It got colder and clammier as the day went on. We camped at a popular spot, arriving just in time to squeeze into a nook near some other tents, and jumped into our cozy bags. The night stood a good chance of being our last night before the border! It rained on and off until morn...
Many of these hikers have already quit their real jobs, sold or given away most of what they own and have given up their apartments or current housing. That’s pretty tough when you don’t have a place to land. The good thing is for most of these hikers it’s not their first long...
I caught up today to a couple more PCTers I hadn’t yet met: Sniper, probably the northernmost solo female, who was laid off from two different jobs in just a few months so decided to go hiking this summer, and who now carries several bleached vertebrae and a giant pirate flag dangling...