The Time of Day is Broken: a Pacific Crest Trail story 

Came here from tiktok. What a wonderful watch. Thank you 💚

And your life J J Bean… will never be the same. I’ve done the PCT six times and the CDT twice. Leave a part of your heart there as I have, only to find it again on trail.❤❤

This was an amazing documentary of the PCT, and it made me shed tears. I’ve been following journeys of people hiking the PCT ever since I’ve wanted to hike it in 2018. I loved your documentary, I think it’s time for me to hike it as well.

This was absolutely beautiful my soul craves this kind of adventure and this left me in tears.

This found me at the right time. Thank you algorithm. Thank you JJ Bean.

JJ Bean omg I love this so much!! 🤩 these pct films hit different when you know the person who made it and recognize so many people in it. It’s crazy to see how intertwined all of our stories are now. Loved watching it, you are a beautiful storyteller. Thank you for making this! 💜

Dear Hannah. I celebrate your strength. What you have accomplished on the trail is just one of many things that makes me proud to be your uncle. Love Chuck

I hesitated to watch this because I knew it would make me emotional- but man what a gift it is to have memories so beautiful! Such a perfect film, JJ Bean! -Moo :)

Fantastic video! Loved every minute of it. JJ B runs it. What a hottie! Well done and well deserved. congrats!

Beautiful and personal movie, thank you for sharing your journey.

all we need is people and nature! thanks for making this short film jj bean, it’s truly beautiful 💕

I'm not crying, you're crying - Chaos Muppet (starting Etna-Ashland tomorrow) 💕

Fab vid, loved watching it.

Yes! Since being vulnerable takes enormous strength, you are super woman. Love!

To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life. What a great film, showing us the quintessence of life

It somehow took me nearly a year to find this, but WELL DONE! Attempted in 2022, but it felt more like a section hike kind of year when I reached Acton. Went back last year and started over, flip flopping all around due to snow and hiking 1500ish miles. Not hiking again this year is a struggle. Thanks for helping me relive so many good memories. And man, those trail cries hit hard some days, but so worth it.

Class of 22 here. Loved your journey. It made me reminisce of the good times and good people! Im miss it sooo much. Old Bull.

I really enjoyed watching your story. Thank you for sharing your experience and journey.

You've always been resilient, strong & brave! Proud of you and your journey. Keep going. Love you!

JJ BEAN!! This is so so beautiful. You are strong, resilient, and a badass. What an honor it was to share even a small portion of the journey with you! Keep crushing it

Incredible! I love this. Thank you for putting this together to share your experience.

Five stars and five times as many tears. I loved it.

Beautifully put together. Best PCT experience film I've had the pleasure of enjoying so far. Fantastic title and excellent storytelling. Love the doodles.

Thank you so much for sharing. I cried tears of joy for you. Thank you for the lessons and the motivation. ✌🏼❤️

This really inspires me. Thank you so much for making this video, beautiful, raw, honest and absolutely wonderful!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Wow! What a great story. I started providing Trail Magic for PCTers like you this year. Normally, I'm at Barrel Springs. Why do I do trail magic? Well, I personally have not completed the trail. Only parts as I do my weekend hikes in SoCal. That said, for the past three years i have have several friends on the trail. In 2020, my friends Gregory (Gnome), Brittany (Turtle), and their daughter Maddie (Goose, her nick name) I can't remember her trail name though; completed the PCT. Then in 2022, friends Courtney (Potluck) and Jonah (Pickle) completed the trail. And, this year, my friend Beth (I don't know if she has a trail name) and an old high school classmate , who I hadn't seen in 40 years, and his son are on the PCT. So, lots of incentive for me to get out and do some magic. :) And, no matter how you slice it, you are a 1%er. Congratulations and good luck on future adventures. Thanks for sharing your journey! :)

Thank you for sharing your journey. I have continued hope through your story that I will someday complete mine. class of 2017,2019,2021,2022

Did a thru hike of the PCT in 21 and 22. only now do i realize that it is truly about the journey. Two years since my last start and I am still absorbing the lessons. great video. But I immediately check out of this video once you introduced politics. The trail provides but the trail should also be neutral.

awesome video and thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts. im hoping i can hike the PCT in two years.

Very excellent video....inspired me to hike and backpack.....thank you namaste

Beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing your story and your journey.

I’m a fellow class of 2022 member who hiked a bit with the sea creatures in California. Even though I was able to get to Canada before the closing, I was so set on getting every mile that I missed out on many of the beautiful memories that you captured in this amazing video. Truly it is about the journey and the people you meet. Send my regards to seaweed and sea biscuit if you still talk to them. -smokestack, class of 2022

This made me emotional! Attempted a Flip-Flop in ‘22. Oh how I remember the fires and coming to that same conclusion towards loving the journey not the destination and the people we made memories with along the way!

Good for you JJ. Great commentary and insight to your thoughts and feelings as well as being an inspiration to others including me.

Very well condensed video, not your fault about the fires. Congrats!

Cannot stop watching this, all over again

Well done. Well said.

What a wonderful thing you’ve created and shared about your journey. I’m inspired to plan my own trip now.

Awesome Story, loved it!

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you for sharing this amazing journey and story. ❤️

What an amazing journey!!! JJ Bean. Thank you!!! I loved your story. How beautifully written and narrated by you. Aloha, Coconut Wireless

Dude I'm living this right now at 25. Crazy.

