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powderdrunkiecome have a beer at Snoqualmie pass
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.
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
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!
byuboundWell I'm underage and live right down 90, but thanks!
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.
iFlipWell done! Keep at it and stay true to "10 by 10" and you'll burn up the trail!
firecrotchwhats 10 by 10?
.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)?
iFlipWell done! Keep at it and stay true to "10 by 10" and you'll burn up the trail!
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!
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
skiermanI hope you make a wrong turn.
skiermanI hope you make a wrong turn.
byuboundWell I'm back at home and now I have no idea what to do with my life.
byuboundWell I'm back at home and now I have no idea what to do with my life.
byuboundWell I'm back at home and now I have no idea what to do with my life.
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?