Emily Hayes
Dealing with the down - a month into the PCT
Feeling homesick on the PCT doesn't mean that i'm missing home. It's the transition from my old life to trail life.
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Emily Hayes
- Feb 22, 2023
- 3 min
Things I didn't know about the PCT
I've never hiked in the desert before. I've never hiked in the heat.
So many things I didn't know!
Emily Hayes
- Sep 15, 2022
- 4 min
Sleeping with Giants
The Sierra Nevada Mountains have been incredible. Sleeping surrounded by giant mountains and taking on the passes everyday was rewarding.
Emily Hayes
- Sep 15, 2022
- 3 min
PCT June Update: Mental Challenges
Sleeping in a tent has not got easier nor has hiking big miles everyday with continued weight loss.
Emily Hayes
- Sep 15, 2022
- 2 min
PCT May Update: Entering The Sierra
Arriving at Kennedy Meadows, preparing to enter the Sierra Nevada Mountains and ascent of Mount Whitney
Emily Hayes
- Sep 15, 2022
- 3 min
PCT April Update: Snow and Feeling Homesick
A month on trail with new friends and feeling strange transitioning into my new life.
Emily Hayes
- Jun 5, 2022
- 4 min
Southern California summary
Southern California desert for 700 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail
Emily Hayes
- Apr 21, 2022
- 3 min
The missing ice axe
Idyllwild to Big Bear city. 100 on the PCT including a mountain summit.
Emily Hayes
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
The desert to Julian and beyond
150 miles and 8 days on trail, the journey so far
Emily Hayes
- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
Diary of a hiker in training: Hello my name is Emily
Diary of a hiker in training: Hello my name is Emily
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