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byubound
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Tomorrow I leave to thru hike the PCT from Canada to Mexico. Hopefully get back in November. Its been good. If anybody is interested, here is the blog I'll be posting to on occasion.
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GayWolf420
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pce out, dont let any rattlers bite you on the dickhead.
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firecrotch
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Good luck dude, scope some zones in the sierras while you're out there
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JGWI
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Why not do it the other way? That way everytime you climb a moutain, you can ski down it!

Have fun though. I'll check it out on occasion.
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powderdrunkie
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come have a beer at Snoqualmie pass
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brotherdad
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Have fun man! My uncle did this last summer and came back with some sick stories.
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.MASSHOLE.
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good luck dude! Sounds like a good adventure
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RRhighrider
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I guess since to are going south you don't need to start as early but you are getting a late start. Everyone I know that has done the PCT did it northbound and started late March/early April.
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lgward
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best of luck man!
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byubound
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powderdrunkiecome have a beer at Snoqualmie pass

Well I'm underage and live right down 90, but thanks!
RRhighriderI guess since to are going south you don't need to start as early but you are getting a late start. Everyone I know that has done the PCT did it northbound and started late March/early April.

I'm actually starting fairly early for southbound. The pack won't really start south until July 1st. The difference is that the northbounders have to get through the cascades before it snows, but we have a month or so of desert at the end our hike where temps dropping a little will be a very good thing.
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ramoose_jc
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That's awesome! Have fun!
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theBearJew
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Sounds sweet man. Ill check the blog out. Look forward to some good photos/stories.
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OregonDead
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Rad. Should be a sweet trip.
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powderdrunkie
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byuboundWell I'm underage and live right down 90,

Well come ride dirt bikes sober then or something when you pick some mail up at the chevron
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wizard_of_aahhhs
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Mad jealous dude, good luck. Hoping to graduate from college this next spring then thru hike the PCT and bum a winter at jackson after, and don't worry NS wont be far too different when you come back to us.
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iFlip
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Good luck. Hope you enjoy more success than the guy who posted a very similar thread about starting the AT. Bump this thread when you finish the trail, or if you bail. Have an awesome adventure!
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.Hugo.
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iFlipGood luck. Hope you enjoy more success than the guy who posted a very similar thread about starting the AT. Bump this thread when you finish the trail, or if you bail. Have an awesome adventure!


Why did he get eaten by a mountain lion?
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Dddsz
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byuboundWell I'm underage and live right down 90, but thanks!


Underage? You're not underage.
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Turd.Ferguson
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hopefully your dick doesn't fall off along the way. that would stink.
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JayAppleJunior
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safe safe amigo
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byubound
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Just a quick update while I'm sitting in bend, OR. Hit the 1/4 mark today, which is like 670ish miles in. Washington was super rad, dealt with quite a bit of snow in the north cascades but that was to be expected. Moving 25 to 30 miles a day right now which feels pretty good. Lots of cool pictures on the blog if anybody wants to see.
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.MASSHOLE.
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Good luck man. Is there any concern that wildfires may impede you when you hit CA (not sure if the trail goes that way)?
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iFlip
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byuboundJust a quick update while I'm sitting in bend, OR. Hit the 1/4 mark today, which is like 670ish miles in. Washington was super rad, dealt with quite a bit of snow in the north cascades but that was to be expected. Moving 25 to 30 miles a day right now which feels pretty good. Lots of cool pictures on the blog if anybody wants to see.


Well done! Keep at it and stay true to "10 by 10" and you'll burn up the trail!
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firecrotch
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iFlipWell done! Keep at it and stay true to "10 by 10" and you'll burn up the trail!


whats 10 by 10?
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iFlip
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firecrotchwhats 10 by 10?


If you get 10 miles done by 10 am, your whole day will be a success. You can take it fairly easy, enjoy the views, stop for lunch, and still for sure make plenty of miles in the day. It is the formula I prescribe to for long-distance hiking/backpacking.
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byubound
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.MASSHOLE.Good luck man. Is there any concern that wildfires may impede you when you hit CA (not sure if the trail goes that way)?

