Al and I have some big plans in 2025. We are planning to thru hike the Pacific Crest Trail.

We leave for the PCT in early March. We wanted our family and friends to know, because we will need your encouragement and prayers along the way.

The PCT stretches from Mexico to Canada and is a little bit longer than the Appalachian Trail at 2650 ish miles.

It has long been a dream of Allen’s to do a long distance hike and the PCT will be it.

I would prefer the AT, it’s kind of in our backyard and I’m more familiar with that one, next time he says!! 😳

We both like to hike and I have enjoyed hiking different sections on the AT and the North Country Trail. We have both completed the Camino de Santiago 3 times. The Camino took us about 5 weeks, its about 500 miles. The PCT will take us much longer, 5 to 6 months. It will also have a different terrain and some elevation we aren’t really used to.

We will both be leaving our jobs. Saying goodbye to our Children, Grandchildren, friends and family for several months.

We have about 8 more weeks to get our house and life in order so we can walk away from it for that length of time.

We also have some health issues to clear up. Last time I hiked, I was with a couple of girlfriends in Virginia we were heading out of Damascus planning on spending several nights in the woods. Early on our 2nd day we were hiking up a moderate size hill I was feeling fine but suddenly I just passed out. That ended our hike. Only recently did I find out that I have had undiagnosed High Blood Pressure.

Al also has a couple of issues, one is with his hip. It has plagued him ever since he fell off the roof and broke his Acetabulum, which is where his hip joint sits. Both of us are semi-retired and we hope to take it slow and complete the whole trail.

We also hope to keep in touch as we have before with a Blog.

If you have any questions or comments we would love to hear them.