A Day of Detours
5:53 AM
Time to head out.
I talk to more and more people who
Pacific Crest Trail
A long north–south line across the western United States, walked southbound from Canada toward Mexico. Deserts, high mountains, forests, heat, snow, and long stretches of nothing in between. The Pacific Crest Trail is as much about scale and continuity as it is about walking.
Slow Steps in the Heat
8:08 AM
Here we go — heading up Woody Pass. I slept, but not in
One Border, Another Beginning
6:23 AM
I was awake again at five. Slowly, a rhythm is forming. At
Back in My Element
7:07 AM
I was already awake at 5:00. Did a bit of work
Small Resets
8:17 AM
Breakfast at a bakery: a burrito and a caprese sandwich, with half
Kindness at the End of the Road
8:18 AM
The night was damp and muggy, and without a quilt it was
Back to Zero
7:12 AM
I think I actually slept. Suddenly I wake up at 2:00
When the Sun Finally Drops
7:18 AM
I’m up again at 6. A quick shower, then walking to
Breakfast in a Different Decade
It feels like I’ve stepped into an old movie. Big, rattling pickup trucks, wooden
Between Asphalt and Forest
1:01 PM
I still can’t quite find my rhythm. It feels lonely here.
An Acclimatization Day
Today is an acclimatization day. The time difference hits me harder than expected — I honestly
Time Going Backwards
3:45 PM
We’re not flying very high — about 1,830 meters. I see