10 Clues That Your Husband Was A Thru – Hiker.

by Molly O'Rourke, posted in Favorites, Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike

My husband was a thru-hiker. Here are some of the habits that I assume he picked up on the trail.

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1. He drinks the dish water from the pot, even when car camping with a potable water source. This is not my favorite.

#PCT

2. He puts on his “camp socks” for sleeping and insists that everyone in the family do the same.

He also has sleeping socks at home as well.

3. He makes a solid argument that floor-less tarp tents are better than traditional tents for avoiding rodents.

He argues that while they may not keep rodents out, a tarp tent at least doesn’t keep rodents in. I can’t really argue with that I guess.

#PCT

4. He can wear gators pretty much anytime and has gators for any occasion.

#PCT

5. He doesn’t understand why people exercise when they should just thru hike.

“They should go outside.”

Notice the switchbacks. #PCT

6. He wears layers all the time, even to go the grocery store.

He adds layers and takes off layers constantly. The sun is shining and a layer comes off. The sun is behind a cloud and a layer goes on. Our kids do this as well and it is exhausting.

#PCT

7. He anticipates river crossing, even on day hikes.

He sometimes crosses rivers that we don’t even need to cross or at least he talks about how to cross rivers that we don’t need to cross.

8. He keeps his things in tiny bags and boxes. Seriously, he has endless tiny bags.

#PCT Kennedy Meadows

9. Pack weight is a constant concern, even on grade school field trips.

#PCT

10. He doesn’t know the day of the week, time of day, or federal holidays but he can tell you how to find the nearest mountain pass.

Thru Hiker For the Win.

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10 Clues that your husband may have been a Thru – Hiker.

by Molly O'Rourke, posted in Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike

1. He drinks the dish water from the pot, even when car camping with a potable water source.

#PCT

2. He puts on his “camp socks” for sleeping and insists that everyone in the family do the same.

#PCT

3. He makes a solid argument that floor-less tarp tents keep rodents OUT.

#PCT

4. He wears gators pretty much anytime. He has gators in various styles and heights.

#PCT

5. He doesn’t understand why people exercise. “They should just go outside.”

Notice the switchbacks. #PCT

6. He wears layers all the time, even to go the grocery store. He adds layers and takes off layers constantly.

#PCT

7. He anticipates river crossing, even on day hikes.

8. He keeps his things in tiny bags and boxes.

#PCT Kennedy Meadows

9. He is constantly concerned with pack weight, even on grade school field trips.

#PCT

10. He doesn’t know the day of the week, time of day, or federal holidays but he can tell you how to find the nearest mountain pass.

PCT Thru Hike: Welcome to Kennedy Meadows.

by Molly O'Rourke, posted in Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike

By this time, the rhythm of the trail may be felt. They wake up in the mornings, slow moving, yet excited, hungry, sometimes cold and wet. The group scatters during the day as natural differences in pace dictate. Hikers are left to their own thoughts and to hike their own hikes. At night they come back together to swap stories, laughs, and for general camaraderie. Life is good at Kennedy Meadows.

Mile 697: Kennedy Meadows General Store.

Packs are often re-organized here. Heavier clothes, an ice axe, and crampons may be added. Northbound from here, the trail has more water, more shade, and more breath taking views.

Just outside Kennedy Meadows. CD fell off of the trail after taking this picture – he tore his pack. #PCT

Mile 760.5: Upper Crab Tree Meadows

At the base of Mt. Whitney, CD admits feeling short on sleep.

He wrote: “It’s 9:00 – hiker midnight“. “I can only hope that everyone in the world gets to experience this much magic and beauty every now and again.”

The view from Mt Whitney is worth the day hike for sure!

Atop Whitney. #PCT
Back toward the meadows. #PCT
The other side of Whitney (toward Whitney Portal). #PCT

The descent isn’t too bad either!

PCT Sierras

Here are some quotes from CD’s trail journal.

  1. The trail may be more of a river or a waterfall due to snow melt. I sometimes call it a “swimming trail“.
  2. Beautiful water sources are less enjoyable when swarmed by mosquitoes.
  3. There aren’t as many rodents above tree – line. I have never appreciated that more.
  4. Creek crossing are great when you don’t consider all of the risks.
  5. I drank water without filtering it. I felt pure and connected to the planet. When I didn’t sick, I felt so alive! (I don’t recommend this, by the way.)
More of the swimming trail.

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PCT Thru Hike Throwback: Welcome to the Sierras.

by Molly O'Rourke, posted in Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike

CD was camped with a group of hikers in a burned out area of Sequoia National Forest.

