Check-in/OK message from SPOT PCT Hawk

PCT Hawk
Latitude:32.82958
Longitude:-116.41891
GPS location Date/Time:05/14/2015 17:19:48 PDT

Message:I've set up camp for the night! Here's where I'll be:

Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://fms.ws/NTUmY/32.82958N/116.41891W

If the above link does not work, try this link:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=32.82958,-116.41891&ll=32.82958,-116.41891&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1

PCT Hawk

You have received this message because PCT Hawk has added you to their SPOT contact list.

Ready for Adventure
FindMeSPOT.com

Photos uploaded

I've uploaded some photos of the southern terminus here:
https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B_-6KdFaC6WiZDdZaE5zaE9TdFE/edit

Fwd: Check-in/OK message from SPOT PCT Hawk

- Derek Antrican
Mechanical Engineer
derekantrican.com

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <noreply@findmespot.com>
Date: May 13, 2015 3:29 PM
Subject: Check-in/OK message from SPOT PCT Hawk
To: <derekantrican@gmail.com>
Cc:

 PCT Hawk
 Latitude:32.68594
 Longitude:-116.51756
 GPS location Date/Time:05/13/2015 15:30:09 PDT

 Message:I've set up camp for the night! Here's where I'll be:

 Click the link below to see where I am located.
 http://fms.ws/NRrFR/32.68594N/116.51756W

 If the above link does not work, try this link:
 http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=32.68594,-116.51756&ll=32.68594,-116.51756&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1

 PCT Hawk

 You have received this message because PCT Hawk has added you to their SPOT contact list.

 Ready for Adventure
 FindMeSPOT.com

PCT Hawk
>  Latitude:32.67927
>  Longitude:-117.04332
>  GPS location Date/Time:05/12/2015 21:39:16 PDT
>
>  Message:I've set up camp for the night! Here's where I'll be:
>
>  Click the link below to see where I am located.
>  http://fms.ws/NQh3m/32.67927N/117.04332W
>
>  If the above link does not work, try this link:
>  http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=32.67927,-117.04332&ll=32.67927,-117.04332&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
>
>  PCT Hawk
>
>  You have received this message because PCT Hawk has added you to their SPOT contact list.
>
>  Ready for Adventure
>  FindMeSPOT.com

Gear

Usually people do a video of their gear, but I have limited space on my phone and won't be doing much video. Instead, here's a bunch of pictures of my gear. If you want to see any specs, the link on the right labeled "PCT Gear" has all that for almost every piece.

(I also realized that in the future when I do most of my blog posts it will be from the Blogger app on my phone. Unfortunately, that app only lets me post one photo per post. If I need to post multiple photos in the people, I'll need to do multiple posts, so I apologize in advance for that).

All my gear:

Food System (pot, utensils, etc):

Sleep system (tent, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, etc):

Backpack:

Water system (purifier, some containers, etc):

Clothes (other than the ones I'm wearing):

Some misc & small items (first aid, personal care, etc):

Electronics (chargers, GPS, etc):

Other misc items (reflective umbrella, frisbee, other games):

Physical Preparation

Because my first few weeks will be spent in the dry heat of SoCal (and a week and a half to two weeks in the Mojave Desert), I decided that my hair needed an overhaul. So I chopped off my beard and got a really short haircut:

GPS

I just received my GPS! It is the Spot Gen3. This GPS is simply a tracker and will allow me to share my location whenever I wish. I have set it up to post to this blog with my location whenever I set up camp or whenever I hit a town to pick up a resupply. There's also an SOS feature in case my life is in danger- when pressed it will send my location to the GEOS International Emergency Response Center. Glad to have this thing!