Definitely something I need to keep an eye on as I continue south. There was a McDonald's pretty much on the trail that was a sort of landmark down south that burned down this year, so that's a bummer. Usually the PCT association does a good job of establishing reroutes pretty quickly when fires come up. I did have to miss some 14 miles of the trail near crater lake due to a fire that started like 2 days before I got there though.
iFlipWell done! Keep at it and stay true to "10 by 10" and you'll burn up the trail!

Yeah, that's what I've been going for and it definitely helps keep the pace up. Did a 40 mile day a few days ago.

Taking a day off in Truckee, CA today which is mile 1160 or so, so well past the halfway mark and things are still going great!
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Turd.Ferguson
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byuboundDefinitely something I need to keep an eye on as I continue south. There was a McDonald's pretty much on the trail that was a sort of landmark down south that burned down this year, so that's a bummer. Usually the PCT association does a good job of establishing reroutes pretty quickly when fires come up. I did have to miss some 14 miles of the trail near crater lake due to a fire that started like 2 days before I got there though.

Yeah, that's what I've been going for and it definitely helps keep the pace up. Did a 40 mile day a few days ago.

Taking a day off in Truckee, CA today which is mile 1160 or so, so well past the halfway mark and things are still going great!


i've been having a helluva time reading your entries, sounds like a really cool experience so far!
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byubound
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Another quick update as I am finishing up my hike. Approximately 160 miles to go, sitting in Idyllwild, CA. Can't believe it's almost over, miles have been flying by!
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JTTrembles
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We all get going sometimes, but what ever you do do not stick your dick in a tree hole. You never know whats living in there
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skierman
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I hope you make a wrong turn.
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byubound
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JTTremblesWe all get going sometimes, but what ever you do do not stick your dick in a tree hole. You never know whats living in there

V tru
skiermanI hope you make a wrong turn.

I've made many.
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Raz.
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YO SON CONGRATS GOT DAMN
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ascent_studios
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That's super sick dude! Congrats!
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theabortionator
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skiermanI hope you make a wrong turn.







Also didn't lok at the date at first and though "What a strange idea to start hiking something in the fall. "
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byubound
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Well I'm back at home and now I have no idea what to do with my life.
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Iraq_Lobster
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byuboundWell I'm back at home and now I have no idea what to do with my life.


do it backwards?
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iFlip
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byuboundWell I'm back at home and now I have no idea what to do with my life.


Congratulations on the successful thru-hike! You're in exactly the same position most folks who finish the trail find themselves in. While out there you have a goal and a purpose each day. Once the overall goal is complete, very few have a "next step" planned.

Eat a ton of food. Sleep a lot. Get used to riding in cars again (I found this part terrifying at first). I put on 15 pounds in two weeks after I finished the AT. I was in a perpetual state of starvation on the trail, finding it impossible to eat enough. The 15 pounds was desperately needed.

Good luck on figuring out what's next.
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firecrotch
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byuboundWell I'm back at home and now I have no idea what to do with my life.


That was fuckin fast dude! What's it like being back?
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byubound
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iFlipCongratulations on the successful thru-hike! You're in exactly the same position most folks who finish the trail find themselves in. While out there you have a goal and a purpose each day. Once the overall goal is complete, very few have a "next step" planned.

Eat a ton of food. Sleep a lot. Get used to riding in cars again (I found this part terrifying at first). I put on 15 pounds in two weeks after I finished the AT. I was in a perpetual state of starvation on the trail, finding it impossible to eat enough. The 15 pounds was desperately needed.

Good luck on figuring out what's next.


firecrotchThat was fuckin fast dude! What's it like being back?

Being home is tough. Super nice for the first few days, but Im going stir crazy now even with running like 5-10 miles a day. Thinking about heading out on the oregon coast trail in a couple weeks.
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