Desert Challenges
June 7th, 2018 We’ve learned that a Pacific Crest Trail thruhike isn’t always a walk through paradise. Here is a collection of some of the not-so-glamorous aspects from our first 650 miles. Desert edition.
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PCT Power Strategy
There are lots of items that require power on the PCT these days. The biggest one is a cell phone, which most people use as their primary navigation assistant and as their camera. Other items include head lamps and watches.…
Chili with Noodles
Ingredients (Serves 2 People): Before the Trail: Dehydrating: Dehydrate your favorite cooked chili at 135°F until it is crispy (~8+ hours, flipping once). See below for our favorite vegan chili recipe. Assembly: Combine macaroni noodles and dehydrated chili in a…
Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL2
We used the Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL2 tent on our Pacific Crest Trail thruhike in 2018. Specs: Tent & Fly: Packed weight: 2 lbs 8 oz (tent, fly, stuff bags) Trail weight: 2 lb 3 oz Type: double wall,…
Harzer Hexenstieg – PCT Reunion
The Harzer Hexenstieg (Harz Mountains Witches Trail, in English), is an approximately 100 km (62 mile) trail that runs through the Harz Mountains, a low mountain range in northern Germany. The trail starts (or ends) in Osterode am Harz on…
Coconut Cashew Curry
This dish, with sweet coconut flavors accenting a strong curry base, can be made as either a heavy stew or a light soup by varying the amount of water according to your preference or mood.
PCT Gear
When in doubt, leave it out… Nearly everybody who sets out to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail puts a lot of thought into the gear that they’ll rely on. We were no different. Below is a list of the gear…
PCT 2018 Resupply Strategy
There are many different approaches to resupply on the PCT. We eat a vegan diet and love to cook, so we decided to buy/prepare all of our food ahead of time and have family/friends mail it to us from the…
Modified John Muir Trail (JMT)
The red line is the route we walked in 2015. The orange lines show alternate wilderness entry/resupply points. Interested in doing the John Muir Trail (JMT), but the permits are sold out? That happened to us, so we just moved…
