This Weeks Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
Welcome to our weekly roundup where we carefully select and showcase the most impressive, hilarious, and all-around epic photos taken on the Pacific Crest Trail. Use the hashtag
Congrats to These 2018 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers! (Week of Aug. 19)
The first of the PCT northbounders are ending their trek to Canada! In true PCT fashion, fire closures have made things interesting and stopped some of this weeks hikers at...
Perks and Pitfalls of the Trail Through Washington
Ah, the beauty of Washington. Turquoise ponds filled with snow melt, blooming flowers, fields of snow, marmots crying out warnings to their friends... and holy hell, the mosquitoes! I don't...
Book Six, Chapter One – Fire on the Mountain
Leaving Cascade Locks. Another Ent. "Ah, young Master Smokebeard. I'm glad you've come. Hooom." I spent $350 on food and postage for all of Washington. It's a lot, but less...
Trail Correspondents Episode #12: The Lows
Many people's perception of the thru-hiking lifestyle comes via social media, where people are more likely to portray the the cheery, positive aspects of this undertaking. You see the
Solo Hiking and New Friends in Oregon
I have now completed about 300 miles of Oregon and I have about 150 to go until I cross into Washington. This section has been a much different experience for...
The Best Women’s Footwear for Hiking and Backpacking
The following is a sponsored post brought to you by REI. Find your next favorite pair of trail shoes here. Women can get away with wearing men's shoes, but research...
Finding Purpose in the Sierra Nevada
Miles walked: 1,153, but Im not currently on trail. Read on to find out why. I guess this is a more personal post about my Sierra experience than my previous...
Into the Lava Fields in Oregon
This update covers Oregon Section F and its infamous lava fields that were actually cool to look at and nowhere near as bad as
Book Five, Chapter Three – Up to the Timberline
Aug. 12: Seven Miles Left Sisters at 4:30 and was hiking by 5. I accidentally packed out a roll of packing tape, which I discovered when I got to camp...