Out of the countless PCT books I’ve read yours is a favorite! Your journey has touched my soul in so many ways. Your writing style captured emotion and scenery, and I felt I was right there with you ladies. It was so enlightening to understand how you both endured your difficulties with diabetes. The trail is no piece of cake, for sure. What a journey of a lifetime!
Annie ‘Plateleg’ Winstead – Trail Angel extraordinaire and PCTer
Walking the Pacific Crest Trail with a stranger and type 1 diabetes
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Prologue
Imagine river crossings full of fallen trees, large boulders, jagged debris, and possibly snakes.
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Chapter 1 Why?
They say the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is one of the best trail experiences on Earth.
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Chapter 2 USA Bound
Heading south to San Diego’s Santa Fe Station to start this adventure.
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Chapter 3 The Start
I hope the charm and hype surrounding this long-distance hike are true.
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Chapter 4 May Madness
Gone are the days of opposable thumbs.
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Chapter 5 The Desert in June
A lime spider is an Aussie drinking delicacy not to be missed a hot day.
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Chapter 6 Entering the High Sierra
The dreaded bear canister carry.
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Chapter 7 SoBo to Snoqualmie
The ranger has kindly offered to store our extra food in the dunny if we don’t get back in time – super!
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Chapter 8 The best black eye I’ve ever seen
The injuries are accumulating at an alarming rate.
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Chapter 9 The Bridge of the Gods
“When you’re finished your resupply I’ll pick you up in a rickshaw”.
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Chapter 10 Oregon
Eyes bulging and teeth bared, she lets loose with a “Here’s Johnny!”
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Chapter 11 Return to California
52 Great SPAM recipes.
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Chapter 12 Reflections
‘It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.’
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Epilogue
Give yourself permission to pursue your wildest dreams
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Postscript
Four years later and I still can’t get the Pacific Crest Trail out of my mind.
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Maps
The PCT Association has overview maps of the trail and public transport connections. Magellan’s trail-wide…
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Glossary
Abbott FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitor (FGM) systemThe Abbott FreeStyle Libre system consists of a…
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Acknowledgements
More photos of the people that make this journey so special.