Author: skylerbaker18
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
GHOST CRUSHER 