The Pacific Crest Trail, 2650+ miles of footpath stretching from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. A journey most people would view as completely impossible, or at the very least, entirely insane. Each year it is attempted by thousands and yet completed by very few. In fact, in the 60+ years since the PCT was created only approximately 4000 people have finished the trek.
How does one prepare to walk 2650 miles? A task of unbelievable endurance and mental fortitude, not to mention physical stamina and pure raw determination of will. How do you tell yourself that this feat is even possible? When you have nothing in your past to compare such an accomplishment to, how do you relate what you will take on, in your mind, to the things you have done before? You can't.
You kinda just have to go for it.
And so, April 13th I head to San Diego to physically begin what has already begun in my mind. Will I endure, or will I crack? Only time and the trail will tell.
