Open in app
Home
Notifications
Lists
Stories

Write
Daniel Gerken
Daniel Gerken

Home

Apr 7, 2021

Are These the 11 Hardest Resupply Towns on the PCT?

This article originally appeared on The Trek, which you can read here. Hiker Hunger Food. Food. Food. During our 20 day stint on the John Muir Trail, food is what I thought about and what we talked about the majority of the time. I really liked what we packed for our trail…

Pct

12 min read

Are These the 11 Hardest Resupply Towns on the PCT?
Are These the 11 Hardest Resupply Towns on the PCT?

Mar 30, 2021

2021 PCT Ultra-Awesome Gear List

My PCT Thru-hike Preparation Here is a breakdown of how I spent my time preparing for my 2021 PCT NOBO thru-hike: 90% analyzing gear 9% watching vlogs of other people hiking the PCT 1% calculating food and water resupply 0% learning navigational skills and how to read a topographic map So yes, you could…

Pct

8 min read

2021 PCT Ultra-Awesome Gear List
2021 PCT Ultra-Awesome Gear List

Mar 23, 2021

My 2nd Backpacking Trip is a 2,650 Mile Thru-hike on the PCT

This article originally appeared on The Trek, which you can read here. The Final Countdown As I type this I am exactly 4 weeks away from beginning my thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. My name is Dan, I’m a Leo, and I love backpacking. Well, I think I love backpacking. I really…

Thru Hike

6 min read

My 2nd Backpacking Trip is a 2,650 Mile Thru-hike on the PCT
My 2nd Backpacking Trip is a 2,650 Mile Thru-hike on the PCT

Feb 6, 2021

PCT Permit Approved

I received my 2021 PCT Permit! I’ll begin one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever faced on April 15th. Let me back-up a bit. It was 2017 and my wife and I were living in Chicago. We stumbled upon the documentary, “Mile…Mile & a Half”. It’s about the John Muir…

Pct

7 min read

PCT Permit Approved
PCT Permit Approved

Jan 19, 2021

Happy PCT Permit Application Eve

On January 5, 2021, the PCTA announced they will be issuing long-distance permits for the 2021 PCT season (sigh of relief). I’ve been holding my breath since they announced in August that the permit application process was being postponed. Since the postponement announcement I had numerous alternatives swirling in my…

Pct

3 min read


Nov 25, 2020

PCT 2021 SOBO Alternate | Daniel Gerken

SOBO Alternate What is SOBO? I want to reiterate my purpose in documenting my research and process in planning a thru-hike. I am writing from my perspective, but I want to remind the reader that my goal is to be of service to fellow hikers (and to friends and family members of hikers). …

Hiking

8 min read


Oct 3, 2020

PCT 2021 Long-distance Permit

The Pacific Crest Trail Association is the managing entity for PCT Long-distance permits. If you plan to hike 500 miles, or more, along the PCT then you will need to obtain one of these permits. Anyone that has researched the PCT prior to 2020 will want to note the following…

Pct 2021

7 min read

PCT 2021 Long-distance Permit
PCT 2021 Long-distance Permit

Sep 13, 2020

PCT 2021 Season is Uncertain

On August 25, 2020 the Pacific Crest Trail Association posted this bombshell for the hopeful hiker PCT class of 2021: “Applications for the 2021 PCT Long-distance Permit will not open as planned in October. …

Pct

3 min read

PCT 2021 Season is Uncertain
PCT 2021 Season is Uncertain

Apr 18, 2020

COVID-19 Precautions: Vietnam vs USA

We arrived in Da Nang, Vietnam on January 14th. Little did we know that our lives would be altered quickly. It was a week before the Lunar New Year. The school children in Vietnam were on break for the holiday. They would not return to school for the duration of…

Travel

8 min read

COVID-19 Precautions: Vietnam vs USA
COVID-19 Precautions: Vietnam vs USA

Mar 28, 2020

How We Went from Nomads Abroad to Self-Quarantined in Florida in 48 Hours

After spending the holidays visiting our family and friends in the states, we departed for Da Nang, Vietnam in early January. We had a loose itinerary for the next year and a half, and a vague idea of how we could make it all happen. Step one, commit. Okay, well…

Travel

14 min read

How We Went from Nomads Abroad to Self-Quarantined in Florida in 48 Hours
How We Went from Nomads Abroad to Self-Quarantined in Florida in 48 Hours
Daniel Gerken

Daniel Gerken

Writer. Nomad. https://www.danielgerken.org

Following
  • Tim Denning

    Tim Denning

  • Sean P. Durham

    Sean P. Durham

  • Brad Stulberg

    Brad Stulberg

  • Katy Velvet

    Katy Velvet

  • Cody James Howell PhD (Raiden)

    Cody James Howell PhD (Raiden)

Help

Status

Writers

Blog

Careers

Privacy

Terms

About

Knowable