Day 32 – 36 Agua Dulce to Hiker Town
Day 32 12.04.18 zero Making the most of my second zero I slept in till 7:30am, got up and hobbled on sore arches to the guesthouse and made a delicious breakfast of fresh fruit and yogurt. After chatting with hikers Pirate and Bones I ended up banishing myself to my tent to get the last […]
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Day 26 – 31 Wrightwood to Agua Dulce
Day 25 05.04.18 Continued Arriving at our trail angels place, Diana welcomed us to her home, lent us clothes to wear while we did our laundry, let us have hot showers and then cooked us the most amazing meal. A spread of salad, pasta and freshly baked bread followed by ice cream had us all […]
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Days 18 – 25 Big Bear to Wrightwood
Day 18 29.03.18 0 Miles / 0km The group of us started our morning at the Teddy Bear restaurant for the famous $6 Hiker Breakfast. I finally got to try a side of biscuit and gravy though even after eating it I’m still not sure what it is…some sort of bread with a thick sauce? […]
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Days 12-17 Idyllwild to Big Bear
Day 12 23.03.18 12 Miles / 20km Today was amazing. Kyle decided to stay in Idyllwild an extra day to catch up on some work while the rest of us head off to summit Mount San Jacinto as a side trail from the PCT. Microspikes are now required due to the snow storm we’d just […]
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Days 5 – 11 Mount Laguna to Idyllwild
Day 5 16.03.18 25 Miles / 40km After waking in the comfort of a cabin in Mount Laguna we packed our bags, ate some noodles we found in the Hiker box (boxes where hikers put leftover resupply food, free to good home) for breakfast and jumped in the car with storeowner Tom. He gave us […]
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Days 0 – 4 Campo to Mount Laguna
Day 0 – So here it is, after 5 months of planning and almost 24hrs of travel I arrived at the Ocean Beach Hostel in California to prepare for my days prior to the Pacific Crest Trail. Here I met my first PCT hikers, who happened to be in my room, Patrick and Kyle. Kyle […]
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FAQs – You’re hiking the Pacific Crest Trail?! While I prepare to jump on a plane with less than 10kg of gear in my bag, everyone is left wondering HOW I’m going to survive living in the wilderness for the next 6 months. The common questions I get when people learn about the PCT include: […]
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Diving The Great Barrier Reef, QLD
After years of wanting to see the Great Barrier Reef I finally booked myself a 5 day trip over the Christmas break. In preparation of my upcoming solo hike across the USA I opted to go alone to give this whole “me time” a whirl. Day 1 Early Boxing day I jumped on a 6am flight to […]
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NYE – 5 Days Hiking in Kosciuszko National Park
Me: “Hey Greg, you free the first week of Jan?” Greg: “Yep” Me: “Sweet, wanna go hike for 5 days in Kosciuszko National Park?” Greg: “Yeah sounds good” And just like that, I had an epic start to 2018. The point of the trip was to take it easy, slow down, enjoy camp life and […]
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I’m Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail!
“If your goals don’t scare you then you aren’t dreaming big enough” – Unknown Saturday 23rd September 2017: Desire. I’m thirsty for my next adventure. I’m on the hunt for my next ambitious goal, the next crazy idea, the next impossible project. I need something to devote myself to, to train for, to explore for, […]
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