… a long arduous journey, especially one made on foot.
Dateline: Bishop, CA (20180725)
Although not a part of the official Pacific Crest Trail, the side hike to the top of Mount Whitney, at 14,505′ the highest point in the contiguous United States, most PCT hikers attempt to summit the mountain. For many reasons, many do not make it. Weather, physical conditions, and time constraints top the list for reasons for PCT hikers to fail to reach the top. To see if Rob made it, watch the video.
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Dateline: Bishop, CA (20180725)
After a six week hiatus, Rob is back on the Pacific Crest Trail. He’s starting at Kennedy Meadows, considered the southern gateway to the Sierras and headed to Crabtree Meadow, the junction to the trail headed to the Mount Whitney. The trip starts a bit hot and dry, but builds to be plenty cool and wet. See for yourself in the video linked below.
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Dateline: McDonald’s, Cajon Pass, California (20180530)
The Pacific Crest Trail: California Section C starts and ends in the desert with freeways and trains, but has the mountains of San Bernardino with Big Bear and Silverwood Lakes in the middle. It’s a 132 miles of Southern California PCT. Follow along on this next leg of the journey.
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Dateline: Big Bear Lake, California (20180524)
I finished California’s Section B of the Pacific Crest Trail about a week ago, but today is the first day I’ve had WiFi, or good cellular coverage for that matter. There’s a lot more back country out there than I realized by driving though it at 70 miles an hour. Walking gives you a much more detailed perspective. The video below continues to follow this trek north on the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Dateline: Warner Springs, CA (20180509)
Our PCT adventure has begun and it has more learning than expected. Both cold and heat played a role. Water and food consumption were both radically different than expected. In the desert, I was needing a third to a half again as much water as I had needed on my training hikes. And losing over 14 lbs in 10 days, I know I’ve got to consumer more calories on future hikes than I have been in Section A. It’s not that I didn’t have the food. I simply didn’t have the appetite. Reflections on those items and much more are in the video that follows.
I apologize for the long video. I didn’t have time to produce a short one. I’m back on the trail to start Section B this morning.
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Dateline: Campo, California (20280501)
It’s begun. I am on the trail!
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