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A New and Different Experience Near the PCT

July 23, 2014 by Alan Underkofler

The first few days off trail were hectic to say the least. I was trying to get used to crutching around town. Luckily for me Butterfly found crutches before heading back to the PCT. The only pair in town were definitely aged as the rubber was crumbling off and they were not quite long enough but... They were exactly what I needed to hobble around without causing more injury. I stayed at the ...

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Filed Under: Pacific Crest Trail, PCT Stress Fracture Recovery

Saying Goodbye and Welcoming Change on my PCT Journey

July 18, 2014 by Alan Underkofler

I just said goodbye to Butterfly who will be continuing on the Pacific Crest Trail. Our journey has taken a sudden and very different change. In all honestly I am devastated that I will not be accompanying her into the sierras... The sierras are a part of the trail that I was most looking forward to... And for me it will now be done next year. My path is now different. I am not confident of ...

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Filed Under: Pacific Crest Trail, PCT Stress Fracture Recovery

Obstacles On My Pacific Crest Trail Journey

July 14, 2014 by Alan Underkofler

Mile 734 - 10 Pacific Crest Trail miles, 2 hobbling wondering milesToday I woke up absolutely knowing that I would walk out of this forest. I started packing what I could from inside the tent doing as much as possible to make it easier for Butterfly. I packed my backpack insisting to carry my bear can. Butterfly was not happy about this but she carried almost all the rest of our gear and adding ...

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Filed Under: Pacific Crest Trail, PCT Southern California

I May Have To Use My SPOT…

July 8, 2014 by Alan Underkofler

Mile 724 - 10 Hobbling Pacific Crest Trail miles, 0 wandering milesIt's morning and I am laying in the tent... Every time I test my foot slightly I get shooting pain up to and pass my ankle. I'm wondering if I can hop the 22 miles to get out of the Sierras. I may have to use my SPOT to get out... I made it out of the tent and packed what I could, Butterfly did pretty much everything. I can put ...

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Filed Under: Pacific Crest Trail, PCT Southern California, Uncategorized

Mind Over Matter Works! Until It Does Not…

July 7, 2014 by Alan Underkofler

Mile 716 - 8 Pacific Crest Trail Miles, 100 awful feet to the tent :(It was a slow and painful morning... Averaging two miles per hour which is pretty slow for us but reasonable at the same time. Butterfly was stopping every tenth of a mile or so to let me catch up... I felt like I was just keeping her from getting her miles in... At around seven miles I started to feel a lot more pain... About ...

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Filed Under: Pacific Crest Trail, PCT Southern California

I’m Just Having A Really Bad Dream, Right?

July 6, 2014 by Alan Underkofler

Mile 702 - 14 Pacific Crest Trail miles, 4.4 wandering milesI was super excited waking up this morning! It was time to leave Kennedy Meadows and start heading to Canada again!!! I will definitely be slower and will not be able to do 25 mile days but at least I can keep going! I wish I could say it was a fun and easy 18 miles today... Truth be told I had a few good hours and was pushing through ...

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One Long, Slow, Painful Mile on the Pacific Crest Trail

July 5, 2014 by Alan Underkofler

Mile 701 - 1 Pacific Creat Trail Mile, 2.7 wandering milesI woke up this morning with an incredible amount of pain in my foot... Ignoring it I laced up my shoes and started packing up camp. Things were going well until I actually had to walk with my pack on. The last few mornings have been a slow start as I adapted to the pain I was feeling but I eventually was able to hike. Not today... It took ...

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Filed Under: Pacific Crest Trail, PCT Southern California, Uncategorized

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Alan Underkofler is a modern day nomad most happy when in a tent on a trail in the middle of no where. He inspires others by sharing his journey: the good and the bad, celebrations and woes, the authentic and the imagined. Read more here.

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