By this time, the rhythm of the trail could be felt. They woke up in the mornings, slow moving, yet excited, hungry and maybe cold and wet. The group scattered during the day as natural differences in pace dictated. Hikers were left to their own thoughts and to hike their own hikes. At night they came back together to swap stories, laughs, and for general camaraderie. Life was good.

Mile 697: Kennedy Meadows General Store.

Packs were re-organized. Heavier clothes, an ice axe, and crampons were added. There was more water, more shade, and breath taking views.

Just outside Kennedy Meadows. CD fell off of the trail after taking this picture – he tore his pack. #PCT

Mile 760.5: Upper Crab Tree Meadows

They moved on to the base of Mt Whitney. CD admitted feeling short o sleep. He wrote: “It’s 9:00 – hiker midnight“. “I can only hope that everyone in the world gets to experience this much magic and beauty every now and again.”

The view from Mt Whitney was worth the day hike for sure!

Atop Whitney. #PCT
Back toward the meadows. #PCT
The other side of Whitney (toward Whitney Portal). #PCT

The descent wasn’t too bad either!

#PCT

CD reflected on the first miles through the Sierras. Here are some of his random thoughts.

  1. The trail may be more of a river or a waterfall due to snow melt. I sometimes call it a “swimming trail”.
  2. Beautiful water sources are less enjoyable when swarmed by mosquitoes.
  3. There aren’t as many rodents above tree – line. I have never appreciated that more.
  4. Creek crossing are great when you don’t consider all of the risks.
  5. I drank water without filtering it. I felt pure and connected to the planet. When I didn’t sick, I felt so alive! (I don’t recommend this, by the way.)
More of the swimming trail.

Hiking Pack List: PCT Northern California.

by Molly O'Rourke, posted in Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike

Hikers load up on supplies at Kennedy Meadows to head into the higher mountain passes. Once down the other side, unloading and re-packing again is common. CD was kind enough to record a hiking pack list from his stop at Pooh Corner, north of Lake Tahoe.

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Here is CD’s hiking pack list!

Backpack:

Bag liner: Coolmax, 9 oz. A 6-7 oz silk liner was more common among the 2004 class.

Backpack: Granite Gear Ozone (please remember this was 2004). It weighed 3 lbs, as compared to the 2 lbs packs that most people carried. The weight was a trade off for having a frame and increased comfort.

For Camp:

Tarp Tent: two person model. Floorless, ~2 lbs.

Sleeping bag: EMS Mountain Light 20 degree bag, down. 2 lbs.

Tyvek: ground cloth, 5 oz

Z-rest full length: Most hikers used 3/4 lengths but for the couple of extra ounces CD chose warm and comfortable feet

Headlamp

Cooking and Water:

AquaMira water treatment

Spoon and fork: Apparently most people didn’t carry a fork but CD found it helpful for hard ice cream. Was this before the invention of the spork?

Evernew Titanium pot, 1.3 L: The trail standard in 2004

Stove: homemade pop can stove.

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Clothes:

3 pair of socks: CD alternated between 2 different pair of bike socks while hiking and had a separate pair of camp socks. He insists on separate sleeping socks when we camp as well and it really is much better!

Camp Sandals: 3 oz

Wind shirt: Marmot DriClime

Rain jacket: Marmot PreCip

Convertible pants: Mountain Hardware. CD still has these. The shorts faded so much that when he puts the pieces together it looks like he is wearing shorts over different pants.

Tee shirt: Techwick

Hat: fleece

Gloves

Sunglasses

Miscellaneous Hiking Pack List Items:

Sunscreen

Chapstick

Burt’s Bees<a href="http:// “> Res-Q ointment

Picture of family

Permit

Safety Pins

Needle and thread: He had recently used to fix his pack after he fell off the trail while looking through his camera

Compass: CD said he never used it but felt it was important to have handy

Toothbrush and toothpaste

A Book: People’s History of the US, by Howard Zinn: broken into sections and mailed along in bounce boxes

Teachings of the Buddha, pocket guide

Trail Guide: broken into sections and mailed along but CD wrote that he often ended up with the wrong section. “I accidentally sent the Echo Resort to I-80 section to Pooh corner” … and so on.

Data book: The quick reference guide, broken into sections

Bug repellent. This was a new addition to the pack

Ursack Bear Bag<a href="http:// “>: replaced bear canister at this point and was mainly for keeping out rodents. 9 oz.

Nalgene: 16 oz. Mostly for dipping water and mixing drinks

Dromlite 6 liter water bag<a href="http:// “>: overkill size wise here but was needed in the desert.

