March 2022
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Pacific Crest Trail Gear List
With only two weeks remaining before the start of my hike, I wanted to share the gear that I will be bringing with me from the very beginning. Here’s the complete list of items – including the ones I only realized I’d forgotten after putting everything away: https://lighterpack.com/r/rxyrot The trail is long and its challenges varied. From the beginning the concern at the front of everyone’s mind is water. Twenty-mile stretches between water sources, persistent winds that snatch the moisture from cracked lips, paltry shade to escape the scorching sunlight; all this awaits those who hike
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Backpacking: Then and Now
March 20th, 2016 en route to Wolf Bar Camp Six years ago I went backpacking for the first time on the Olympic Peninsula. We were greeted with sunshine and blue skies at Cape Alava – an unexpected luxury for visiting the coast in mid-March. Timid deer crept past our tent, and sea stacks crouched like silent giants in the distance. The pools left by the low tide caught the reflections of the clouds as the sun slipped beneath the horizon. The beauty and awe was almost enough to chase out the fear of sleeping outside. Two days
