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Days 136-150, Miles 2,391-2,650: The Victory Lap

Well, we made it. Five months and 2,650 miles after starting our hike, we walked into Canada on Sept. 16. We were skinnier, filthier,...

It's getting real. We're halfway through Washington, 90 percent of the way through the PCT. The days are getting shorter, and plants...

Many PCT hikers take on something called the Oregon Challenge—knocking out the whole state in two weeks with a high-miles, no-breaks...

For 24 of the past 25 days, we've been on the trail, racing up Northern California. We've had one rest day since South Lake Tahoe, a span...

We're through. We've finished off the Sierra, and we're clocking miles in Northern California. Along the way, we've had reunions with old...

On the first day of July, we started our morning by hiking across a frozen lake. Narnia's White Witch would love it out here. The...

The Pacific Crest Trail no longer exists. Its curves, switchbacks and climbs are all gone, buried under tons and tons of snow. We're...

Kennedy Meadows. Mile 702. The Promised Land. After six weeks of desert, Kennedy Meadows serves as the unofficial transition point from...

Somewhere around Mile 400, I walked by a young family, out for a Sunday afternoon hike in the Angeles National Forest. Timidly, a boy of...

Out of the frying pan, into the snowstorm. Southern California weather is ruining our momentum. On Day 14, we spent a lazy morning at...