H

Hand trowel

Gauze, duct tape, hand sanitizer, ibuprofen.

Things that were left or replaced at this point on the trail and did not make this hiking pack list:

Bear Canister (replaced with Ursack Bear Bag). Chaco sandals (they needed to be re-soled). Heavy long underwear. Ice axe. Crampons.

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PCT – Packing List: Throwback Travel Journal

by Molly O'Rourke, posted in Sprinter DIY

Hikers load up on supplies at Kennedy Meadows to head into the higher mountain passes. Once down the other side, unloading and re-packing again is common. CD was kind enough to record his supply list from his stop at Pooh Corner, Donner Summit, north of Lake Tahoe.

Here is the list!

Backpack: Granite Gear Ozone (please remember this was 2004). It weighed 3 lbs, as compared to the 2 lbs packs that most people carried. The weight was a trade off for having a frame and increased comfort.

Sleeping bag: EMS Mountain Light 20 degree bag, down. 2 lbs.

Bag liner: Coolmax, 9 oz. A 6-7 oz silk liner was more common among the group

Z-rest full length: Most hikers used 3/4 lengths but for the couple of extra ounces CD chose warm and comfortable feet

Evernew Titanium pot, 1.3 L: The trail standard in 2004

Stove

3 pair of socks: CD alternated between 2 different pair of bike socks while hiking and had a separate pair of camp socks. He insists on separate sleeping socks when we camp as well and it really is much better!

Wind shirt: Marmot DriClime

Rain jacket: Marmot PreCip

Convertible pants: Mountain Hardware. CD still has these. The shorts faded so much that when he puts the pieces together it looks like he is wearing shorts over different pants.

Tee shirt: Techwick

Hat: fleece

Gloves

Sunglasses

Sunscreen

AquaMira water treatment

Chapstick

Burt’s Bees Res-Q ointment

Picture of family

Permit

Safety Pins

Needle and thread: He had recently used to fix his pack after he fell off the trail while looking through his camera

Compass: CD said he never used it but felt it was important to have handy

Headlamp

Toothbrush and toothpaste

Spoon and fork: Apparently most people didn’t carry a fork but CD found it helpful for hard ice cream. Was this before the invention of the spork?

Tyvek: ground cloth, 5 oz

Tarp Tent: two person model. Floorless, ~2 lbs.

A Book: People’s History of the US, by Howard Zinn: broken into sections and mailed along in bounce boxes

Teachings of the Buddha, pocket guide

Trail Guide: broken into sections and mailed along but CD wrote that he often ended up with the wrong section. “I accidentally sent the Echo Resort to I-80 section to Pooh corner” … and so on.

Data book: The quick reference guide, broken into sections

Bug repellent. This was a new addition to the pack

Ursack Bear Bag: replaced bear canister at this point and was mainly for keeping out rodents. 9 oz.

Dromlite 6 liter water bag: overkill size wise here but was needed in the desert.

Nalgene: 16 oz. Mostly for dipping water and mixing drinks

Gauze, duct tape, hand trowel (for digging holes to use the restroom), hand sanitizer, ibuprofen.

Camp Sandals: 3 oz


Things that were left or replaced at this point on the trail:

Bear Canister (replaced with Ursack Bear Bag). Chaco sandals (they needed to be re-soled). Heavy long underwear. Ice axe. Crampons.

PCT Thru Hike – Southern California

by Molly O'Rourke, posted in Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike

4/28/2004 PCT Hike Kick Off

This was CD’s PCT kick off and the first day of a nearly four month hike.

5/8/2004

Today, CD chose to take a side route. Each hiker makes these choice and he decided to take a blue blaze route up San Jacinto Peak. The descent was 5000 ft over 16 miles. He grew tired of hiking in the dark before he could find a spot to camp, however. So slept in the middle of the trail before returning to the valley floor.

5/9/2004

CD arrived at the Pink Hotel. Apparently it was a water-less off grid trailer filled with hikers of all types. He took a nap, played cards, and observed the questionable atmosphere and chose to hit the trail with his group by dinner time.

Pink Motel. #PCT
Leaving the Pink Motel before night fall. #PCT

He arrived in Big Bear City a day or so later. Strangers picked him up and shared their style of trail magic, including transportation, dinner, shower, and laundry.

Shortly after, the trail magic seemed to really take off.

The Saufley’s, Hiker Heaven, has since become so famous that it could no longer continue to function in the same capacity. In 2004, it was a highlight of CD’s hike. In 2020, it is transitioning to an AirBnB model.

