Since finishing my Pacific Crest Trail thruhike I have been getting a TON of questions so I thought I'd take a little time and answer the most common. Since there were so many I broke up these Q & As into two different parts. This is Part 1 the personal questions. Questions about myself and my personal experience of the trail. Use the timestamps below if you want to jump around to specific questions :)

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0:00 Intro
1:38 Why the PCT?
2:58 My first backpacking trip
4:42 Longest hike before this
6:06 Favorite Section
6:49 Most challenging Section
7:44 Average miles per day and hiking speed
9:57 Do I feel like I rushed any sections and missed out?
11:40 How many pairs of shoes did I go through?
12:05 Safe alone as a woman?
13:03 Meeting my tramily
14:33 Did I even hike alone?
15:53 How do you stay a part of a trail family and still focus on your own journey?
17:43 Being away from husband/family
20:42 AT or CDT?
23:36 Lessons learned on the trail?
25:48 Body changes
28:46 Period Management on trail
32:17 My Skincare routine
37:02 Anything I would do differently?

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