The Pacific Crest Trail - What is it?
To sum it up nicely, The Pacific Crest Trail is a 2,650 mile continuous foot path that runs from Campo, CA (the border of Mexico and CA) to Manning Park, British Columbia. It passes through California, Oregon, Washington, to the Canadian border.
It climbs 60 major mountain passes...
Descends into 19 major canyons....
Ambles past more than 1,000 lakes and tarns...
Traverses 3 national monuments...
7 national parks...
24 national forests...
& 33 mandated wildernesses...''
WHAT A MOUTHFUL!!!
Every year a few hundred people attempt to thru hike the PCT. If you aren't familiar, ''thru hiking'' is when one hikes a long distance trail from beginning to end. Which is exactly what Michael and I plan to do for the next five months.
So, you may be asking yourself what is the PCT to Michael and I? To be honest, neither of us know quite yet. We have been tediously planning this trip for the past 7 months (we'll get into more depth about that later...) buying gear, saving for trip expenses, spending hours day dreaming of life on the trail, and yet, we wont know how the trail effects us until we're out there.
It always gives me a good chuckle when people ask why on earth would we want to hike everyday for five months? Deprive ourselves of creature comforts, by choice!? What these people don't take into consideration is that it's so much more than ''just hiking.'' This trip will change us both in ways we can't yet understand. I have a few expectations of course, ... spiritual growth, mental/physical discipline, adventure, meeting life long friends, etc. But I am at peace in knowing that the PCT will throw things at me that I can not predict.
Michael and I are fit, young, and full of life. We're eager to see what trail life has to hold for us, and we hope you enjoy following along for the ride!
-Felecia
-Felecia
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