San Diego Trans County Trail with Jabba, Jolly, Zach and Jess (BPR #347)

On today’s episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, presented by Topo Athletic, I, along with Jabba, Jolly and Jess give you a recap of our recent hike on the San Diego Trans County Trail. And this one is almost as long as the trail itself, as we provide a detailed overview of our hike, including LOL highlights, the biggest challenges associated with this trail, namely the amount of private land the route covers, highlights including beautiful desert terrain, an epic western finish, and how our torrid hiking pace and some mismanaged fuel led to the demise of our beloved Sassafras on the trail. Fasten your seatbelt.

We end the show with the triple crown of jobs if money were no object and a random 30 second fall into the ocean every day for 5 years is worth $100 million.

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Interview with Jabba, Jolly and Jess

Timestamps and questions

00:05:35 – Reminders: Apply as a vlog or blog for Trek, subscribe to The Trek Youtubeand listen to our episodes ad-free on Patreon!

00:12:42 – Introducing the SDTCT hikers

00:13:40 – Why didn’t they invite Chaunce?

00:16:14 – How did you choose to walk this path?

00:19:00 – What are the quick stats for SDTCT?

00:30:00 – Discussion on the situation of the water tank.

00:36:05 – How do you get to and from the trail?

00:40:40 – What is the ideal season to hike this trail?

00:42:30 – SDTCT Day 1

00:54:14 – How do you handle navigation on this trail?

01:00:20 – What were the vibes at the end of day 1?

01:03:26 – How did Jess get so many blisters?

01:10:00 – Guess the elevation for day 1

01:14:30 – SDTCT Day 2

01:44:30 – SDTCT Day 3

01:52:40 – Jolly’s rash

01:56:10 – The most difficult section of the trail for Zach

02:05:00 – Second half of day 3

02:09:00 – The end of day 3

02:17:00 – SDTCT Day 4

02:20:00 – Discussion about the cold and hand warmers.

02:25:40 – Day 4 Elevation Assumptions

02:26:30 – The disappearance of Jess

02:39:40 – Zach’s perspective on Jess’ disappearance

02:45:25 – Night 4

02:55:00 – Chaunce patent pending

02:56:16 – The end of day 4

03:03:52 – SDTCT Day 5

03:11:00 – Discussion about ticks.

03:12:45 – Ramona Creek Trailhead

03:19:00 – SDTCT Day 6

03:36:50 – Discussion on the private land portions of the trail.

03:50:40 – SDTCT Day 7

03:54:45 – Debate on SDTCT advertising

04:01:25 – Discussion about the last 40 miles of the trail.

Segments

QOTD: 100 million dollars but you have to survive 30 seconds in the ocean every day

Triple Crown of jobs if money were no object

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