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Trail Talks - An Interview with a PCT Thru-Hiker - For the Love of Wanderlust
In the fall of 2015 Jennifer Kercher did what many people have dreamt of doing – she thru hiked the Pacific Crest Trail making it on to the PCTA list of 2,600 milers. The astounding accomplishment of being a PCT Thru-Hiker has only been achieved by 4,018 hikers since the first person hike across the mountain crests of California, Oregon and Washington in 1952. I “met” Jennifer while scrolling through Instagram and I found her account (@iwishmydogwerehere) and I found all of these incredible photos of scenic landscapes, trails, mountains & lakes. I was amazed by all of the amazing photos that she was uploading and I commented on a couple of the photos. These comments led to multiple conversations and eventually this interview which I hope leaves you just as inspired. Throwback Monday. My favorite photo of me on the #PCT, impulsively taken by the lovely #hiker La Loba. This was a bit south of Walker Pass, CA in #SoCal. A photo posted by Jennifer Kercher (Vanish) (@iwishmydogwerehere) on Jan 18, 2016 at 1:12pm PST What inspired you to do this hike? Were you an avid hiker before this? I first heard of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2012, when I met a Triple […]
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