Welcome
Welcome to the journal for my long-distance hike on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT.) This scenic trail follows the high mountains of California, Oregon and Washington from the Mexican to the Canadian borders. During hiking seasons in 2005 and 2006 I hope to backpack the length of this 2,650 mile path. Through this journal I'd like to share some of the highlights of the adventure with you. Please bookmark this site and follow along!
Following a weekend camp-out with other thru-hikers at a nearby lake, I plan to start the hike at the Mexican border on April 24th. My goal is to maintain a pace of about ten miles a day through the deserts and mountains of Southern California, with stops now and then for rest and resupply at nearby towns and campgrounds.
I expect to take off the month of July -- to allow the high snowpack this year in the Sierra Nevada to melt down and to miss their legendary mosquitoes. I will return to the trail in early August and set sights on reaching the Oregon border sometime in October. During summer of 2006 I would seek to complete the PCT through Oregon and Washington.
I will be taking my cell phone with me and will turn it on when I get to the occasional town.
(There will be some reception in S. CA, very little in the Sierra Nevada near the trail and again some reception in N. CA.) If it is urgent, you can try the cell phone at (510) 295-7740, where you can always leave a message. I will also be checking in with my family so you can also call one of my sisters, Margaret McDowell at (800) 281-2182.
Following a weekend camp-out with other thru-hikers at a nearby lake, I plan to start the hike at the Mexican border on April 24th. My goal is to maintain a pace of about ten miles a day through the deserts and mountains of Southern California, with stops now and then for rest and resupply at nearby towns and campgrounds.
I expect to take off the month of July -- to allow the high snowpack this year in the Sierra Nevada to melt down and to miss their legendary mosquitoes. I will return to the trail in early August and set sights on reaching the Oregon border sometime in October. During summer of 2006 I would seek to complete the PCT through Oregon and Washington.
I will be taking my cell phone with me and will turn it on when I get to the occasional town.
(There will be some reception in S. CA, very little in the Sierra Nevada near the trail and again some reception in N. CA.) If it is urgent, you can try the cell phone at (510) 295-7740, where you can always leave a message. I will also be checking in with my family so you can also call one of my sisters, Margaret McDowell at (800) 281-2182.
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