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April 21, 2015April 22, 2015 Pacific Crest Trail, PCT Trailjournal 5 Comments Pacific Crest Trail PCT Trailjournal

Day 1: Sun, dirt, water

As I hate typing on my phone and I love journaling I’m gonna try something a little different. Instead of typing my blog entries I’m gonna take pictures of my handwritten and -painted trailjournal. It might not be as easy to read for you guys but I’m doing my best to write in a nice handwriting 😉 So here we go. This is day one on the PCfrikkinT:

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5 thoughts on “Day 1: Sun, dirt, water”

I guess one picture is worth a thousand words! Clever use of time and blogging.
Good luck on your health.
Tim

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Tim , April 22, 2015 at 5:11 am
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Yeah! Pictures of your journal! I knew a hiker that journaled/watercolored and then took pic. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?sid=5256de9f3f0a9768a5f5429e86f9aa10&entry_id=9281

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pctlionheart , April 22, 2015 at 2:46 pm
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- Thank you Lionheart!!! I also do a little bit of watercolors. There’s coming one soon 😉
  
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  walkingwomad , April 22, 2015 at 5:17 pm
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Very cool posting a picture of your written journal, Cat! I might have to give that a try for the JMT since I also hate typing on my phone. Thanks for the idea.

Excited to follow your journey!

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erinhikes , April 22, 2015 at 6:32 pm
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unique and really cool 😀

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milligan308 , April 23, 2015 at 5:06 am
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