How to hike the Pacific Crest Trail by CraigStanton

"The most amazing experience of my life."

How I did it: With a whole heaping of good luck, no sickness, no forest fires, great weather (about 3 months sleeping without a tent or shelter).

Sometimes I felt like giving up. Canada is a really long way from Mexico. But I was smart enough to wait a few days, and without fail it always got better and I'd have been crazy to go home.

Now I miss the trail. I'm homesick for places I only went once. I long to be back there, but fear it'll never be that good again. I plan to repeat it when I retire.

Lessons & tips: DO NOT GIVE UP. You may get sick, you will get tired, you will get dirty. But if you give up you'll have to repeat that all again to get to the place you left. And be flexible. Setting a restrictive time goal ruined it for friends of mine. So relax and enjoy it.

Resources: Yogi's book, the data book, the email list called PCT-L 


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