A few entries ago my buddy Gino asked me if I had been given a trail-name yet. Trail-names are a funny thing. At this stage of the hike, the majority of the PCT thru-hikers have been anointed a trail-name of Read More …

Slept through my alarm and woke an hour later than intended. Oops. Apparently I could use the extra sleep. No problem, just a little less relaxed morning-routine. Today we’d be hiking over John Muir Pass. It’s one of the passes Read More …

My feet hurt real bad again this morning. It generally comes and goes, but this mornings ache made me promise myself that upon arriving in Mammoth Lakes I would definitely look for some insoles. In the rush of getting all Read More …

Everybody enjoyed sleeping in this morning, and when we finally got up it was us versus mosquito again. Not ideal to be breaking up camp fully clothed in rain pants, long-sleeves and bug-net when you want to have a relaxed Read More …

It’s always interesting to wake up to a campsite without knowing what your surrounding is going to look like. Given the beauty of the past couple days, and since I pitched my tent close to the lake, I expected a Read More …