{"id":642,"date":"2022-11-08T22:02:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T06:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/pct2022\/?p=642"},"modified":"2022-11-09T06:31:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T14:31:41","slug":"all-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/pct2022\/all-done\/","title":{"rendered":"All done!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Wet, tired, cold, happy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Canada: 6\/26\/21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mexico: 11\/2\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I’m thrilled<\/strong> to report that my Pacific Crest Trail hike is now complete, with every mile walked including fire closures, etc.! Whew! I’m now back home in Spokane with Wendy, setting up our new house. The movers literally dropped off our stuff the day before I arrived, so we’re still in that carboard box-maze phase, and I came home to unusual amounts of snow and cold for early November, but I’m just utterly grateful to be home with potable water from indoor faucets, sit-down, flush toilets, heat on demand, clean clothes, and any food my heart desires! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Days earlier: after two ice cold beers each- courtesy of the trail angel above- the elevation and desert sun left us feeling tipsy
the rest of the afternoon!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The “Triple Crown” trails of U.S. thru-hiking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A question nearly everyone asks after they’ve heard that this hike completed my “Triple Crown<\/a>” (AT<\/a>: 2015, CDT<\/a>: 2019, PCT<\/a>: 2022) is “So, which trail is [insert superlative: best, hardest, etc.<\/em>]?” My rather unoriginal reply is that “…it depends.” But what I can say emphatically<\/strong> is that the PCT pushed me further and provided me the biggest dose of “the joy of hiking” among the three. Regarding the “pushed me further” challenges and setbacks, the following are some of the biggest I encountered on this hike, nearly all of which occured while I was hiking alone (exception: giardia). <\/p>\n\n\n\n