In 2018 I was privileged to have the summer between graduation from the University of Connecticut and starting my first job out of college to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. Along the way I met so many incredible people. I kept a small Moleskine notebook with stream of consciousness notes of the people, sights and experiences of the 2,700 trail. I would love to write a more exhaustive writeup in the future. This trip was formative.