Pacific Crest Trials Quotes

“The trail should be enjoyed, and when joy is difficult to achieve, personal growth should become the focus. Still,”
― Zach Davis, Pacific Crest Trials: A Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

“You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know.” – René Daumal”
― Zach Davis, Pacific Crest Trials: A Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

“Letting yourself fall into a trap is a huge mistake. If you bail out each time a honeymoon period ends, you won’t ever follow through with any worthwhile challenge in life.”
― Zach Davis, Pacific Crest Trials: A Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail