# Atlas of Plant Based

> A plant-based travel and food site built on my own trips, starting with the Pacific Crest Trail, which I walked from Mexico to Canada in 2021 on plant-based food.

Every page is written from my own logs, Strava miles, receipts and photos, or says where
its data came from. Leg pages show when the leg was walked and when the page was published
and updated. 26 of the 26 legs and one of five water sections are written so far.

## The Pacific Crest Trail, 2021, plant based the whole way

- [The PCT home](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/): Mexico to Canada in 129 days, 26 legs, five sections
- [The Southern California desert](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/desert/): Seven hundred miles from the Mexican border to the start of the Sierra, cache to cache, from a twenty-mile first day to 18 miles a day by the end.
- [The High Sierra](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/sierra/): Whitney, a named pass a day, Yosemite’s backcountry, and a bear that took the food.
- [Northern California](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/northern-california/): A fire summer: the Dixie closure, Burney Falls, Shasta on the horizon for a week, and the Trinity Alps at 25 miles a day.
- [Oregon](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/oregon/): Four legs at close to 30 miles a day: solo out of Ashland, the first 40-mile day, mile 2000, and a footbridge into Washington.
- [Washington](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/washington/): Cold, wet and steep to the end: Goat Rocks, a pair of shoes from strangers at Snoqualmie, Stehekin, and the border on September 5.
- [Leg 1: Campo to Mount Laguna](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/desert/campo-to-mount-laguna/): Three days from the border to Mount Laguna, starting with a twenty-mile day I don’t recommend and a can of cold beans.
- [Leg 2: Mount Laguna to Julian](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/desert/mount-laguna-to-julian/): Two long days down to Scissors Crossing, learning to camp from the crew I’d walk with for a while, then the hitch to Julian.
- [Leg 3: Julian to Idyllwild](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/desert/julian-to-idyllwild/): Six desert days past Eagle Rock and mile 100, ending at the best food stop in Southern California.
- [Leg 4: Idyllwild to Big Bear via San Jacinto](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/desert/idyllwild-to-big-bear-via-san-jacinto/): A lighter pack, San Jacinto without our bags, and a descent that seemed to go on forever.
- [Leg 5: Big Bear to Wrightwood via Deep Creek](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/desert/big-bear-to-wrightwood-via-deep-creek/): Five days of food, Deep Creek, Cajon Pass, then rain and snow on the climb to Wrightwood.
- [Leg 6: Wrightwood to Acton KOA](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/desert/wrightwood-to-acton-koa/): Two walking days after the zero, a tent on a ridge and a replacement sleeping pad shipped ahead.
- [Leg 7: Acton to Tehachapi via Vasquez Rocks](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/desert/acton-to-tehachapi-via-vasquez-rocks/): Vasquez Rocks before the fire-closure road walk, then Hikertown and the aqueduct in daytime heat.
- [Leg 8: Tehachapi to Kennedy Meadows](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/desert/tehachapi-to-kennedy-meadows/): Back to 3 a.m. starts, long dry stretches and three big days before the desert finally ended.
- [Leg 9: Kennedy Meadows to Bishop](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/sierra/kennedy-meadows-to-bishop/): Into the Sierra with a bear can, up Whitney, over Forester Pass, and out Kearsarge to the bulk bins in Bishop.
- [Leg 10: Bishop to Mammoth via Muir Pass](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/sierra/bishop-to-mammoth-via-muir-pass/): Back over Kearsarge, then a pass every day until Red’s Meadow. Mosquitoes, a sore heel and two zeros in Mammoth.
- [Leg 11: Mammoth to Kennedy Meadows North via Clouds Rest](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/sierra/mammoth-to-kennedy-meadows-north-via-clouds-rest/): A Yosemite side trip, mosquitoes in the tent and a storm coming at Sonora Pass.
- [Leg 12: KM North to Tahoe](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/sierra/km-north-to-tahoe/): A hailstorm out of Kennedy Meadows North, a 31-mile Fourth of July, a big resupply in South Lake Tahoe, and the night a bear took both our food bags.
