{"id":20800,"date":"2026-09-22T19:54:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/?p=20800"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:18:02","slug":"pct-day-1-ca-section-1-ready-set-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/pct-day-1-ca-section-1-ready-set-go\/","title":{"rendered":"`PCT 2026 Day 1 – CA Section A – Ready\u2026 Set… Go!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Revising the old 2026 PCT posts starting at day 1 – Revised posts will start with a ` symbol<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After flying down to San Diego, I spent the day before my PCT trek would begin working remotely from a San Diego hotel room (and the pool \ud83d\ude00 ). I also did a final check and pack of my gear to be ready to catch the shuttle to Campo the next morning. I also picked up a Isopropane Gas canister from a local sports store (you can’t fly with gas canisters).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ready…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a BIG breakfast the next morning, I went to the shuttle pickup spot with the home I’d be living out of for the next 5-7 months (my backpack).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the ride to Campo and the Mexican Border, I got a nice view of Southern California from the shuttle van.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Set\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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