Silverwood Lake. 31.7 miles. Approaching Cajon Pass.

Shady Deek Creek. 25.5 miles. Powdered Lemonde Trail Magic.

Family cabin in Big Bear. 10.6 miles. Quick Resupply.

Closing in on Big Bear. 23.9 miles. Burn scars and purple lupines.

First Zero. Crossing Whitewater River. 26 miles. Starting the ascent to Big Bear along Mission Creek.

Monster descent to the I-10. 10 miles on trail. Home again (soon).

Climbing Mt. San Jacinto. 18.3 miles on trail. First Trail Magic!

First real climb of the pct. 20.4 miles. Burn Area. Failed cowboy camping.

Our first nero. 5.4 miles. Breakfast at Paradise Valley Cafe. Blister Care, basketball, sleeping in a bed <3

Approaching Paradise Valley Cafe. 21.5 miles. Chaz & Bullwinkle. The biggest blister of all time. Big Water tank love.

Warner Springs. 23.8 miles. Cloudy, easy hiking. First town resupply and back on the trail.

Third Gate Water Cache. 23.8 miles. Long dry stretch. Simmering heat, no split hiking for us.

Scissors Crossing. 15.8 miles. Hot descent, camping at Stagecoach RV Park, shortest day yet.

Mount Laguna towards Scissors Crossing. 20 miles. My 26th birthday, dragging into camp.

Lake Morena to Mount Laguna. 21.5 miles. Into the pine forest + my first blister

Pacific Crest Trail gear list for my 2022 thru-hike — what I carried, clothing I wore, and how to find affordable options.

Campo to Lake Morena, tired but in one piece. Twenty miles in the desert section.

thoughts lately: why i’m drawn to southpaws, never washing my car, arizona defies daylight savings