Earlier this week, I drove a prospective thru-hiker to the beginning of the Pacific Crest Trail. It’s called the Southern Terminus, it’s just a few feet north of the Mexican border in Campo, California, and it’s an easy drive from my home.
Seeing the excitement of starting this border-to-border hike reminded me of a Pacific Crest Trail trip that I took last month. However, lately, I’ve been more entralled with the Southern Tier Bicycle Route, a coast-to-coast route for cyclists. While the nearest access point to the Pacific Crest Trail for me is several miles away, the Southern Tier is even closer- literally just around the corner! For my birthday this year, I went to the starting point of this cycling route (Ocean Beach in San Diego) and then rode my bike all the way to my house. While I’ll eventually describe more about that bike trip, that’s not what today’s video is about.
Last month, I decided to take a bike ride along the Southern Tier until I reached the closest access point to the PCT. This is the only spot where both of these long-distance adventure routes intersect. So of course I had to honor that with an afternoon of hiking and biking, which is what you can see in this video.
Jessica Lippe 