Welcome

Greetings and Welcome to my web log.

As I prepared for my 2005 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike, the one thing that I wished for was more information on vegan thru-hiking, backpacking and long distance hiking. As I learned more, found resources and created solutions, I became intrigued by the idea of creating a web page that served as a resource hub for other vegan hikers. Well, three year later, here I finally go... I have to thank my dad, who recently started a blog at oregonhiker.wordpress.com. His blog is becoming a great resource for ultralite hiking, information for diabetics and hiking in the Pacific Northwest. Seeing his success has definitely been the inspiration that actually got this blog up and going.

I don't expect to post every day, but hope, as I have time and topics, to post regular articles about food, equipment and other issues related to hiking from a vegan perspective. If you have any particular questions, topics or areas of interest, please do not hesitate to contact me. I will do my best to respond or post as soon as possible.

Like many vegans I am vegan for a number of reasons. These include: a striving for greater ecological sustainability, a deep reverence for all life, objection to modern factory farming and a strong desire to keep my body physically clean and healthy. Since being vegan for me is more than just simply a diet, more than likely, many of the posts will drift into the realm of "ecologically sustainable hiking and camping" and general human/athlete nutrition.

At first, I am planning a series of posts related to my lessons learned thru-hiking the PCT. These posts will include: my packing list and the decisions that I made regarding each piece of equipment from a vegan/"green" perspective; the food that I prepared for the trail, daily menus, recipes and lessons learned; and key veggie friendly stops along the trail.

Thanks for reading.