It started with a dream and became a reality...

Leapfrog (Will Babb) and I each had the idea to hike the PCT years back. Around 2018 we realized that we both had the same dream and both hike pretty fast. Fast forward 3 years and here we are living the dream. On May 11th we started north from the US-Mexico boarder at Campo, California and began walking to Canada. This is our story.

Ambitious

2,653 miles in 128 days, averaging 20 miles a day.  Snow in the Sierra might slow me down, a lack of water in the Mojave might make me reconsider but I'm gonna go for it.
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Follow Along

Updates from the trail are tough but I'll try to keep you all in the loop.  Checkout the map below for our approximate location and I'll also post blogs for each section here.  For weekly updates subscribe to my email list below.

Weekly Updates:

My Stories

California
Preparation
Mile -10 to 0
I Just Want to Get Started
​Campo to Warner Springs
Mile 0 to 109.5
​Time to Get Walking
Warner Springs to I-10 ​
Mile 109.5 to 209.5
The First Bit of Good Stuff
I-10 to Cajon Pass
Mile 209.5 to 342
​The Hike to Cajon Pass
Cajon Pass to Acton
Mile 342 to 444
The Climb Out of Cajon
Acton to Tehachapi Pass
Mile 444 to 566.5
Windmills of Death
Tehachapi to Kennedy Meadows
Mile 566.5 to 702
The South Sierra
Kennedy Meadows to VVR
Mile 702 to 878
VVR to Tuolumne Meadow
Mile 878 to 942.5
Tuolumne Meadow to Echo Lake
Mile 942.5 to 1092
Echo Lake to Sierra City
Mile 1092 to 1195
Sierra City to Belden
Mile 1195 to 1287
Belden to Burney Falls State Park
Mile 1287 to 1419
Over Halfway
Burney Falls to Highway 5
Mile 1419 to 1501
Highway 5 to Etna Summit
Mile 1501 to 1600
Etna Summit to I-5 Near Ashland
Mile 1600 to 1719

Oregon
Ashland, OR to Fish Lake
Mile 1719 to 1773
Fish Lake to Cascade Crest
Mile 1773 to 1848
Cascade Crest to Willamette Pass
Mile 1848 to 1908
Willamette Pass to McKenzie Pass
Mile 1908 to 1984
McKenzie Pass to Barlow Pass
Mile 1984 to 2092
Barlow Pass to Cascade Locks
Mile 2092 to 2147

Washington
Cascade Locks to White Pass
Mile 2147 to 2295
White Pass to Snoqualmie Pass
Mile 2295 to 2393
Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass
Mile 2393 to 2464
Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass
Mile 2464 to 2591
Rainy Pass to Manning Park, B.C.
Mile 2591 to 2653+
The Aftermath
What It Meant

Our Photos

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Experience our journey

The best way to experience this trip is to see it as we go.  I'll try to get my favorite photos up here after each section, but if you want to keep up minute by minute check me out on Instagram

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