Hey JJB loved this, I was class of 21, miss it all so much and your film rekindled the special feel of the trail

What a fantastic and beautiful video!

Great video - love the story and the telling. I start in 43 days. Excited, nervous, and buoyed by this summary.

Thanks for sharing your beautiful story of hiking and healing.

What a great journey! So enjoyable to watch.

I loved this video …. Great shooting . Thoughtful narration and what a comeback ! Well done and Thank you .

I once nick named someone jelly bean! It’s a name for the best people from the best times! I really hope to live the van life for 9 months in California, you’ve made life beautiful and hopeful for me ~ this video means everything to me 🩷 live on, and live young!

Well spoken. Well shared. Much appreciated!

What a great achievement. Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience with us.

Hey JJ Bean. It's Rock N Roll. Thanks for sharing. Getting prepped for PCT. Finished AT in Nov. 23. PCT in '25. Peace out and God Bless your journey. RR

Kick Ass film JJ Bean! Thanks for stirring the memories! Tortuga, PCT 2019

Beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it!

this video is forever on my pct playlist

Thank you for sharing this beautiful story with us!

Excellent story, beautiful video! Good rhythm and vibes. Congrats for completing a most challenging journey 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Well done!!!!❤❤❤❤

Truly incredible - loved watching your journey!

Most excellent!

I wish I’d realized how badly I want to hike the PCT before I’d had a baby. I have a one year old now and I don’t see how I could spend this much time away from her at this age. I’ll have to wait years til I can give it a go 😢

Thank you for sharing your beautiful journey and story ❤

so so happy for you! thank you for sharing ❤

Love every minute .... so inspire and well done... I hope you find your unique way and hapiness ... !!

good journey !!!

Wonderous and inspiring, thank you!

Thanks for this beautiful video, so nicely shot, edited, and narrated. I'm in the early stages of thinking about a PCT thru-hike and this is the first account I've seen from a queer perspective, which is refreshing and encouraging. Very grateful to have found this video.

I have watched quite a few such docs about the PCT, some brilliant, some... not so much. What stands out about this one, for me, is the excellent intro and narration. This one has the human side of the story down, it tells us the why not just the what, and it really works. We can identify with the protagonist immediately and that is what makes this film worth watching (among other things).

Your storytelling is as good as the trip. It elevates. #JJBean

Loveeed this!! Amazing film, amazing journey, thanks for sharing x

Beautifully edited. Thanks for sharing your journey!

Beautiful footage and compelling storytelling! I love this. Thank you for sharing. I also love those sketches. :-)

This was awesome

Good job that was awesome

This is a very good video. Thank you. You are an excellent story teller. Very honest.

Wow, what a wonderful PCT film!

Love your video, it's very nice and genuinly done. By the way: it's not about the journey either, it's about the company! (well, in my experience it is)

thank you

Beautiful story and video. Thanks for sharing JJ Bean

Beautiful video! Thanks for sharing!

Just randomly found this video, what a happy surprise to see people I know in there haha Super well done JJ Beans! -BabyCow

A great story of resilience and friendships. Well done for doing this after living thru Covid in the U.K. signed a Brit who was in Jordan and is now in South Korea. Still hoping to hike the PCT, once the teenagers in my family have done college!

Wow! So inspiring and insightful! Thanks! Great video!

Great video!!

Hey Thanks great documentary. Just love it

Amazing doodles and person! You're such a inspiring individual :)

Whew.. this was incredible

So amazing, congrats Hannah!!

Beautiful. Thank you…

Great video, best I’ve seen on the PCT. Your production quality is great and I really felt your story. Nice job. p.s. I also met mama bear under I10, what a wonderful lady.

Wonderful lessons learned and great job with putting it together in film. This 70 year old queer woman hiker salutes you! I am section hiking as the longer thru hikes are past my limits now.

Congratulations on making it as far as you did, you can always do the other sections later. In the words of Elina Osborne, it's the people... :)

This is a great video. I especially loved the animations. Great work JJ Bean 💕

This was so good! Makes me miss the pct! ❤❤

Hello from Virginia, just wanted to give a thumbs up for your video and thank you for sharing it! I did 800miles of the AT in 2014 and hope to do a full thru of AT in 2025. What I watch in videos, the PCT definitely sets its own rules on 'finishing' due to fires. My thought is, once you have hiked so far would it ever be truly 'finished'? Because I think it lives on inside of you and becomes part of you, no matter where exactly you stop. Great job! Hope you are doing well!

Очень красивая! И большая молодец, проделала большой путь к путешествию и пройдя сам PCT!

Thank you for sharing! You did a great job on this video.

Beautiful story.

Aawww, Sweet Girl. Very Brave! Beautiful storytelling and cinematography. Hope you had comfy shoes... Oops! The blister on your big toe at 3:21 answered that. Sorry you were hurt in love but happy you took action to help yourself heal. Not sure where you said it, but I'm stealing a quote that speaks to me. Having lived alone most of my life, and now 68, "I didn't want to do X alone but I'm glad being alone didn't stop me." Thank you for telling your story. Thoroughly enjoyed the tale. Happy trails............................

So so we'll scenario narrative and I so impressed. I hope you got what you looking for and finished it. I wonder are you still in touch with see weeds? Once again amazing video.