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Tag 139: After killing some time at KFC and McDonald's, I take the Greyhound to Portland at 12:05. I thought I could go straight through, but the bus actually gets changed in...

Tag 134: Initially, I planned to take the 1 PM shuttle back to the trail. However, since there is no WiFi and nothing else to do, I decide to take the 8 AM shuttle and take it...

Tag 123: Today, I start at 6 a.m. as planned. The past few days, I've been taking my time packing and it ended up being somewhere between 6:15 and 6:30. That's what happens when...

Tag 112: Today is a good day. We make good progress and there are great views of Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood. We cover 32.2 miles, which is Warrior's longest distance on the...

Tag 100: Since the hotel room could be darkened very well, I slept incredibly well for a long time and feel almost refreshed for the first time in a long time. After breakfast...

Tag 90: Since the laundromat was closed yesterday due to the holiday, we have to do laundry today. So I wake up at 6:45 to start the machine at 7 o'clock sharp. It's only a...

Tag 81: Last night I probably had the best sleep on the trail so far. It could also be due to the THC gummy bear that I got from Ninja. Marijuana is legalized in California...

Day 68: Last night, I slept very well. Unfortunately, we have to leave for breakfast at 7 am, otherwise I would have definitely slept longer. We're going to Ihop, a breakfast...

Day 59: This zero day was definitely characterized by overeating. At breakfast at Nicely's, I can't finish my plate for the first time on the trail, even though I chose a...

Day 48: Today, we are once again limited by a pass. After completing the 7.5-mile detour over Kearsage Pass and returning to the PCT, we can only hike another 1.5 miles before...

Tag 41: Last night I was woken up by a coyote howling nearby. I took the opportunity to inflate my air mattress, but then realized it wasn't necessary. The new air mattress...

Tag 34: After the Chinese food last night, we watched a movie at the hotel and then went to bed. This morning, after breakfast at 7:00, we returned to the trail. The trail...

Day 24: We get up early because we want to have a small breakfast in a cafe before getting back on the trail. On the way, we see a coyote running through the streets. In the...

The ONE Bridge

Day 12: We are back on Highway 74 at 07:30 and head into the San Jacinto Mountains. The trail initially goes uphill and I make good progress. It goes through small canyons until...

Day 6: We start on the trail after the shuttle brings us back to Scissors Crossing at 7. The weather today is significantly worse and it has cooled down a lot, which is very...

Day 4: I wake up at 04:30. I slept very well and since I can't fall back asleep, I decide to pack up and start hiking. I walk under the stars as the horizon slowly turns...

Legend drops me off on the road that leads to the spot where I was picked up yesterday. I walk down the road for about a mile and get back on the trail. With my headlamp on, I...

Day 0: The evening in CLEEF was exactly what I needed. Legend, a former thru-hiker, is building a hiker hostel here, which opened five days ago, and every evening he treats the...

I'm sitting at the gate at Frankfurt Airport. With a layover in Toronto, I'm heading to San Diego. I would have expected to be excited by now, but I'm still not feeling it....

"... if everything goes as planned." I have said this sentence to my friends and family so many times in the last few years that they probably can't hear it anymore. I almost...