I went to MEC in Ottawa yes­ter­day and made my first few gear pur­chases; the most impor­tant pieces actu­ally, my pack and sleep­ing bag. Orig­i­nally, I was look­ing at the MEC brand Ibex 80, but they were out, so I ended up with the Gre­gory Pal­isade, a 91L expe­di­tion pack for $255. The reviews at Back­pack Gear Test seemed […]

Hello. This site is a chron­i­cle of plan­ning for a thru-​hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. Hope­fully, as the time between plan­ning and actu­ally hik­ing the trail pro­gresses, this site will become use­ful to more peo­ple than myself. If you are also new to the PCT, I rec­om­mend join­ing the email list­serv imme­di­ately. Right now I’m in a link-​gathering […]