Feeling homesick on the PCT doesn't mean that i'm missing home. It's the transition from my old life to trail life.

I've never hiked in the desert before. I've never hiked in the heat. So many things I didn't know!

The Sierra Nevada Mountains have been incredible. Sleeping surrounded by giant mountains and taking on the passes everyday was rewarding.

Sleeping in a tent has not got easier nor has hiking big miles everyday with continued weight loss.

Arriving at Kennedy Meadows, preparing to enter the Sierra Nevada Mountains and ascent of Mount Whitney

A month on trail with new friends and feeling strange transitioning into my new life.

Southern California desert for 700 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail

Idyllwild to Big Bear city. 100 on the PCT including a mountain summit.

150 miles and 8 days on trail, the journey so far

Diary of a hiker in training: Hello my name is Emily