Day 3: Mile 34 – 52   (18 miles)

Woke up this morning and headed into Mt Laguna which is a small community of only 40 residents. I bought some inserts for my hiking shoes at Outfitters which might help me out in the long run. They had people spreading out all their gear and having employees tell them what stuff they don’d need and what to mail back home. Spent some time at the lodge, buying some snacks and eating lunch. Right before I arrived in Laguna, I was passed by five runners who turned out to be Olympic runners. They come up every year to train in the high altitude.   Continue reading →

Day: 1

Mexican Boarder (0) to Mile 18   (18 miles)

Woke up at 4:30am and got a ride by my first trail angel (Robert) who picked me up from the airport and hosted me at his house overnight. We arrived by 6:00am and said my thanks and goodbyes. Signed the trail register and reached into Mexico and time to walk North!  Continue reading →

Many people have asked me who I am hiking with and they are surprised every time I tell them I am going solo. While it would be fun to hike with someone else I know, I am on a pretty strict schedule and I don’t want to have to worry about someone else having to be left behind if something happened or the same if something happens to me.  Continue reading →

A lot of people ask me what do I plan to do with food. I have decided to mail myself food the whole way. One of the tougher things to figure out with this hike is the food and care packages. Planning out where to mail my food where it won’t take me to far off the trail since I am on a strict schedule. I chose to mail myself food so I can have what I want to eat and not have to take chances on what I might find in some of the very small stores along the trail. (A lot of people prefer to buy along the way and I may still decide to buy in some of the bigger towns) You can click on the link to see where my resupply locations will be.  Continue reading →

Below is a list of all the resupply points that I plan on using along with the distance in between each of those resupply points. Some of these locations are right on the trail while others I will have to hike or hitchhike up to 12 extra miles to get my supplies.  Continue reading →