Where To Send a Resupply Box on the PCT?
You've decided you're going to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and now you're trying to map out every resupply point and plan all your food drops. Before you pull all your hair out trying...
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Backpacking Gift Ideas for $50 or Less
My family thinks it's hard to buy me gifts because all I care about is being in the woods. Mom says, "What do you get the backpacker who carries everything on her back and thinks mac-n-cheese is a good meal?" I really can't blame her for feeling that way considering...
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Homemade Wanderlust Genesis I Neck Knife – MTKnives Limited Edition (SOLD OUT)
The HW 2017 Edition Knives are sold out--but be on the lookout for some in Fall 2018! Hey y'all! Just wanted to let you in on my first item of "Homemade Wanderlust Merch." My friend Patrick with MTKnives.net said that several people have asked for a Homemade...
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PCT Gear List – Sierra Nevada
After my hike is complete, I will post a a gear list with pictures and clickable links to this page, but for now, here is a copy of my lighterpack list (it has clickable links): https://lighterpack.com/r/b8a8ic These are the items I carried through most of the Sierra...
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Gear Item of the Week: Joby GorillaPod Hybrid Tripod
Joby GorillaPod Hybrid Tripod Although a tripod isn't a necessary piece of backpacking gear, it is especially helpful for bloggers, vloggers and others who enjoying capturing the beauty of nature. I find it to be an essential tool when capturing time lapses,...
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PCT Update #5 – Mt. San Jacinto, CA to Mile 223
Summiting Mt. San Jacinto had been quite the experience, but it was one I was glad to put in the rear view mirror. I got a taste of hiking in the snow and it honestly made me a little more nervous about the Sierra Nevada. I was glad to have tested my microspikes and...
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Gear Item of the Week: Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Xlite Sleeping Pad
THERM-A-REST NEOAIR XLITE One item that saved my AT thru-hike, and I chose to also use on the PCT, is my NeoAir Xlite inflatable sleeping pad. I started off with a foam sleeping pad, but being a side and stomach sleeper, it just wasn't going to work for me. My bony...
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Original PCT Gear List – Desert Section
After my hike is complete, I will post a a gear list with pictures and clickable links to this page, but for now, here is a copy of my lighterpack list (it has clickable links): https://lighterpack.com/r/f84ma7 This is what I originally carried to begin my first...
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PCT Update #4 – Warner Springs, CA to Mt. San Jacinto, CA
After all the late night birthday celebration, I was a little slow leaving Warner Springs the next day. The terrain was beautiful on the immediate stretch north of town. Draping trees helped shade the trail and the change of scenery kept my groggy mind entertained....
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Gear Item of the Week: Altra – Lone Peak 2.5 Trail Runners
ALTRA LONE PEAK 2.5 I have always been a Salomon girl and I completed a thru-hike of the AT with several different pairs of them. Naturally, I began my PCT trek with old trusty! Unfortunately, my feet grew even more within the first 40 miles of the PCT than they had...
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