It’s definitely a challenge! I’m leaving in a couple of weeks and have been organizing everything from this site where I can log into a virtual journal and share my adventure with you, to food, water, maps, clothing, shoes and … well … basically shoving my whole life into a backpack!

This is for a good cause and I’m excited about it. The Escuela Verde school in Costa Ballena, Costa Rica, has been one of my life’s passions for many years. They’ve changed the lives of hundreds of kids and their families and if this trek can help raise awareness for them, I’m up to it!

Donations to the school are always welcome. If it moves you to do so, click here to help. They would appreciate it.

I’ll start out from the Mexican border at Campo, California on May 1, 2013 and trek through the entire West Coast of the United States to the Canadian border at Manning Park, British Columbia.I figure it will take about four to five months to walk 2668 miles

One of the first destinations is the Mojave Desert. Luckily, I should get there before the weather gets too hot! But having grown up in various deserts I’m not that concerned. More daunting for me is the ice and snowfields of the High Sierras where i will be out of my element. Oh well, the path is long, I’ll just have to figure it out as i trundle along.

I’ll need company on the road, so I look forward to your comments.
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Steve Halteman
San Diego, California
Hiking the PCT for the Kids of Escuela Verde

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