Pacific Crest Trail

Alright, this is the part I always get excited about when it comes to trips – the numbers. What did I actually do, how much did it cost, and what did a normal day look like? I did the PCT just after my Bachelor’s, so I knew I had to be frugal and do the […]

The lowest of the low Getting into Washington, I hit the lowest section of the entire PCT, known as the Bridge of the Gods. It sits at about 55 m / 180 ft above sea level. Naturally, hitting the lowest point meant there was a lot of climbing ahead. Right then, I had what felt […]

July 4th I left California after 99 days on trail, and now I’m finally in Oregon. Hello, no sales tax. Technically, it should be cheaper here, but we’ll see how that actually plays out. As I crossed into Oregon, I didn’t have many expectations. I just knew it’s one of the flattest sections, so realistically, […]

NorCal Blues After the Sierra Nevada, we entered Northern California – NorCal. There’s a term you should know for this section: The NorCal Blues. You’ve just come off the Sierra highs—the snow, the passes, the lakes, and some of the most rewarding hiking of your life. Before that, even the desert had its own excitement […]

More passes = more fun We kept the same regime: wake up early, pass before the sun, have fun, and eat everything. I didn’t know being higher up makes you even hungrier, so I learned that the hard way, but we’ll get to that later. Honestly, I actually believed I was having the best trip […]

KMS (Kennedy Meadow South) So we reached Kennedy Meadows. It’s a small place with a population of about 200 people. I don’t really know what they do in the winter, but the town mostly survives on hiker packages and the steady flow of Pacific Crest Trail hikers passing through. For the PCT, this is the […]

It is not all roses and fun But at the same time, it wasn’t like all the travel was easy. Throughout those first weeks, I was really questioning myself: Can I make it? Does this even make sense? I felt like I should be having the best time of my life, but in reality, I […]

A few weeks in Finally showered. Yeah, you read that right — first 15 days, just streams, no real accommodation, no shower. And now… bliss. Staying in a motel, feeling surprisingly happy about it. Also, here’s my 4 day resupply for the next stretch. I was aiming for around 4000kcal per day at that time. […]

Pre-story Where do I even begin? Honestly, I’m not entirely sure. The PCT has been on my mind since 2017, back when I was living in Canada. 9 years ago. Time flies, doesn’t it? But maybe that’s exactly the point — making those years count, making sure they pass in a way you actually use […]