To California I go!
Well folks, here I am at the airport in Toronto, about to board my flight to San Diego. From there I am staying for two nights at the home of a generous hiker couple (aka trail angels) who host PCT hikers prior to their hike. Monday morning I get a ride to the trailhead and start walking! The last few months have been an emotional rollercoaster, and the last couple weeks have been a whoooole other thing... (my deepest apologies to the people who have had to share life with me lately). I have been grappling some serious anxiety, self-doubt, fear, and ongoing leg pain that I still haven’t resolved. Allllll the internal gremlins have been speaking up louder and louder as my departure date has approched, and I can tell you that as I am literally walking into the plane right now, they are screaming pretty loud. It has felt increasingly more disconcerting that my legs and feet have had pain and achiness for months and are not improving - not exactly what you want when you’re...