Hello from Seattle! Tomorrow, I’ll be taking my first steps to begin the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,600 mile hiking path from Canada to Mexico. I’ll be navigating the mountainous interiors of Washington, Oregon and California Southbound (SOBO), expecting to finish in late November. Five years ago, I wrote something similar as I embarked on […]

First thoughts on PCT thru hiking, encompassing the 110 miles of the journey’s start in the North Cascades.

Part 2 of the Pacific Crest Trail resumes on a bus bound out of Stehekin for a 110 mile stretch into Steven’s Pass. I had mixed feelings getting off that bus to begin part 2 of the trail. The barest bit of civilization that was Stehekin exerted a powerful gravity. I opted to enjoy a […]

Part 3 of the PCT resumes at Lodge Lake outside of Snoqualmie Pass gathering resolve for a determined push to Oregon. Leaving Lodge Lake started out great, with a cool crew coalescing around me. It was an optimistic start to a week that would bring me down low to a thru-hiking nadir! That first day […]

Scavenger walks into Oregon, dodges burns, and meets the Sunshine Squad

In which Scavenger takes a detour off trail through the US healthcare system.

Read the last dispatch from Scav on the PCT as fires close the trail in front of him.