Jessica Bagnell and a New Journey on the Pacific Crest Trail

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🗓️ 25 April 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Martin welcomes returning guest Jessica Bagnell as she hikes the Pacific Crest Trail with a trail partner, where weather governs tempo and small errors accumulate into consequence. Jessica reflects on the first weeks on trail, when comfort becomes irrelevant and daily life is reduced to judgment, pacing, and mutual reliability. Shared distance exposes character with unusual speed. Jessica and Martin explore companionship, self-command, and why long trails continue to attract people who distru...

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0:00.0	I'd like to welcome back, a friend of the podcast.
0:11.3	She was a member of the class of 2003 AT through hikers.
0:16.6	In fact, she was the only one that finished that year.
0:20.4	We had some people who had issues they were dealing with.
0:24.2	And, hey, you know, as you've heard me say over and over again, it's not a failure.
0:28.1	It's not about the destination.
0:29.5	It's about the journey.
0:30.4	And the other two hikers enjoyed themselves.
0:33.3	But Jessica, she had completed the Appalachian Trail.
0:36.7	This year, she's setting out for another through hike.
0:39.9	Jessica Bagnell, welcome back to Papa Bear Hikes.
0:43.7	Thank you for having me, Martin.
0:46.2	And it's great to see you and talk to you.
0:48.4	I was so excited when you reached out, I guess it was about a week ago or two weeks ago,
0:53.1	telling me that you would be hiking
0:54.5	the Pacific Crest Trail, and I asked and you say to be willing to come on and talk about it,
0:59.5	and I'll make the announcement now. Jessica's going to come on regularly, or as regular as she can.
1:06.4	I mean, there's a lot of factors here. she get you know getting into town having internet etc
1:11.5	and give us updates just like she did when she was on the AT and and that's a lot of fun I had gotten
1:17.2	away from doing the the class hikes as I had done two years in a row and I thought okay this is a
1:22.8	good opportunity to bring some fun back in something interesting I had a lot of positive
1:26.7	feedback on on those hikes and following those hikers so Jessica I want to bring some fun back in, something interesting. I had a lot of positive feedback on those hikes and following those hikers.
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