peeps of the PCT: John, general store owner
The owner of Laguna Mountain Lodge & Store gives us good rules to live by: lighten up and be nice.
audio narrative: Walk in the Time of Coronavirus
As we enter a new phase of the pandemic – and Blissful recovers – let’s look back to the beginning.
peeps of the PCT: Benita, Idyllwild Innkeeper
Historic Silver Pines Lodge has seen its share of “Hiker Trash,” but the innkeeper says it’s enriching.
peeps of the PCT: Bob, Hiker Town
It’s a long 18-mile stretch in desert to Hiker Town, one of the oddest places I slept along the PCT.
peeps of the PCT: Casey, Sonora Pass Resupply
Casey Cox started his company after waiting, cold and hungry, his thumb out for a ride that never came.
TA audio narrative: hitting a wall
We suffer thru-hiking for the transcendent, and appreciate it more because of our suffering.
peeps of the PCT: Joshua, fire manager
I met Joshua on Flat Iron Ridge in Lassen National Park building a fire break with hand tools.
peeps of the PCT: Heart Fire, tent maker
The need for a lighter tent that wasn’t a “coffin” led Judy Gross to design and make her own.
peeps of the PCT: ‘flippers’
It takes courage to change directions mid-stream.
peeps of the PCT: Milk Jug
He was the youngest solo thru-hiker on the PCT, but still couldn’t finish the pancakes.
