"pinkity drinkity!!!" then you said it again.LOVE! Good your gums are properly hydrated after your brush. I love strawberry margaritas so "pinkity drinkity" sounds like something I love to drink after a nice hike. Get that trail turtle, do you!! "Looking through the morning dew Or smoking mountains, nothing new Creep into the mountain top We work until it’s time to stop, I've goitta tell you that your doing fine, Walking on sunshine...." -- Rockers Revenge "Walking On Sunshine"

9.3 miles. I think you've graduated up a level from slow to slowish hiker. 🎉

Out for a long weekend, great update,plenty of time lots of people switched shoes etc you also will carry less water later. There will be days you go further it will come in time p

Beatiful hike in beautiful landscapes. Thank you very much. Video 👍

I was a slow hiker. I made it to Etna, California in 6 months on the trail. It was amazing. Regardless of the number of miles I did, I spent just as many days hiking, and sleeping in my tent, and resupplying, etc as a thru hiker who went the whole way. I went back the next year and hiked Etna to Canada. 👍🏻👍🏻 You got this!!!

still enjoying your videos! you will probably have already heard this by now, but in regards to your gross tasting water. there is a fix for it. When I was hiking the trail, there was enough water sources on trail that had weird and gross tastes to the water that I ended up always carrying some sort of powdered drink mix with me. Like Crystal Light or the equivalent of that, they come in the super handy little individual packets now! throw some of the drink mix into your water along with your electrolite stuff and it really really helps with covering up any nasty taste that the water may have. Thank you for sharing your hiking experience with us, you seem to have a good head on your shoulders and good wit and humor. You may not be able to complete the trail this year, but I believe that you can still complete a good bit of it and you will become the best version of you by the end of your hike this year. keep going! even if its a bit slow... LOL.

I remember you said your slow pace is because you're still recovering from a major injury. If you don't mind my asking, do you walk at a slower pace than usual, or is it more like a normal pace but you need lots of breaks and shorter days?

You need to wash using soap. SOAP DESTROYS THE VIRUS when the water-shunning tails of the soap molecules wedge themselves into the lipid membrane and pry it apart.

So glad to see another video pop up. There are many PCT I you tigers out there but you are in my top three!! Love your upbeat attitude and determination! I've seen other hikers go under that same sketchy underpass, so you can't all be wrong! Lol. As long as you're going the right direction, you're fine. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other! Happy hiking!

You'll need to chemically treat or boil water in addition to filtering. Alternatively, you get an expensive water purifier like the MSR guardian and ditch the sawyer.

Hey u should catch up to Next Step Sara. Shes about your speed but having tough time. She needs ur smiles to keep going. Latte is ready now. Go get it.

So also most water filters don’t remove viruses. It’s usually not a problem in the US but is in Europe

I wouldn't think twice about skipping the noro affected areas. Had a friend catch it at the end of burning man a few years back. Had to talk with him on the phone as he drove himself to the hospital. It was brutal. Ended up having to get an iv. Between and the washed out trail...yeah skipping is the right thing to do.

Congratulations Section hiker ! Beautiful photos,my parrot esp.liked Eagle Rock.

I'm so glad I found you! I am also 39.I'vee been wanting to hike the pct for about 10 years. However, I haven'tt ever been backpacking 😅. Im FINALLY making the backpacking happen this year. My first two trips are scheduled in June, and my gear is finally all purchased. I'm excited to watch your journey. Best of luck to you!!!

Ocotillos aren't a cactus. They are in their own small family and are more closely related to Manzanitas, Rhododendrons, kiwifruit, and blueberries than cacti.

I loved that hike on either side of Warner Springs. Loved the community center! Good to see you out there. I had to get off trail for nerve pain. It's looking like I'll be a section hiker! ~kleenex

Every day is supposed to be a milestone from now, because you’re pushing yourself over the edge of your limits every day a little bit. Go on, step by step.

Just to confuse you further, but carbon fiber poles are also stronger than the aluminum ones. And you want strong poles when you’re going through the snow. I apologize for saying this! 🤣

Hi, love your smile and enthusiasm 😁 happy trails, look forward to continuing watching your hiking videos 👍👍 lost your tent😂🤣 that be me😂😂😂 congratulations on completing Section A 👏👏

Love the 80’s glasses👍

I am also a slow hiker and tend to carry too much as well. Perhaps I missed it, but how much water do carry and what did you eliminate to bring your pack weight down to 33 lbs?

Did u say ur foot doctor was in idyllwild? Did u see the doctor?

You're so Funny! 😆👍🏼 Go Hikercat Go! 👟🐱👍🏼

100! That's a great feeling! Once you hit that marker you've know you can do the whole thing. The water situation never gets much worse than the 20 miles before there. Congratulations!

I highly recommend Hoka shoes. They are like walking on a huge memory foam cushions.

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I'm not sure if you already have one ,but a small (around 2")cork ball really helps the feet and other muscles. Keep it handy and roll feet on it when taking a break.✌🏼

Even though you have challenges you're still in the game. Its ok to go slow, that's what we like about this channel.

That fuzzy red "ant" is known as a cowkiller or velvet ant. It isn't an ant, but it is a type of flightless wasp with a painful venomous bite (much like a bee sting, supposedly just more painful). Just don't bug them, and you should be fine.

You'll soon be hiking 30 miles or more a day. It happens to everyone, Congrats on 10 miles.

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congratz on 100 ! your attitude is infectious, always leave your videos with a smile. Hike your hike !

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Wind direction is ALWAYS describing the direction where the wind is coming from. So a west wind is blowing from the west to the east.

Your hilarious! 😂. Would love to hear your story. Why you decided to do this. What you did prior etc. hope you will slip some details in as you go along. Good luck. I’m a sociology,,psychology study background and want to do one of the 3 big trails once all my kids are out of college.

Your positivity has made my morning better. Just wanted to say thank you. Hope the foot feels better.

Three things: I am inspired by your journey, How on earth does a person accidentally set fire to a canoe? You should be proud of yourself, what a great accomplishment.

Awesome job 100 miles. So proud of you

I love ocotillo. I have a bunch on my property down in Terlingua Tx next to Big Bend .

Love your laughing and positive vibe. Nice mix of story and scenery in your videos

FINE: #ucked up, Insecure, Neurotic, Exhausted. I'm FINE too, this going to be fun

Hey! Have fun! :-) greetings from Germany from a hiker!!

Ohh, Corporate America can go tongue punch a cacti.

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Cross the Mojave at night, it’s the best way to survive. But you’ll need to do it in one or two nights. And I bet you can get to Canada. You will get fitter and fitter as you hike, and pretty soon 20 mile days will be NOTHING! We are your support crowd. 😃

Be careful of the cholla cacti. Those needles will attack you.

Doing great, the plan makes sense. It's the journey not the destination. I've seen hikers blog that started very slow and later could do a lot over longer days. I get what you say about metrics I guess everyone is like that. Your not getting shin splints from what I'm hearing and other things like knee pain so as long as the feet are good that's great. If the feet are bad it can cause a chain reaction. The lack of shade out there must be hard, it'll change but the plus is the open sky's and views.

Yea you can make down snow creek