
Howdy fellow trekkers! My name is Anna (trail name Spooky) and my favorite activity is sleeping. I hiked the first 1,200 miles of the PCT in the summer of 2018 and will be finishing the trail summer 2019.
Posts
Finding Purpose in the Sierra Nevada
Miles walked: 1,153, but I’m not currently on trail. Read on to find out why. I guess this is a more personal post about my Sierra experience than
Discouragement, Sweeping Landscapes, and the Sierra
Miles walked: 1,060 Audio: The sweet sounds of the Sierra, since both my portable chargers died and I needed my phone for the GPS. Whoops! Hearing
Out of the Frying Pan, Into the… Freezer?
Miles walked: 700 Audio: see below I’m way sorry that I’ve been MIA for so long. I had reliable internet in Tehachapi (mile 566), but had no
The Power of Harry Potter, Naps and Nutella
Miles walked: 454 Audio: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
Altitude Sickness, Australian Rap, and Trail Families
Miles walked: 265 Audio: The rest of "Blood Red Road" by Moira Young, "Alexander Hamilton" biography by Henry Jones Ford, various music (see links
In Which I Focus on the Little Things (plus some big cows)
Miles walked: 150 Audio: The rest of Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, the beginning of Blood Red Road by Moira Young, SYML, Rooney, Sleeping at
It Begins…
Miles walked: 42 Audio: the first half of the novel Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Wow. I can’t believe that I’m actually here, on the Pacific
T-73 Days: How I’m Mentally Prepping
T-73 days. Physical prep is basically nonexistent, but mental preparation is coming great. Junk food is just so much more delicious and easy than
T-100 Days: Physical Preparation For The PCT
In exactly 100 days I begin my adventure. I’m aware that there is nothing I can do to truly prepare my body or mind for the intense and rigorous
Why I’m Hiking
I’m a college freshman. I have a full-color map of the Pacific Crest Trail right next to my dorm room door, which I tap on the way out to classes