travel and rhum

I have a 33” inseam and I’m getting quite tired of wearing pants that aren’t long enough! I do wear high socks to keep my ankles covered but I’m really wanting pants that are actually long enough for me. Any other tall women out there that have found a good pair or two?
TIA! 🤗

Hi all! I've been presented with a rare opportunity. The shop I work for is closing down for a month and a half so I figured I'd finally get a thru hike in! My plan is to thru hike a section of the Pacific Crest Trail, specifically between Campo and Cabazon (about 200 miles). I'm picking up a 15 degree sleeping bag since it'll still be a little chilly at night, but I was wondering what other gear / advice y'all would recommend?

I’m going with an experienced group on a very long and difficult hike in a little over a month. When planning the hike, I knew it would be extremely difficult, but figured it’d still be within my capabilities.

Last weekend I did a hike on similar terrain about 2/3rds the length, and it kicked my ass. I brought 5L of water and still finished all of it, and I was sore for the next few days. I think if I did the route I’m doing next month right now, I’d be able to survive it and be safe, but I’d be exhausted and miserable.

So I’ve started training like a madman, hoping to at least make my experience slightly less sucky. I have 5 weeks until the hike, so I plan to spend 4 weeks training and a week of rest leading up to the hike.

Usually I lift 4x a week, but I’ve put lifting on the back burner temporarily to focus on endurance. I’ve been doing 30min to an hour of alternating stair climber and incline treadmill, thinking about gradually increasing speed and weight on a weighted vest. One of my wife’s friends does the Koko Crater Tramway once a week, so I plan to join her on that.

I’ve also got other technical and strenuous hikes planned between now and then (one of which is a shorter section of the same route I’m training for). Not quite as long or strenuous, but still.

I also plan to carry 8L of water the day of. It will be heavy of course, but I'd rather have a heavy pack than get severely dehydrated. Plus, I can try to pack more strategically with lighter gear anyway. I will invest in a water filter as well, but I'm not sure if there's any water sources along the route.

With all this training for 4 weeks, will I even be able to make a dent in my overall fitness level? I'm just trying to be slightly less exhausted, as well as be able to carry such a large amount of water.

This is the route I’ll be doing