So I’m Hiking the PCT

I’m scared. I’m not exactly of what but sure but I feel fear now like I’ve never felt before in my life. At the moment I’m sitting on a plane flying thousands of kilometres away from my life, everyone and everything i know to begin an adventure that will take me 4200 Kms by foot. I’m afraid of failing, even though I’m not sure I know precisely what success would be. I’m afraid I’ve already failed myself by squandering my chance to better prepare. I’m afraid of what I’ll learn and what I’ll find walking, alone over the next few months. I’ve never doubted myself like this before.

At the same time none of this feels real. I still feel like I’ll wake up in my bed tomorrow. Next to my girlfriend and my dog begging me for breakfast. I’ll shower, put on my uniform and look proudly at myself in the mirror… my whole life now placed on pause or carrying on without me while I’ll be out here… walking.

Welcome to my PCT blog. I promise it won’t be as depressing as the last paragraph but i won’t promise that it won’t include some occasional TMI. God only knows what my unoccupied mind will come up with left alone without technology or humanity to occupy its time.

On Sunday April 8th, 2018 I will be dropped of at the Mexican Border and I will walk north. Should I traverse the 4200 kms of the PCT I will arrive at Manning provincial park sometime in September. I have been preparing for this journey for the last 2 years. I’ve spent entirely too much time reading gear reviews, trail reports, blogs, vlogs and anything else PCT related I could get my hands on. I’m excited to start this journey and experience what ever adventure may come.

I hope you enjoy reading about me living another day in paradise.