For the last month, the global and local situation with regards to COVID-19 has changed almost daily. It’s the new normal and it looks like we have all gotten used…

Thanks to everyone who reached out to see how my hiking plans have been affected by COVID-19. These are definitely challenging times for all of us, and I consider myself…

It seems fitting here to add a few quotes of Henry David Thoreau, a writer who believed in simple life surrounded by nature. I went to the woods because I…

Great pictures of the PCT’s Oregon section can be found on this trip report website. Can’t wait to send you my own pictures!

For you weather geeks, here is a link to the snow conditions in the Sierra Nevada. A much-discussed topic among thru-hikers, the snow depth and snowmelt usually has a pretty…

People have asked, and will continue to ask, why I am hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. That is a difficult question to answer, and most hikers claim that ultimate clarity…