Tag: pre-hike
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20 days to go: assembling meals and training
General update I’ve been busy. I’m nearly 100% done assembling my meals, but the last stretch has been mentally challenging—assembling 120 packages of the same thing! Luckily, my Dad was over for our weekly Tuesday night hang-out and suggested making a large batch and then portioned out into individual servings. I resisted because I worried…
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30 days til start: What is the Pacific Crest Trail
First, it’s incredible that I only have 30 days until I will be AT THE SOUTHERN TERMINUS! That is incredible, and at the same time, it still doesn’t ‘feel’ like anything major. I remember reading Wired’s countdown blog posts, and I thought they were an amazing way to introduce and bring people into her world.…
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The end of 2023…
The past year (well, the past 2 years) has been packed with ups and downs. It all started with a twisted ankle on a later winter’s day hike. Thus setting the stage for rehabilitation and then a search for custom orthotics and new shoes. Here’s a timeline of the changes March Twisted my ankle April-May…
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Why the Pacific Crest Trail
In 2024 I will be starting in Campo California and hiking the Pacific Crest Trail northbound.