Why I'm hiking the PCT Why do I want to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada? Well, in the immortal words of Monty Python, "and now for something completely different..." I guess the real reason is that it's my dream. I want to walk the land and experience the country in a way that few people ever get to imagine. I want to see the wind, hear the rocks, smell the water, and taste the sky. I want a challenge beyond anything I have ever done. The PCT joins 3 states, 3 countries, and nearly 2700 miles of dirt, rock, sand, and snow. I plan to walk about 20 miles per day over the course of 4 1/2 months. At some point it will become an 8 hr/day job but the only real deadlines are the setting sun and the coming of winter. I know there are no guarantees. We are all given this thing called life and we struggle to make sense of it. We work, we play, we build relationships, we try to create order. We try to get it all done before the hourglass runs out of sand. I guess that's where I am. I'm confident, I'm nervous, I'm ready and not ready all at the same time. I anticipate the hike to be the hardest thing I've ever done. I know it will take everything I have to fight through the heat, bugs, injuries, and mental fatigue. I may not make it but the important thing is to try. I could not attempt this journey without the love and support of my wife, Cynthia. I will miss her beyond written words but we are a team and I will carry her with me every step of the way. She will send food boxes and emotional support. I will send back my journals and worn out equipment. Together we will hike inexorably north until we reach the border or until the body or the weather gives out. See you on the trail, Henry