Southbound Enby

At 11:38am pacific standard time on 11/21/23, I completed my 1,600 mile Long-Ass Section Hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. I don’t normally do this, but I thought it appropriate to give a day-by-day detailed snapshot of the last 5 days on trail, to give you a thorough window into the ups and downs of Read more

There is a moment, just as the sun sinks behind the mountains, when I am consciously aware of the heat rapidly evacuating my body. As though my core temperature is directly tied to the light in the sky, if I am not in the tent before the first star emerges, my teeth will begin to Read more

Over the past week, while hiking solo, I have been in close proximity to a veritable cornucopia of wild animals. As I am hiking alone, I create significantly less noise than when hiking with Toasty, Dumptruck or Argonaut. Other hikers have told us they can hear our cackling laughter from half a mile away. Though Read more

Today Toasty and I sat at the trail-head at Cajon Pass with Halloween Trail Magic of candy and mini Slim-Jims for hikers. We were a bit worried that no one would pass by, but we successfully trail-magicked 5 hikers! Every single one of them was genuinely startled to learn that today is Halloween. If you Read more

There is a famous stretch of road called Highway 2 that runs through the San Gabriel mountains in Southern California. There is a significant portion that has been closed to all motor vehicles for the past 10 months due to extensive damage from the 2022/2023 winter season. The PCT runs parallel to the highway for Read more

When I left Toasty and Dumptruck at the Tehachapi trailhead, I was mentally prepared to be hiking alone. What I had not entirely prepared for was not seeing a single other person for days on end. This lent itself well to fully immersing myself into imagining I was the sole survivor of some dystopian apocalyptic Read more