Category Archives: 9 – August 2017

Day 188: Started hiking at 7:40am and it was beautiful. This section of trail is so scenic, and I am loving it! Met a couple around my age, the guy started at campo and the girl joined him at Snoqualmie. We leapfrogged each other at water sources, and eventually sat down to have lunch togetherContinue reading “Episode 74: Day 188-189 (END OF 2017 HIKE – PCT COMPLETE)”

Day 184: After waking up and packing up I have my priorities Get quarters and do laundry Get my box Chill out until the shuttle back to trail While I was waiting for my clothes, I charged my electronics. Eventually, all the other long distance hikers flocked to the laundry as well and we gotContinue reading “Episode 73: Day 184-187”

Day 179: Started at 7:40am and finished the climb I started last night. Small ups and downs for a while with AMAZING scenery. Everything is so picturesque in this section of trail, and i’m loving it. Had lunch at reflection pond and during the hour I was sitting there, I saw chipmunks and field miceContinue reading “Episode 72: Day 179-183”

Day 175: I actually woke up before my alarm today, so I started hiking at about 7:30am. I was honestly pretty proud of myself until Trailblazer flew by… I guess he actually had an early start. I finished the remaining 2 miles of climbing, and then the trail flattened out and even went downhill forContinue reading “Episode 71: Day 175-178”

Day 171: Started at 8am and I’m feeling really motivated – since if I get to town I get to sleep in a bed tonight. Along the way, I met a few other hikers who told me there are fire everywhere! The smoke is coming from fires in Oregon, Washington, and Canada. It’s getting prettyContinue reading “Episode 70: Day 171-174”

Day 165: Oooh, it’s chilly this morning! Some serious willpower is required to pack up and hike out when its cold. Fortunately for my knee, the trail is going to be relatively smooth today – very manageable elevation changes. Even better, despite that, i’m still seeing beautiful views of Mt Rainier, and I get closer,Continue reading “Episode 69: Day 165-170”