I’m a nerd. This is one of the fundamental facts of my existence. When confronted by any new experience my initial question is “do I have a book for that?” So, as I prepare to hike the PCT in a few years, one of the first things I did was check Amazon for guidebooks. I’m sure you’ll be shocked to discover that there is an abundance of information on the route, tales of people’s trails, maps, and instructions on how to through-hike in general. A slim blue book stood out to me, “Pacific Crest Trials” by Zach Davis and Carly Moree. It describes itself as “a psychological and emotional guide to successfully thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.” Sounded like exactly what I needed. There are exercises in the book. I am going to work through all of them, and if the results are interesting I will write about it here.
And here, I am. 