the plan...

well, i will keep it simple for you. the plan is to start hiking in late april, and finish by the last week of september. averaging roughly 20 miles a day for 5 months, i will hike just short of 2700 miles from the border of california and mexico, ending 8 miles north of the washington and canadian border. i will have roughly 20-30 supply boxes sent to me along the way full of food, and other necessities i may need en route to thru-hiking one of worlds greatest long distance trails.

i hope to carry no more than 35-40 lbs on my back at any time. i am not an 'ultra-lighter' by any means. i usually pack WAY WAY to much stuff for just the simple over-nighter, however, a lot of the ideology behind the lifestyle/change of hiking the PCT is simplification...so i will be keeping it simple as well. only carrying what i need and what i use on an everyday basis...

i also have the idea of acquiring a travel sized guitar for the adventure. it would be worth its weight in gold just for the entertainment value along the trail...we will see....i have a vision of writing an albums worth of music to be recorded along the trail using my iphone...

as some of you may know....

....as some of you may, or may not know, i am planning on thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in April of 2012. it is a huge decision with lots of planning and preparation to be done before April even gets here. For those of you not truly aware of what the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is, basically, i will be hiking for nearly 5 months straight, for a distance of nearly 2700 miles, and from the border of US/Mexico to 8 miles across the Canadian border. This blog will hopefully serve as my Trail Journal throughout my adventure and I plan on keeping everyone updated with my progress both pre-hike, and during hike through this outlet, as well as on twitter/facebook as most social networks are all linked together these days anyway....

i need to give a HUGE thanks to my family and friends who have already committed to, and began helping support me throughout this adventure.

My parents for encouraging me to be myself, and follow my dreams, and to embrace the wilderness and experience the great outdoors.

My brother for encouraging me to get out and get it done, and my girlfriend Erica for basically taking on the duties of support logistics and detail. if anyone finds themselves wanting or needing to get anything to me at anytime during my hike, you will be dealing with Erica...

thank you guys so much for your support and i cant wait to get on the trail...



more to come.
kristo