In 2019, I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) and in 2022, I thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). I wrote summary posts for both of those hikes and I thought it might be interesting to do a post comparing my experiences on both trails.
Subjects: Appalachian Trail, Hiking, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
I created a spreadsheet to track any long-distance hike. Here’s what it can do and how you can use it for your own hikes for free.
Subjects: Appalachian Trail, Hiking, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
In 2022, I thru-hiked the PCT. Here is a summary of my hike and expenses, with lots of statistics and charts.
Subjects: Hiking, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
Introduction
Let me start by saying I am NOT an expert on satellite communication or personal location devices. I’m just a hiker who wanted to know what device was best for my PCT thru-hike and went down the rabbit hole of research (Google, YouTube, FB hiking groups) to find out. What I found was that there are many reviews of specific devices and some comparison reviews … [ Read more ]
Subjects: Appalachian Trail, Hiking, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
Planning to thru-hike or section hike the PCT? I hope you will find this collection of Pacific Crest Trail resources useful for preparing. Please note that I am mostly including only PCT-related links here but I also have a more general long-distance hiking resources page as well that you should definitely check out. If you are also interested in someday hiking … [ Read more ]
Subjects: Hiking, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
Interested in long-distance hiking or thru-hiking? Here’s a useful collection of online resources to help you prepare. Most were originally in my collection of Appalachian Trail thru-hiking resources but since I have now added a Pacific Crest Trail resources page as well, I decided to separate out the resources that are useful to long-distance hiking, regardless of the trail.
NOTE: All links will … [ Read more ]
Subjects: Appalachian Trail, Hiking, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
