Hi! I'm Lisa, a 2017 NOBO PCT thru-hiker (I'm hoping that if I say those words out loud enough I'll come to believe them; I'm not sure I'm there yet) based out of Edmonton, Canada. Although I've been an avid hiker/backpacker for many years this is my first attempt at a thru-hike. I'm a notoriously type A person (I suspect others in my life could chime in here with entertaining stories demonstrating this) so I expect that this experience is going force me to balance those tendencies with the acceptance that nature cannot be always forced into a spreadsheet or to do list. Let's see how this goes... Hiking along with me will be my husband, Dan. We will also be celebrating our 10 year anniversary along the way, likely somewhere in SoCal.
Posts
Ode to Trail Towns of the PCT
As the PCT winds its way up through the requisite mountains and forests on its way to Canada, occasionally the trail intersects small (but fabulous)
We Summited Mt. San Jacinto!
A quick caveat to any readers using this as a guide for their summit attempt of Mt. San Jacinto; we completed our summit on the morning of April 26
The First 110 Miles – A Reflection
We arrived in Warner Springs (mile 110) this morning and thought this would be a good time to reflect back on the miles thus far. All the hikers set
A Stay with Scout and Frodo – What to Expect
For the uninitiated, Scout and Frodo are one of the hiker host homes in San Diego, and act as a staging area of sorts for north bound hikers before
Q&A with DoubleTap: PCT Trail Angel / Water Report Maintainer
I thought Id do something a little different for this blog post and do a Q & A with Matt Parker, aka DoubleTap, one of the many PCT Trail
Dealing with Pre-Hike Jitters
These days Im feeling a bit like a horse in its corral waiting for the gates to open, pacing around my supply room (formerly known as a dining room)
Using Stairs to Help Train for a Thru-Hike
A thru-hike is an intimidating endeavour for multiple reasons; the logistics of resupply, understanding what gear is required, the fluctuations in