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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 04 > Her mission: Pacific Crest Trail

Her mission: Pacific Crest Trail

This Bend woman has prepared to hike 2,650 miles, from Mexico to Canada, in 5 months — starting Monday

By Alandra Johnson / The Bulletin
April 4, 2009

The list of potential unpleasantness seems endless.

There are blisters, rattlesnakes, dehydration, loneliness, exhaustion, mosquitoes, giardia and bears, to name just a few.

That’s not to mention simply running out of energy, patience, time or health, all of which are also real....

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