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It’s time to update! A lot has happened since my last post. The most important of all is the ending of the financial goal! Due to a 48-60 hour work week as a teacher’s assistant/custodian I have met my goal in a measly five weeks. Granted this is largely due to benefits derived from very supportive parents, but enough with the details. This means I get to move on to phase two of my PCT preparation: workout a crap ton. That’s right I am no longer working 12 hour days and will make exercise a large focus of my day. I’ll admit this is partly due to my starting this journey with Team Broad Adventure (aka Kara and Liddell). They in all their craziness have decided that the best way to bridge a gap between a 1,800 mile paddling trip and a 2,600 mile hiking trip is a 2,000 mile bicycle trip. Thus if don’t want my posterior handed to me on a silver platter I need to get my ass in shape. 

On other fronts my Canada and PCT through hiker permits went through without a hitch. Which in all honesty is not really impressive…at all, but who’s counting. The plane ticket to San Diego is purchased, so April 25^th the adventure begins. Lastly I purchased around $700 worth of gear to make me trail ready! This purchase may or may not include $110 worth of socks. Yes for all those who are surprised, you go though a few socks hiking vast quantities of miles. 

Well boys and girls that is all I have for now. My next post will be when I have something worthwhile to say.

Party on Wane

Well here I go…I guess normally a first blog post should be filled with high emotional excitement, grand ideas of what to expect, or preferably lasers flashing across the screen. The matter of fact truth is I decided I was doing this trip back in late October, I just felt a little silly telling the world about my trip six months before embarking (three is obviously a better number). The main reason I am starting it now is because of two reasons: A) Last month I finally landed a job that provided me the income I need to finance this trip (woot!) and B) I just put my paperwork in the mail for my through hikers permit for the PCT/entry in to Canada form. The ladder of these two reasons made this trip seem official to me.

Before I go any further I may need to bring some people up to speed about what this blog is all about. To start, last October I was having a grand ol’ time working Outdoor School with some amazing people. During that time a good friend of mine (Kara) Stated, “I am going to hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from Mexico to Canada this year.” I promptly mentioned that I had always wanted to do that through hike and she then proceeded to respond with, “Why don’t you join me.” Which to me seemed like a persuasive enough argument, so here I am. 

My first day on trail will be sometime late April and I’ll be finished late September to October. Until then I will be working, snowboarding, and maybe throw in some sleep if I can squeeze it in there. If anything of note happens between now and then I will post it on here…but chances are I won’t have much to say until the trip because when all you do is work, your life seems a little less exciting for some reason. 

Until next time where I have more movie quotes for headlines, and riveting news to inspire you. If you are still wondering about Caboose, that is my Outdoor School name.