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"Find your moment of maddness" I told myself after watching School Of Life on YouTube. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/c5289e85-ff52-46f6-8bac-37246e77ea13/20200801_115605.jpg Blog - The Canadian Border on the Pacific Crest Trail - Make it stand out It was time for my first moment of madness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/b0560e93-6552-4302-8268-ef335e243965/20200802_092705+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Canadian Border on the Pacific Crest Trail - Make it stand out Loving the panorama at the moment because it is so beautiful all around me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/a35a62c7-16df-4468-a16f-3c004180b701/20200801_115309.jpg Blog - The Canadian Border on the Pacific Crest Trail - Make it stand out How can two countries be divided with only a strip of clear cut woods separating them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/d822d9ee-d6c8-479f-b91f-6d516669dbc4/20200731_103559.jpg Blog - The Canadian Border on the Pacific Crest Trail - Make it stand out On my way there I saw this old man's hiking stick. It looked kind of like a cane with a ball at the top of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/abe302af-4f2e-4bef-9bfa-4de7d1fca422/20200802_095354+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Canadian Border on the Pacific Crest Trail - Make it stand out I remember this spot. The snow had a red tint on it. I didn't remember the view was so gorgeous on both sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/ba917ff9-cb11-49d7-8cd3-90c0a4be5e3a/20200730_123504.jpg Blog - The Canadian Border on the Pacific Crest Trail - Make it stand out While light headed, I kept walking up the hill. Until I got to a spot that was flat and shady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/820a0d46-c1c4-42fb-b8df-fe93d42f9b2a/20200801_114139+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Canadian Border on the Pacific Crest Trail - Make it stand out The solo hiker with an impromptu camera setup on the ground leaning against my bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/53a113eb-99e2-4dad-8de1-ee089ce238e9/20200802_164226+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Canadian Border on the Pacific Crest Trail - Make it stand out I sat down to have lunch looking down the valley. Next, to the water. I could cook, clean, and fill my water bottles if needed. https://www.roamingwithromell.blog/blog/blog-post-title-one-nrmll monthly 0.5 2024-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/d1465db8-5751-41cb-bfd7-978bcf349588/20200729_153944.jpg Blog - My First Steps to the Pacific Crest Trail! - Make it stand out We set off to find a ride to the campsite near the road up to Harts Pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/84cbd9a4-f215-4ccc-b9a5-0020c1076936/20200730_094132.jpg Blog - My First Steps to the Pacific Crest Trail! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/dadd1880-3711-4625-a9bf-57663c31010d/20200729_140559.jpg Blog - My First Steps to the Pacific Crest Trail! - Make it stand out Back on the road we went. Once we got to Mazama I was dropped off at a hiker hut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/ac0bab19-d50e-4f65-a584-af9745dc33e6/20200730_123504.jpg Blog - My First Steps to the Pacific Crest Trail! - Make it stand out I found a spot to sit down for lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/66b49ea7-e122-4b84-ad94-fce6141f5ab5/20200728_133527.jpg Blog - My First Steps to the Pacific Crest Trail! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/1faa3650-36fa-4dd1-8309-9c18e34e2e9a/20200729_133452.jpg Blog - My First Steps to the Pacific Crest Trail! - Make it stand out All of this was happening so fast. We moved on and headed farther into the valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/a7e35c74-b056-4de8-85a6-9750ca729f3f/20200730_094058.jpg Blog - My First Steps to the Pacific Crest Trail! - Make it stand out I started hiking knowing I needed to get about 18 miles a day to make good time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/fe80e4bb-e201-4696-9222-987d6293f3eb/20200729_134814.jpg Blog - My First Steps to the Pacific Crest Trail! - Make it stand out I didn't have anything to say because I was taken back by the beauty of the area! The camera does not do it any justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/8be90687-adb6-4f58-9f9d-ec0a6303974a/20200728_132224.jpg Blog - My First Steps to the Pacific Crest Trail! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c1220bd710663b9b406d10/787e95c9-4088-4142-a0aa-6e4f107d4472/20200729_135230.jpg Blog - My First Steps to the Pacific Crest Trail! - Make it stand out We came to a stop after a good 40 minutes of driving. 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