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

In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by Topo Athletic, myself, along with Jabba, Jolly, and Jess are giving you a rundown of our recent hike of the San Diego Trans County Trail. And this one is about as long as the trail itself, as we give a detailed daily overview of our hike, including the standout LOL stories, the biggest challenges associated with this trail - namely the amount of private land the route takes you though, the highlights- including some gorgeous desert terrain, an epic western terminus, and how our torrid hiking pace and some mismanaged fueling lead to the on-trail demise of our beloved Sassafras. Buckle in.

We wrap the show with the triple crown of jobs if money weren't an issue and whether a 30-second random drop in the ocean every day for 5 years is worth a $100 million.

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Interview with Jabba, Jolly, and Jess

Time stamps & Questions

00:05:35 - Reminders : Apply to vlog or blog for the Trek , subscribe to The Trek's Youtube , and listen to our episodes ad-free on Patreon !

00:12:42 - Introducing the SDTCT hikers

00:13:40 - Why wasn't Chaunce invited?

00:16:14 - How did you choose to hike this trail?

00:19:00 - What are the fast stats of the SDTCT?

00:30:00 - Discussion about the water cache situation

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

00:40:40 - What's 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 Day 1 elevation

01:14:30 - SDTCT Day 2

01:44:30 - SDTCT Day 3

01:52:40 - Jolly's rash

01:56:10 - Zach's most difficult stretch of the trail

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 guesses

02:26:30 - Jess's demise

02:39:40 - Zach's perspective of Jess's demise

02:45:25 - Night 4

02:55:00 - Chaunce's 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 about the private land portions of the trail

03:50:40 - SDTCT Day 7

03:54:45 - Debate about publicizing the SDTCT

04:01:25 - Discussion about the final 40 miles of the trail

Segments

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

Triple Crown of jobs if money wasn't an issue

Mail Bag

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