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A Season on the Pacific Crest Trail

Greetings, I'm Adam! This is just a simple space to document my 2019 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike. I'll be sharing some pre-hike and post-hike thoughts as well. Thanks for taking the time to visit!

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Month: January 2019

Lone Star Trail Day 5

1/19/2019, Saturday Apologies for taking a while to get this post out, but day 5 on the Lone Star Trail was arguably one of the most physically and mentally taxing days in recent memory. But now - two days later and writing from the comfort of my apartment - I am generally recovered and composed … Continue reading Lone Star Trail Day 5 →

Adam Dirks Uncategorized 6 Comments January 21, 2019January 23, 2019 4 Minutes

Lone Star Trail Day 4

1/18/2019, Friday Day 4 is done! Another 18 mile day, although tonight we're sleeping luxuriously in a little cabin in the town of Coldspring. The day began with, as is no surprise to anyone, mud. And no small amount either. We had muddy conditions for the first 6 miles or so. The air was heavy … Continue reading Lone Star Trail Day 4 →

Adam Dirks Uncategorized 3 Comments January 19, 2019January 23, 2019 1 Minute

Lone Star Trail Day 3

1/17/2019, Thursday Day 3 finished, unfortunately you won't see this one or day 2 until Friday evening (1/18/2018) since cell service had been non existent. Today was definitely the hardest day, despite having overall easier terrain. We traded the mud for walking on the road which was nice. At first. The blister I formed yesterday … Continue reading Lone Star Trail Day 3 →

Adam Dirks Uncategorized Leave a comment January 19, 2019January 23, 2019 1 Minute

Lone Star Trail Day 2

1/16/2019, Wednesday After 18 miles, we've finished day 2 of our Lone Star trail hike. I'm currently writing this as a steady rain falls and daddy-long-legs crawl over the mesh of my tent. Note that I probably won't be able to upload this until Friday when we come to a town. Starting the day early, … Continue reading Lone Star Trail Day 2 →

Adam Dirks Uncategorized 2 Comments January 19, 2019January 23, 2019 1 Minute

Lone Star Trail Day 1

1/15/2019, Tuesday Day 1 of the Lone Star Trail is done! And so begins my first on trail blog post. So bear with me as I am very tired and this is my first time doing this. Currently sitting in my tent, eating corn nuts and oreos for dinner and then I'll hit the sack … Continue reading Lone Star Trail Day 1 →

Adam Dirks Uncategorized 3 Comments January 16, 2019January 23, 2019 1 Minute

Discussion: Pre-Hike Questions

I've gotten a lot of questions about my upcoming hike of the PCT so I'd like to address a few of them here.

Adam Dirks Discussion 1 Comment January 12, 2019March 25, 2019 7 Minutes

Training: Lone Star Hiking Trail

Introduction to my upcoming training hike of the Lone Star Hiking Trail.

Adam Dirks Training Leave a comment January 7, 2019January 9, 2019 2 Minutes

Gear Talk: Big Three

Herein I bore most of you to tears with a discussion on some of the gear I'll be bringing on the PCT.

Adam Dirks Gear Leave a comment January 2, 2019January 12, 2019 8 Minutes

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