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Scout's Honor

5/29/2015

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I made it past 600 miles in one month and one week. The mountain forces life lessons upon me each day. In the real world, you can choose to run away from these lessons if they get too painful or uneasy. Here you can't. You learn lessons quickly or you crumble. 

The first time I actually got lost on the Pacific Crest Trail was May 10 at 8:30 a.m.. I walked straight past the carved out dirt, as it curved around a switchback, that I didn't see out of my peripheral vision. 

I ended up at a 90 degree angle on the side of the San Gabriel Mountain near Wrightwood, California. I thought, "the trail isn't usually this step nor uncarved." 

Thankfully, this mistake only lasted a second. I backtracked and got back on-track as I continued to climb up to the summit of Baden Powell.

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Stuck on Mars

5/7/2015

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If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, I'm stuck on Mars. 

Yes, stuck on Mars, swimming in a sea of men.

I've quickly learned that cliche saying is true, "men are simple creatures." They wake up, eat, drink beer, watch television and quote movies 24/7. They directly let you know what they WANT you to know.

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You don't want to see me HANGRY

5/3/2015

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What am I eating? More like what am I not eating. You don't want to get in-between me and my big bag of food. I'm HANGRY!

I literally unzip the pocket on my pack's belt and shovel food into my mouth every hour. It's my fuel. 

Before we get to all the boring healthy items I will list-- because I'm naturally this way-- I'll start by confessing I've eaten a king size Snickers (if you know me, this NEVER happens), M&M's, salted caramels and a maple bacon cupcake. AND in just ONE day, I scarfed down a turkey burger, a hot dog, a piece of pie, two bags of Ruffles, and a few others I try to block out. Needless to say I was super sick after that.

Sometimes we mix up our own concoctions. Like "hot chocolate" which is pudding mix and protein powder stirred with a stick. All the cool kids trade food or we scavenger for new food out of the hiker box. A hiker box is where people leave food they don't need or don't want. 

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