It's February 27th 2010, 2 months before I make my first steps on the Pacific Crest Trail. There is gear strewn around my spare room, boxes opened with boots hanging out, lists of things to do, stuff to buy, arrangements to be made and bits to organise. This is the part I don't relish, I just want to get out there and start walking, the mechanics and organisation, whilst necessary, annoy me.
I doze off every night imagining the first few weeks walking through the southern Californian desert. Daytime temperatures in the 90's and the nights dipping to below freezing. I think this will be the hardest section of the whole hike. Unrelenting temperatures, gear being worn in, my body screaming 'What the hell are you doing'? The first 3 weeks in particular will be the sternest test, once I get through that I know it can only get easier. . .
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