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Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. Steven Wright

PCT LASH Travel Day

Sunday, August 23, 2026 – It’s finally here! My backpack is packed and in the trunk of Eva’s car. We are on our way to the little town of Quincy, a short 30 minute drive from the Bucks Lake PCT trailhead where I start hiking. We’ll make a stop in Sacramento to visit our daughter…
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PCT LASH Prep

I planned my hike using Craig’s PCT Planner. It’s an online tool that helps plan PCT resupply stops and estimate the mileage and time in-between. I used it in 2014 when I thru-hiked the PCT and it’s nice to see it’s still available. The creator, Daniel Craig Giffen is a PCT thru-hiker has another interesting…
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PCT LASH

I am hiking a 567 mile section of the Pacific Crest Trail starting August 24, 2026. The LASH (long ass section hike) begins at Bucks Lake in northern California and ends at the Kennedy Meadows General Store. The trail includes approximately 400 miles of the Sierra, including the highest point on the PCT, Forester Pass.…
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TRT Day 1

July 11, 2026 My hike starts to today, but before I begin hiking , I’ll drive around Lake Tahoe and leave two food resupply boxes with local stores that hold boxes for hikers and drop three water caches where the trail meets a road. The resupply boxes break up my food carries into three manageable…
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TRT Logistics

A thru-hike (walking a long-distance trail from end to end in a single continuous journey) of the Tahoe Rim Trail is much simpler than most long-distance trails. First, it is only a three-hour drive from my home. Second, it is the shortest long-distance trail I have hiked. Third, it is a loop rather than a…
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Tahoe Rim Trail 2026

I am hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail July 11-20, 2026 and I am so excited to be back on trail! It is a beautiful trail with easy access, simple resupply, and it’s a loop so I will end up right back where I started…no transportation logistics required! It is the next step in preparing for…
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Trail Names

Thru-hikers commonly have trail names. The rules are pretty simple. You are given a trail name by another hiker – you don’t name yourself. It’s usually inspired by something unique about the hiker or earned based on something that happened on trail. While you can initially refuse a trail name, once it sticks, it becomes…
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But Why?

Hiking…so much hiking. Why do I do it? It’s not an easy question to answer. Below is a video I think captures the joy of long distance hiking and just how meaningful it can be. If you have never watched a hiking video, this is an excellent place to start. And if you have watched…
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It’s Been A Minute

If you have checked out my blog before, you’ll know it’s been a while since I posted new content and obviously, this is a new blog. Since I started blogging back in 2013, I used Google’s Blogger service. I am cheap and it is free, so I tried to make it work…over and over again.…
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