And visions of the PCT danced in my head!!

As the winter comes to an end here in the mountains of Colorado, I am reminded of a life I once lived. A life filled with grace, beauty, simplicity and joy, a life that started each morning with waking up outside on the ground, each day I would hike all day long, I hiked hundreds of miles of dry desert, over mountain ranges covered and burried in snow, through forests and places that many could only dream of. I feel a sense of strength and excitment that in just 34 days I will return to that life to thru hike the PCT once again. It is a strange feeling to know that one will be leaving their "normal life," and venture alone for 5 months, but at the same time it is a magical feeling, a feeling of peace. Of course I wonder again this time, what will life be like when I get done hiking, who will I be and where will this experience lead me? There are no words for how great the PCT was last year, I met so many wonderful people, saw so much beauty, learned so much and in the end I was forced to grow up alot and make a difficult decision to stop 300 miles from Canada due to bad weather. That is a decision that lingers in my heart everyday, I think about it constantly and will not be satisfied until I complete my journey on the PCT. So on the morning of April 26th, my mother will drive me to the Mexican border and send me off. I feel so alive knowing that this life is so close to becoming a reality for me, I long for the endless days spent outside, for the simple beauty and the physical and mental challenge I face each day out there. I am stoked!! More to come!!