by mcgarveysan | May 3, 2022 | Our lives, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, PCT 2021
Finishing the Trail I’m looking at my PCT finishers medal as I type this and it’s hard to believe that it’s been three years since we began hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. I finished hiking the trail in September 2021 after 2652 miles of backpacking. ...
by mcgarveysan | Jul 16, 2021 | PCT, PCT 2021
Day: 199 Direction: Southbound Trail location: 1329.4 Cumulative miles hiked: 2036 Miles hiked today: 7.06 Elevation: 6808 High/low temp: 93/57/16 Spinning on the turntable: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats It was again difficult to leave Noelle behind to...
by mcgarveysan | Jul 8, 2021 | Gear Reviews, Hiking, PCT 2021, Travel
Thru-hiking with sleep apnea is a challenge. I’ve been under the watchful eye of a sleep physician for several years. She diagnosed me (Steve) with moderate obstructive sleep apnea. I learned all about this when I had issues with A-FIB for several...
by mcgarveysan | Jan 8, 2021 | Truck Camper Life Full time living
Life in an Arctic Fox 990 Truck Camper E8 Hiking, friends and Area 51. What a fun time! This week we’re pushing on the gas pedal a little bit as we make our way from the Pacific Ocean on the California Coast to Colorado. (Well, pushing the gas pedal might be a...
by mcgarveysan | May 6, 2020 | Coronavirus, More!, Truck Camper Life Full time living
The new Covid normal is so many things that are brand new. Frankly, most of the new normal isn’t all that normal or all that great. The New Covid Normal The New Covid Normal: texting about important topics I’m now texting with my dad about fairly serious...
