posted by Claire on Sep 7
I’ve gotten a lot of questions regarding the second half of our adventure, the section through British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska. Sadly, due to lack of funds, injury, and the other priorities in our lives, the PCRExp will end at Manning Park, just over the Canadian border. While the rugged terrain there calls to me, I think I have a lot more learning to do about backcountry travel and mountaineering before I tackle a long hike there (especially alone). For all of you who knew we were biting off more than we could chew, you can have a couple good I-told-you-sos, privately or to my face, whichever you like!
Instead, I’m contemplating hiking the Continental Divide Trail, which hugs the continental Divide for somewhere between 2300 and 2600 miles. The CDT is much less well established than the PCT. Many miles of the trail are not even complete, making a CDT through hike a trail and route-finding challenge. The CDT is more remote, more rugged, and has worse weather. All in all, it sounds right up my alley.
Nothing is set in stone, but I think I have caught the long-distance hiking bug. There is no known cure, I’m told, and it only gets worse as the years go by.
I’m almost done with the PCT (4 days left). I’m liking it so much, I decided not to stop. The plan is to walk south from Canada through Washinton for a bit, until I get sick of it. I’ll still be updating this page and posting my SPOT locations. I’ll also put up my pictures (finally!) . So, don’t change that dial and thanks for following me all this way.
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