In contrast to our first leg, this section was really an early test on our willpower. As a day hiker informed us, around a quarter of those attemping to thru hike the PCT will quit before reaching Warner Springs. I can now see why. Over the last week, we have been caught in 3 hail …
I almost cannot believe that after years of planning, we’re finally doing a thru hike. Mary and I flew into San Diego last Monday, two days before we planned to take a bus and begin the hike on Wednesday. Once we got there, we set out to pick up our supply box that we had …
Mary and I have been very busy over the last month packing food for our next 5 months hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail. We have packed hundreds of bags of trail mix, cereal, pop tarts, clif bars and 10 different types of dinners! Due to the nature of the being on trail this year …