The Saufley’s backyard and view. #PCT

Amenities included laundry and loaner clothes for while you are doing laundry, phones, informational boards, internet, shared supplies, and designated sleeping spots. Sleeping options included couches, beds, air mattresses, and open space. Everything was organized by using sign up sheets.

At the Saufley Post Office with the sign up sheet on the right. #PCT

CD and his group borrowed one of the loaner cars and made a trek to town for margaritas and food. He then scored a couch for sleeping among the 31 hikers that slept there that night. There was campfires, storytelling, laughing, and camaraderie.

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From there, lunches had 16 people, wind farms filled the desert, running down hills was the newest sport, and water sources were trickling streams.

#PCT
Water source finally but also with mosquitoes. #PCT

5/29/2004 PCT Hike

May 29th brought magic in the form of a family at campground that was also a water source. Cake, fruit, snacks, beer and wine were abundant and everyone was grateful.

5/30/2004

May 30th looked different, however. It was a hot day and the hike was quite exposed. Several rest breaks under Joshua’s trees were generally insufficient and water was scarce. Shortly after CD and his group decided to use a minimal amount of water from a water cache, they stumbled upon a pop-up oasis of sorts. The “Robin Spring Pass Resort” was a hiker’s resort in development.

A friend of a thru-hiker was inspired to offer his own form of trail magic. He set up camp on a section of trail where it was needed. His “resort” had water, shade, sports drinks, sodas, sandwiches, a generator powered freezer full of popsicles, a DVD player with movies, a picnic table, and a library.

A big climb from there and CD had his first real view of the Sierras.

Desert and hills

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PCT – Southern California, Thru Hike Throwback

by Molly O'Rourke, posted in Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike

4/28 was the first day of CD’s hike. On 5/8, he decided that his hike would be continuous and at least 2,653 miles. He took a blue blaze route up San Jacinto Peak. The descent was 5000 ft over 16 miles. He grew tired of hiking in the dark and slept in the middle of the trail before returning to the valley floor.

On 5/9, he arrived at the Pink Hotel. Apparently it was a water-less off grid trailer filled with hikers of all types. CD took a nap, played cards, and appreciated the questionable atmosphere and chose to hit the trail with his group by dinner time.

Pink Motel. #PCT
Leaving the Pink Motel. #PCT

He arrived in Big Bear City a day or so later. Strangers picked him up and shared their style of trail magic, including transportation, dinner, shower, and laundry.

Shortly after, the magic seemed to really take off.

The Saufley’s, Hiker Haven, has become famous but when CD and I met, it was still hidden in the background. It was clearly a highlight for many.

The Saufley’s backyard. #PCT

Amenities included laundry and loaner clothes for while you are doing laundry, phones, informational boards, internet, shared supplies, and designated sleeping spots. Sleeping options included couches, beds, air mattresses, and open space. Everything was organized by using sign up sheets.

At the Saufley Post Office. #PCT

CD and his group borrowed one of the loaner cars and made a trek to town for margaritas and food. He then scored a couch for sleeping among the 31 hikers that slept there that night. There was campfires, storytelling, laughing, and camaraderie.

From there, lunches had 16 people, wind farms filled the desert, running down hills was the newest sport, and water sources were trickling streams.

#PCT
Water source with mosquitoes. #PCT

May 29th brought magic in the form of a family at campground that was also a water source. Cake, fruit, snacks, beer and wine were abundant and everyone was grateful.

May 30th looked different. It was a hot day and the hike was quite exposed. Several rest breaks under Joshua’s trees were generally insufficient and water was scarce. Shortly after CD and his group decided to use a minimal amount of water from a water cache, they stumbled upon a pop-up oasis of sorts. The “Robin Spring Pass Resort” was a hiker’s resort in development.

A friend of a thru-hiker was inspired to offer his own form of trail magic. He set up camp on a section of trail where it was needed. His “resort” had water, shade, sports drinks, sodas, sandwiches, a generator powered freezer full of popsicles, a DVD player with movies, a picnic table, and a library.

A big climb from there and CD had his first real view of the Sierras.

#PCT #pacificcresttrail

Backpacking Menu: PCT Thru-Hike Edition

by Molly O'Rourke, posted in Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike

Food is a common topic among PCT thru hikers and backpackers. How does a backpacking menu look and how many calories do I need? When should I eat?

CD’s trail journal is full of words of wisdom. Job #1: Eating and Job # 2: Hiking.

