Tag: Pacific Crest Trail

Gear Review: Katabatic Sawatch

October 20, 2016

Over the years, I’ve been asked repeatedly to write about the items in my backpack, especially those I’ve had problems with or have found that I’d rather not live without. The Katabatic Sawatch backpacking quilt belongs to the latter category. If you’ve missed out on the sleeping bag vs. quilt

PCT Reflections

November 3, 2015

Now that the leaves of the trees, already well colored, are falling, it seems high time to reflect on my hike this spring. It’s been more than six months since I left from Campo and more than four months since Pine Nut and I took a final string of zeros

Off the PCT

August 6, 2015

My final day on the PCT began inconsequentially, save for the Lyme trifecta of dizziness, tiredness, and nausea I was experiencing. I packed up and hiked down to Rae Lakes, enjoying again the spectacular lakeside trail. Near the Rae Lakes ranger station — where friendly Sam Webster was stationed —

On the PCT: Kearsarge Pass, Take Three

August 3, 2015

My final foray on the Pacific Crest Trail this year was dramatic, to say the least. After the Lyme relapse that sidelined me, I was feeling well enough that I wanted to get back on the trail by the second week in July. I spent a day bustling around Teresa

On the PCT: Back to the Trail

July 30, 2015

Sometimes, I think my PCT hike is supposed to be a lesson in flexibility. Or maybe that’s just Lyme.

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