PCT

How Backpacking Prepared Me for the COVID-19 Pandemic

September 28, 2020
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JMT, PCT, Ponderings, Red Pack Walking

COVID-19. The coronavirus has disrupted the lives of every single person on our planet. Backpacking has prepared me to endure the pandemic. In this post, I've applied these experiences and knowledge gained while trekking in the wild to surviving a pandemic.

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The John Muir Trail and Thru-Hike Planning – An Excel Workbook to Plan Your Hike!

December 3, 2018
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JMT, PCT, Planning & Pre-Hike, Red Pack Walking

Planning a thru-hike on the John Muir Trail (or any other trail)? If so, then you're in luck! Brought to you by popular demand, I've provided a downloadable Excel workbook for you to as a tool to organize and keep track of everything!

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How to get fat while hiking the JMT (or any other trail)

October 17, 2017
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Appalachian Trail, JMT, PCT, Planning & Pre-Hike, Red Pack Walking

Read my tips on how you can avoid losing a pound of body weight and how you can even put some pounds on while backpacking the John Muir Trail.

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No participation trophies allowed

September 30, 2017
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JMT, PCT, Ponderings, Red Pack Walking

It all started with the simple question posted by well-known trail angel, Donna “L-Rod” Saufley, from Hiker Heaven in California, "Did anyone in the [PCT] Class of 2017 see Stacey Kozel on the trail this year? Just wondering. No one we hosted mentioned a word about her."...

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Now what?

February 28, 2016
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Appalachian Trail, JMT, PCT, Ponderings, Red Pack Walking

On this day, one year ago, I ventured out on the Appalachian Trail in an attempt to thru-hike from Georgia to Maine. Red Pack Walking was the blog I set up to chronicle that adventure. Today, I'm writing the final blog post and saying goodbye to Red Pack Walking.

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10,000 miles in 24 days

August 26, 2015
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Appalachian Trail, JMT, PCT, Red Pack Walking

I wasn’t able to complete my entire Appalachian Trail thru-hike, nor was I able to complete my Pacific Crest Trail / John Muir Trail hike, however I somehow managed to log over 10,000 miles traveled in only 24 days. This...

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Why I chose to end another hike

July 22, 2015
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JMT, PCT, Red Pack Walking

My attempt to hike a 200-mile long section of the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) and JMT (John Muir Trail) would prove to be the most difficult yet. It’s not that the terrain itself that was particularly challenging, but it was...

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The PCT and JMT…Here goes nothing…

July 5, 2015
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Appalachian Trail, JMT, PCT, Red Pack Walking

Tomorrow I’m off for another adventure; maybe third time’s a charm? My last two attempts to successfully complete a long-distance hike failed miserably. I’ve been plagued with injuries and the most miserable weather. What was supposed to be an Appalachian...