Backpacking Menu:

Breakfast

1/3 lb of granola with re-hydrated soy milk

Second Breakfast

Pop-tarts (may be substituted by something else with 500 calories)

Eleven-sies

gorp or other trail mix

Luncheon

bagel and cheese or Nutella or peanut butter – whatever gets it up to 750+ calories, frequently snack a bit, too

Afternoon Tea

Clif Bar, gorp, granola, recently Twix or Snickers bar

Dinner

1/2 a bag of Bear Creek Cheese and Broccoli Soup mix (4 servings), 6-8 oz of pasta, and 7 oz of tuna (the tuna is every other day recently) – which usually fills about to the 1 liter mark on the pot and totals 1000+ calories.

Snack

Twix bars or Sourpatch kids

Just in case you wonder how big CD is and why he needs all of this food. His self stated goal was to walk to Canada and not lose any weight. Surprising, he found a set of skis in the desert and took them for a spin.

With this backpacking menu, CD eats 3 lbs of food per day and it sounds like most other hikers were averaging 2 lbs per day. Since I don’t weigh my food, I have no idea what that means, however.

Food Inspired Quotes From CD’s Trail Journal:

  • I heard about a Mexican restaurant near the highway up ahead, I hadn’t intended to walk that far but I was hungry for margaritas and good food, so I pushed on. It was Del Taco.
  • For breakfast I had four eggs, toast, an orange. Lunch was most of a large pizza and a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Mint Cookie.
  • “After breakfast, snack, ice cream, errands, and fixing the rub spots, we hung around at the grocery store”
  • “I had a veggie burger, a 22 oz. Arrogant Bastard Ale, a fudge ice cream dessert thing, and a small pizza”
  • Buying the whole apple pie with ice cream was cheaper than piece by piece, so I did that
  • I carried the Five Iron of Love for two consecutive days so they owe me a pint of Ben and Jerry’s.
  • “Another town, another pint of Ben and Jerry’s”
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Stay tuned for the Pink Palace, The Saufley’s house, all kinds of trail magic, and Kennedy Meadows!

A view of the PCT through the dessert and headed northbound.

CD also has a hidden talent that he apparently picked up on the trail. He can open the ice cream freezer at any gas station and know exactly how many calories are in each option. I thought it was kind of bizarre until I read this record of his daily diet, however.

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PCT Menu: Throwback Thru-Hike Edition

by Molly O'Rourke, posted in Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike

Food was an early theme. I skipped ahead a bit in the journals and came across CD’s daily menu. He defined eating as job #1 and hiking as job #2.

Please note that I have never personally known CD to eat a pop-tart.

“Job #1: Eating:“

Breakfast: 1/3 lb of granola and re-hydrated soy milk
Second Breakfast: Pop-tarts (may be substituted by something else with 500 calories)
Eleven-sies: gorp or other trail mix
Luncheon: bagel and cheese or Nutella or peanut butter – whatever gets it up to 750+ calories, frequently snack a bit, too
Afternoon Tea: clif bar, gorp, granola, recently twix or snickers bar
Dinner: 1/2 a bag of Bear Creek Cheese and Broccoli Soup mix (4 servings), 6-8 oz of pasta, and 7 oz of tuna (the tuna is every other day recently) – usually fills about to the 1 liter mark on the pot and totals 1000+ calories. SNACK: Twix bars or Sourpatch kids

He was eating 3 lbs of food per day; it sounds like most other hikers were averaging 2 lbs per day. Since I don’t weigh my food, I have no idea what that means.

Just in case you wonder how big CD is and why he needs all of this food. His self stated goal was to walk to Canada and not lose any weight. Here he is on a pair of skis that he found in the Southern California desert. #PCT

Food Inspired Quotes from the first thirty days:

  • I heard about a Mexican restaurant near the highway up ahead, I hadn’t intended to walk that far but I was hungry for margaritas and good food, so I pushed on. It was Del Taco.
  • For breakfast I had four eggs, toast, an orange. Lunch was most of a large pizza and a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Mint Cookie.
  • “After breakfast, snack, ice cream, errands, and fixing the rub spots, we hung around at the grocery store”
  • “I had a veggie burger, a 22 oz. Arrogant Bastard Ale, a fudge ice cream dessert thing, and a small pizza”
  • Buying the whole apple pie with ice cream was cheaper than piece by piece, so I did that
  • I carried the Five Iron of Love for two consecutive days so they owe me a pint of Ben and Jerry’s.
  • “Another town, another pint of Ben and Jerry’s”

Stay tuned for the Pink Palace, The Saufley’s house, all kinds of trail magic, and Kennedy Meadows!

#PCT

CD also has a hidden talent that he apparently picked up on the trail. He can open the ice cream freezer at any gas station and know exactly how many calories are in each option. I thought it was kind of bizarre until I read this record of his daily diet. Please follow our blog if you are interested in hearing more. Thank you!