Mt. Tamalpais (11/13/21)
Race Length: Half Marathon (13.1 miles) Location: Stinson Beach/ Mt. Tamalpais State Park Finish Time: 2 hours, 7 minutes Place: 9th overall/131 participants After sleeping on my friend Arthur's couch…
Napa (10/23/21)
Race length: 10.7 miles Race Location: Bothe-Napa Valley State Park, Saint Helena, CA Finish time: 1 hour, 33 minutes, 5 seconds Place: 3rd overall/83 participants At age 28, this marks…
PCT Day 62: The End (9/2)
Today’s Miles: 16 Total Miles: 1,048 It’s something like 16 miles into Red’s Meadow Resort and the morning is absolutely gorgeous. I walk a ridge that gives a birds-eye view…
PCT Day 61: Tuolumne Meadows + Lyell Canyon (9/1)
Today’s Miles: 24 Total Miles: 1,032 Due to where I chose to camp last night, I have to make a short but unfortunate wade through the Tuolumne River to get…
PCT Day 60: 1,000 Miles (8/31)
Today’s Miles: 19 Total Miles: 1,008 It’s 7am and I’ve been hiking for about 20 minutes when I run into a group of 3 hikers heading north. They are PCT…
PCT Day 59: Climbing in the Sierra (8/30)
Today’s Miles: 17 Total Miles: 989 First thing in the morning and the trail climbs up and up. I pass by two hikers, Roadrunner and Calves, who look at me…
PCT Day 58: Entering Yosemite National Park (8/29)
Today’s Miles: 20 Total Miles: 972 I wake up with my sleeping bag cinched over my head. The temperature was cool last night and a good reminder that we are…
PCT Day 57: Sonora Pass (8/28)
Today’s Miles: 14 Total Miles: 952 Around 2 am last night, I woke up at Steve’s house to the sound of a dog barking. I peered out my window and…
Day 56: Crossing State Borders, Hopping Off Trail, and What Now? (8/18-8/27)
8/18- Today’s Miles: 8 Total trip miles: 938 In the morning, I pass a sign that says “State Border” and has an arrow pointing one way to California, and another…
Day 55: Caldor Fire (8/17)
Today’s Miles: 21 Total trip miles: 930 Last night as I was heading into my tent, two bike packers arrived at the campground. They were the only other people around…