A question I often get asked now is, “Why hike the same trail all over again?” There are several reasons why I want to hike the PCT again. Read more…
This year for my 2019 PCT hike, I want to give back to those of you who want to support me along my adventure. This is why I’ve created a Patreon page. Read more…
Now that I’ve hiked something as big as the Pacific Crest Trail, it’s hard not to think about doing another long-distance hike or planning the next big adventure. I mean, who hikes thousands of miles through three states, over five months and comes home to do nothing? Before I got off trail to come home, […] Read more…
One of the traditions of thru-hiking a long-distance trail is having a trail name. Most thru-hikers are given a trail name at some point during their hike. A trail name is a nickname that has to be earned, somewhere out on the trail. Here’s the story of how I earned mine. Read more…
Don’t settle for crappy tentsites on the Pacific Crest Trail. When you know what to look for, you can score a great tentsite each night on the PCT. Here’s what to look for. Read more…
I was afraid of a few things on trail, but hitchhiking was never one of them. Hitchhiking on the PCT is just one of those things all thru-hikers do at some point. It’s not something that only happens in scary movies either. Read more…
Since being home from thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, people have asked me all kinds of questions about my trip. The one question that keeps getting asked over and over is, “What was I most scared of when hiking the PCT?” Most people think my answer would be animals or creepy people on trail. Nope. […] Read more…
Many of you know Grit as the guy who finished thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail with me at the Canadian border. Did you know Grit and I travelled over 1,700 miles together over the last few months along the PCT? Grit played a HUGE role in me hiking all the way to Canada. I couldn’t have done it without him, nor would I have wanted to. Meet Grit. Read more…
An important part of any outdoor adventure is the gear you choose to bring with you and use along the way. Need help trying to decide what gear to invest in and bring on your own thru-hike? Here’s the complete list of my PCT gear that made it all the way to Canada (and what I sent home.) Read more…
As my PCT thru-hike was coming closer to the end, I kept hearing more and more from other hikers about post-trail blues. At first, I didn’t think it was a thing. How could not hiking make me depressed? Now that I’ve been back a little over a week, the post-trail blues is a thing and it’s been hitting me hard. Read more…