Well, a little over four months have passed since I reached Monument 78 at the Canadian border, finishing the Pacific Crest Trail.  The details have blurred a bit, and much of the various pains have diminished, while the many jubilations begin to dominate my memories of the trail.  Since then I’ve struggled to care about [...]

The lowest point on the Pacific Crest Trail, at roughly 220 feet above sea level, is the Bridge of the Gods at Cascade Locks, Oregon.  Today I will be crossing this bridge over the iconic Columbia River, into the final state of Washington.  From there, I have approximately 500 miles left to go, before reaching [...]

Yes, I am sitting down and writing things.  Currently at mile 1197.whatever.  Relaxing here at Bill and Margaret’s Red Moose Inn in Sierra City, somewhat dreading the idea of hiking on into the more remote northern California section.  But soon, today, I will move on, and the miles are coming easier now that I have [...]

702.2 miles are done.  Over a quarter of the trail.  My legs are under me now, and the trail moves smoothly.  I saw a bear the other evening, around sunset, right at treeline (where the trees appear high enough above the desert, not where they disappear even higher than that), running full speed 100 feet [...]

Currently at Mile 370. Things are still going well overall. I’ve been hiking with an awesome group of hikers for most of the way, consisting of variously Dead Animal, Veggie, Hop.A.Long, Safari, Shags, and Drop Zone; earlier, Peter and Joseph were members of our crew. We call ourselves Team Teamwork, although that is of course [...]

… and I’m still alive and kickin’. Indeed, you might even say I’m thriving. But that would be stretching things. Instead, let’s say that I’m doing pretty good. Not as fast as some, and not as slow as others; and relatively comfortable so far. The only thing fighting my attempts at more miles are the [...]