PCT 2021 Episode 3: What Goes Down, Must Come Up (MM 77.3 - 101.2)

Hey guys! Video number 3 covers the stretch between Scissors Crossing (mile 77.3) and Mountain Valley Retreat (mile 101.2), where I took a lovely zero. This was a tough stretch for me. Sometimes it felt like the trail and the desert were working against me. I cried for the first time on trail, thought about quitting, all of that....I didn’t quit though. I’m determined to push through, and continuing to be amazed by the beauty around me. I believe the trail, though it seems like it’s trying to kill me, still has so much to give and teach me. Plus, in hiking, what goes down must come back up. When you’re hiking a descent, you can expect another climb eventually. And when you’re feeling down, you can expect to come back up again. These highs and lows are a part of it.