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Day Eighty Three: 1576.7 – 1608.7km

July 27, 2018January 19, 20191 Comment

Wondering out loud, I asked the PCT if our relationship was one of unrequited love. I give her my all, every day. Of course I get tired. There are ebbs and flows to my energy, to my attitude, to how I approach her. Such is the cyclic nature of life. But everything that I have, … Continue reading Day Eighty Three: 1576.7 – 1608.7km

Day Eighty Two: 1558.7 – 1576.7km

July 26, 2018January 19, 20193 Comments

I miss Cathleen Cowie. I think it was Carolyn (her beautiful sister) who told me once that grief comes in waves. Originally, they are tidal waves that you feel you’ll drown in. They batter you one after another, relentlessly, as you gasp and try to gulp in air with water raging all around. Eventually, there … Continue reading Day Eighty Two: 1558.7 – 1576.7km

Day Seventy Four: 1459.1 – 1466.1km

July 18, 2018January 19, 20192 Comments

Yesterday was the first time I’ve fallen down on trail. It was a solid one too: I was as good as a turtle, splayed out in the dirt. Only a few scrapes and bruises that have made themselves known today to show for it, but it happened. So I just wanted to admit that I … Continue reading Day Seventy Four: 1459.1 – 1466.1km

Day Seventy Three: 1431.1 – 1459.1km

July 17, 2018January 19, 2019Leave a comment

I know I’ve said it before. I’ve probably said it plenty! I just can’t get enough of the Sierras: The crystal clear lakes. The vibrant green grass. The miles we keep chipping away at. The granite mountains that surround us, protect us, mystify us, beckon us. Has it really been 900 miles of trail already? … Continue reading Day Seventy Three: 1431.1 – 1459.1km

Day Sixty Seven: 1356.7 – 1380.4km

July 11, 2018January 19, 20191 Comment

We watched the sun rise. We crossed creeks. We passed by lakes. We met a trail cat. We walked some more. We napped. We walked again. We crossed rivers by bridge. We crossed rivers by foot. We set up camp in a field, soaked right up next to each other in teensy hot springs - … Continue reading Day Sixty Seven: 1356.7 – 1380.4km

Day Fifty Six: 1234.4 – 1245.8km

June 30, 2018January 19, 20192 Comments

I reckon every day has something special to offer. Sometimes it’s like a treasure hunt and you have to search for it (admittedly, I don’t always find it), but sometimes it’s served to you on a silver platter. Today, I had that something special served to me in ziplock bags, by some very special people. … Continue reading Day Fifty Six: 1234.4 – 1245.8km

Day Fifty Three: 1195.7 – 1212.9km

June 27, 2018January 19, 20192 Comments

IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! 😁 (Here, in America.. Because I know for my Australians it happened yesterday. Time zones, right?) And it’s been an absolutely beautiful day. Maya woke me up with a cup of coffee. Thibaud - who left KM sometime after Jefé and I but hasn’t been seen in two days - caught us up. … Continue reading Day Fifty Three: 1195.7 – 1212.9km

Day Forty Four: 954.0 – 980.0km

June 18, 2018January 19, 20196 Comments

I walk, letting the tall grass run through my fingers as my hands brush past, and I see me. The real me. The me that is so often obscured by distractions of everyday life, responsibilities and to-do lists. The veil of familiarity and monotony has fallen away. I begin to see the woman inside me … Continue reading Day Forty Four: 954.0 – 980.0km

Day Thirty: 701.8 – 731.5km

June 4, 2018January 19, 20193 Comments

Tonight, I’ll be in Hiker Heaven. After all my research; my blog scrolling and YouTube watching and internet scouring, it seems surreal that I’m reaching the places I’ve read and dreamt about. Before, they were long off waypoints. They weren’t even real. They were names on pages, pinpoints on maps. Yet here I am, checking … Continue reading Day Thirty: 701.8 – 731.5km

Day Twelve: 252.6 – 285.2km

May 17, 2018January 19, 20196 Comments

The plan was to get to Idyllwild. We were more than ready for a town: beds, showers, laundry, no tents, clean feet, pizza, more supplies.. The setback was, it was going to be a hike and a half. More than 30 kilometres - doable - but the vast majority of which were going up, with … Continue reading Day Twelve: 252.6 – 285.2km

Day Ten: 196.4 – 231.8km

May 15, 2018January 19, 20191 Comment

Well, I figured it couldn’t last forever, right? It didn’t. I got up at stupid o’clock (4AM) and continued to press snooze for half an hour.. then it still took me until 5:20 to have my life fully packed and walking away from my tent site. My knee still ached, but at least it was … Continue reading Day Ten: 196.4 – 231.8km

Day One: 0.0 – 24.7km

May 6, 2018January 19, 201911 Comments

I feel a bit like royalty out here. My nights at Scout and Frodo's were highlighted with a Celtic fiddle player, and one of the San Diego adventure stores shouting us a party - free pizza, wine, beer, popcorn, raffles, PCT movies and pros all out to swap stories and give tips and information. Then … Continue reading Day One: 0.0 – 24.7km

Día Siete / Day Seven

August 16, 2016February 13, 20181 Comment

I know you're all dying to read the next post - sorry for the wait; I didn't have wifi at last night's albergue. It was attached to a beautiful old cathedral and works by donation (generally we pay 8-12€ a night), so was a little old-school and totally sweet. For dinner we had a community … Continue reading Día Siete / Day Seven

Día Seis / Day Six

August 14, 2016February 13, 2018Leave a comment

No one day is the same as the next. Maybe this is why we should always be thankful for today: there will never be another exactly like it, and we can never really know exactly what to expect. It seems everyone started out early today to beat the merciless sun. We were walking just after … Continue reading Día Seis / Day Six

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