… a long arduous journey, especially one made on foot.
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.
Fair winds
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.
Fair winds