A "nero" is a day when you nearly walk more than zero.  A "zero" day is one in which you don't walk at all.  With this blog I have now taken about 45 "zero's" now.  Enough of a break and I will muscle on.  Right after I began this blog was only 2 days after my Dad's death.  I really wasn't ready to begin blogging and then my Mom's cancer began winning and my Mom died 5 December.  In tribute to my Mom's fighting winning spirit I begin again this blog dedicated to my hero, my Mom.  Her favorite charity was the Scott Carter Foundation because Scott was dear to my Mom's heart.  He called her "the chocolate lady" because she brought him chocolate.  I initially wanted to hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) when I was in my early-mid-teens.  Time moved on, however, my dream to walk the PCT remained.  While doing a summer 2013 biology class at TCC I had a re-awakening to complete the PCT.  I began reading trail blogs from thru-hikers on their journeys Northbound from The Pacific Crest Trail Association. (thru-hiker is one who hikes all 2660+ miles of the PCT in one season)-(Hikers either walk No.-bound or So.-bound) I like the choice of Northbound because of the weather logistics thru the desert part of So. Cali.  I will be racing Northward trying to beat the snow by trying and reaching Canada by the last of August, or at worse case, the first week of September.  I read trail blogs trail season 2014 also.  I started planning my PCT journey 2013 and then by spring of this year I decided to walk raising awareness for 2 pediatric cancer foundations; one of which raises money to off-set the cost to families fighting pediatric cancer, while the other raises money to fight and find cures for pediatric cancer.  In honor of my daughter Ren I am also walking to raise awareness about the Spondylitis Arthritis Association and their donations towards Spondylitis arthritis research.  I planned my kick-off time of early spring 2016 at the start of this year to coincide with happening after my graduation from OSU-Tulsa December 2015.  And so I have begun my journey towards Campo and the Southern termanus of the PCT.
Do yourself a favor and call somebody you have not talked with in a while and then listen to them.  
Peace. It's all good.  Hans