GHOST CRUSHER

PCT – WASHINGTON

SEVENTY EIGHT – TUESDAY JULY 13, 2021 For a cheap five dollar spot I reaped all of the benefits of staying at Marine Park.  There was no hiker box this early in the season but I watched sunrise over the Columbia River Gorge followed by a hot shower.  About a month from now this park…

PCT – OREGON

SIXTY FOUR – TUESDAY JUNE 29, 2021 Wake up and check the map. Gah I sound like a broken record. Not a record, but a routine.  It was all down to a science. It would take almost forty miles to make it to Ashland which I was not too confident about. I focused on the…

PCT – NOR CAL

FORTY SIX – FRIDAY JUNE 11, 2021 An hour into the morning I reached Interstate 80.  It had been over 800 miles since my last Interstate crossing at Cajon Pass!  After making it through a wet tunnel I took the short spur to the roadside (and trailside) rest stop.  I emerged from the woods like…

PCT – THE SIERRA

TWENTY FOUR – THURSDAY MAY 20, 2021 After walking 38 miles I woke up feeling just fine.  The first few weeks of desert heat training and climbing over a few ranges whipped me into shape.  I got up and resumed my hunt for power.  After more unsuccessful searching another hiker explained all the power ran…

PCT – THE DESERT

ZERO – APRIL 2, 2021 Good Friday. Have you ever said those words on a moving day? Not on a normal moving day. This was a moving day with no destination. It was more of a going day.  I just finished my last day of work before a six month sabbatical. The majority of the…