Sparks Lake, off Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway (close to Mt. Bachelor).
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Trail friends
AKA: Reasons my wife doesn’t like to hike with me in the summer.
PCT resources
Halfmile provides a very extensive set of PCT trail notes, broken down by region. These include mileage markers, landmarks, water supplies, and other useful information. Maps used to be available too, but no longer. This was a great resource for getting addresses and hours of operations for trail town post offices to send resupply boxes.Continue reading “PCT resources”
Light!
Amazon had a Cairn subscription that I ordered for a few months. It was kind of fun getting random camping stuff monthly, sometimes getting things you didn’t know you wanted. One of my favorites was a light weight string of LED lights, which we tested out at City of Rocks at the end of lastContinue reading “Light!”
Training Report (one month to go)
With spring weather finally arriving, I’ve been able to get in more trail time. I’ve started hiking with a full pack load (25 pounds), putting in a couple of 10 mile hikes this week. Hopefully I can work back up to 15 miles with a full load before leaving on April 3rd. Yesterday hit 60’s,Continue reading “Training Report (one month to go)”
Weight training regimen
At the end of January, I incorporated a weight regimen for trail preparation, modified from the Starting Strength workout I’d used previously. This is split into two workouts (A and B), three times a week. Ideally, a two week block would look like this: Monday – Workout A Wednesday – Workout B Friday – WorkoutContinue reading “Weight training regimen”
Only the Essential
This is one of my favorite PCT documentaries, and one that was instrumental in the decision for my own through hike. Well worth 40 minutes if you have the time.
Hiking Vicariously 