PCT SOBO Day 0 - Getting to the trail 

@@miscbs she’s still holding strong! One of my favorite (and most durable) pieces of gear

I like to guess the time before she hits the light button

@@terrypanama8004 Maybe I’ll try to track him down after the hike and send him a new hat 🤣

Just section hiking Washington and Oregon this go around! Couldn’t commit to a full thru hike just yet - still have trauma from the AT 😂

@@daniel_sullivan r u even hiker trash if you don’t pack out a baguette at the first town stop?!

@@expatadventureturkey9324 worked like a charm!

@@MrHalf1000 thanks for sticking around!

Just section hiking Washington and Oregon this go around! I wasn’t ready to commit to another thru hike just yet lol

Hey Just Try! Lost Child here, we met last year on trail. I also followed Jessie's videos in '22 as mental preparation for the trail!

@AlaniSugar Yes! I saw your summit pic! I hope all is well. I'm so excited to follow Jessie on this one.

That’s awesome! Glad I could help and congrats on the AT!!

You might want to check out..Hikingdancer aka Roadrunner and Hikercat

@@iamjoshkoop first time trying out the IKEA bag through the airport and worked like a charm!

@@21Diddley thanks for sticking around :)

@@aisle9 happy to be back :)

@@user-lj5kw3hv6x haven’t actually met him yet, but I heard he was at trail magic just one day before I made it there so we’re close!

Do you mean Kelly Hays? If so, she is on the CDT, several days in and in a fast group.

@@philbest427 I believe Kelly’s on the CDT rather than the PCT!

Main change was switching to a Durston x-mid pro trekking pole tent! Other than that, just a lot of small changes (switched to short sleeping pad, lighter base layers, etc.) that saved me a lot of weight cumulatively.

@@Maybe_Jessie Oh sweet! Durston had some great gear. Hope it all works well for you out there👍🏻

I’m still honeybee and yes, I took the hat lol desperate times call for desperate measures

You get to touch it. You can even cross it (legally) if you get the right paperwork and are traveling Northbound on the PCT. No customs are stationed at the border in that area.

The PCT northern terminus on the border is in a wilderness area approximately 30 miles from a road. As noted in other comment, you can legally go into Canada and to a Hwy not too far away. However, with no customs station, it is technically illegal to come in from Canada and continue south.

@@tailgunnerhikes4703 At what point though would a hiker who ventured further north into Canada (from there) start to show up on the radar, the first thought is that he or she might have to step foot on private land before reaching a road, which would technically be trespassing. Or even does border patrol roam the roads in Canada that are nearest that wilderness, even though just to get to one of those might be another 10-20 mile hike (north).

@@John572d4 There is 38 mile public trail from Harts Pass trailhead (US) to Manning Park trailhead (CA) with border crossing and monument 30 miles from Hart's and 8 miles from Manning. If one runs into Canadian official, you show your passport and declare you are not packing firearm or drugs and they say something like "Welcome to Canada." Canadians can and do hike the 8 miles up and back. However, I have no idea of the consequences of running into US border patrol or park ranger heading south and they realize you came in from CA and not doing 60 miles round trip, which a lot of PCT hikers actually do.

@@tailgunnerhikes4703 Yes though also what about at Quebec for the northern terminus of the Long Trail.