On the trail!! Got started from the monument at mile zero at 6:00 am. My parents and girlfriend Maddy all dropped me off, which made me feel very loved and supported (if slightly anxious by osmosis). It was a perfect day for it – foggy and cool in the early morning, just enough sun to…

Today’s the day! Man, that came fast, it’s been triage of one to do list after another for the last month. Now all I’ve got left is eat my Starbucks breakfast burrito and sit in the back seat as my parents drive us towards the sunrise. Looking forward to the simplicity of a todo list…

I’m two days away from heading out on the PCT, and it doesn’t feel real. Sure I moved out of my place in DC, the city where I lived for the last six years. Sure I went to REI a half dozen times and made a whole gear spreadsheet despite my aversion to planning. And…