Sorry this won't be a long blog, I've had minimal service and low battery. But here are some teaser photos and the title is what I'll be blogging about as soon as I'm able to put more down.

  Ok, so it's more like a week, but time is flying out here! The days have already started to blend together. I keep meeting awesome people. So many I won't see again because I'm taking it easy in the beginning. So easy that I have only planned hiking 8 miles a day for the … Continue reading A Few Days Later… →

The first 3 days have been amazing. There has been So much that has happened already I have to sum it up otherwise this post would last for hours! My personal journal is already long and I'm leaving out stuff and forgetting things. Also, I'm fairly certain I will jump around in my timeline, so … Continue reading There Is Too Much, Let Me Sum Up… →

No words. Just Look at this. And yes... the actual wall!

  Or more precisely 150 days. These are the before and after pics of my trail mix.  I vacuum packed most of it, and some I put in gallon zip locks to keep from crushing it. I hand mixed around 30 kinds so, hopefully, I will not get bored with it. We'll see. Heh!  As … Continue reading Trail Mix for Days… →

So the train ride is pretty cool! Got some much needed rest. My last minutes before leaving for the train I was really antsy. Pacing at Mel and Kevs house before the car arrived. The night before we went over any questions on my re-supply packages, had a little pizza and tried to get some … Continue reading Choo! Chooo! →

So no, I can't have my Cake and eat it too.  I can't stay and be with my friends and family, and still go on a 5 month hike.  Unless they all came with; that'd be interesting!  I can't live my dream without saying goodbye first.  But I can have a party with my Cake … Continue reading I can’t have my Cake and eat it too… (part 2) →

Last night, Wednesday March 29th,  was my last shift at work, until I get back from the PCT.  Thanks for all who came out, even if you didn't know it was my last shift!  (You know who you are!)  That's 6+ months without working.  It still hasn't hit me.  I mean, I'll still be stopping … Continue reading I can’t have my Cake and eat it too… (part 1) →

2650 Miles.  250+ pages of contour maps, 8 1/2 x 11, double sided.  125+ perforated guide book pages, double sided.  100+ possible stops; towns, campsites, inns, villages, etc..  27 scheduled re-supply deliveries.  Numerous un-scheduled re-supply deliveries expected.  There is no Crow!  He does not fly Straight! The last two days I've spent putting my maps … Continue reading As the Crow Flies →