- [Leg 13: Truckee to the fire closure](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/northern-california/truckee-to-the-fire-closure/): Back on trail after three zeros, through the Donner Summit crowds and the North Yuba pools, and off at day 77 when the Dixie Fire closed the trail.
- [Leg 14: Lassen to Burney Falls](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/northern-california/lassen-to-burney-falls/): A bus and a dirt-road ride around the fire closure, a midpoint we built ourselves, the Hat Creek Rim, a church gym in Burney and the falls.
- [Leg 15: Burney to Mount Shasta](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/northern-california/burney-to-mount-shasta/): A 28.7-mile day out of Burney with Mount Shasta coming up over the trees, mile 1500 in sticks, then a swollen foot and two neros at the KOA in Mount Shasta.
- [Leg 16: Shasta to Etna](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/northern-california/shasta-to-etna/): Up the Castle Crags climb fast enough for a Strava crown, through the Trinity Alps at 25 miles a day, and into and out of Etna on day 90.
- [Leg 17: Etna to Ashland via Seiad Valley](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/northern-california/etna-to-ashland-via-seiad-valley/): The long road walk through Seiad Valley, the Oregon line, then three zeros in Ashland.
- [Leg 18: Ashland to Crater Lake](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/oregon/ashland-to-crater-lake/): Five days and 132.3 miles out of Ashland, the start of solo life, ending on the rim of the deepest lake in America.
- [Leg 19: Crater Lake to Shelter Cove](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/oregon/crater-lake-to-shelter-cove/): Two thirty-mile days, a lake at sunrise and the miles starting to come.
- [Leg 20: Shelter Cove to Bend via the Three Sisters](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/oregon/shelter-cove-to-bend-via-the-three-sisters/): My first forty-mile day, lava underfoot and the 2,000-mile marker on the way into Bend.
- [Leg 21: Bend to the Bridge of the Gods via Ramona Falls](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/oregon/bend-to-the-bridge-of-the-gods-via-ramona-falls/): Back in the forest around Mount Hood, then the Eagle Creek alternate and the bridge into Washington.
- [Leg 22: Bridge of the Gods to Packwood](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/washington/bridge-of-the-gods-to-packwood/): The biggest leg of the hike: 161.2 miles of fog and cold off the Columbia, Mount Adams, and the Knife’s Edge in cloud.
- [Leg 23: Packwood to Snoqualmie Pass via Mount Rainier](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/washington/packwood-to-snoqualmie-pass-via-mount-rainier/): Wet gear, long climbs and a Seattle family who went to REI for me.
- [Leg 24: Snoqualmie to Leavenworth via Stevens Pass](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/washington/snoqualmie-to-leavenworth-via-stevens-pass/): A wet day out of Snoqualmie, more climbing and a hitch into a very busy town.
- [Leg 25: Leavenworth to Stehekin via Glacier Peak](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/washington/leavenworth-to-stehekin-via-glacier-peak/): Snow and rain, then clear-weather climbs and Lake Chelan before the last push.
- [Leg 26: Stehekin to Canada via Harts Pass](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/washington/stehekin-to-canada-via-harts-pass/): The northern terminus at 2:40 pm on September 5. Then I turned around and walked back out.
- [Whitney, midnight to sunrise](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/sierra/whitney-midnight-to-sunrise/): the day 45 summit, from my Strava log and photos
- [PCT data as JSON](https://atlasofplantbased.com/api/): read-only legs, vegan resupply by stop, and trail points (mile, coordinates, elevation); OpenAPI at https://atlasofplantbased.com/openapi.json; every page also answers Accept: text/markdown
- [Hiking the PCT in 2027](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/2027/): 2027 PCT Long-distance Permit dates from the PCTA, start-date notes from a 2021 thru-hike, and the planning pages
- [Pacific Crest Trail map](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/map/): the whole trail from Campo to Canada in 26 legs, trail miles for every leg, resupply towns, passes and an elevation profile
- [PCT water in Southern California](https://atlasofplantbased.com/water/southern-california/): 56,265 hiker water reports, 2013 to 2026, dry share by season and by source

## Trail guides

- [The Plant Based PCT Resupply Guide, 2027 Season](https://atlasofplantbased.com/pct/vegan-pct-resupply/): Town-by-town vegan PCT resupply for 2027: stores with TVP, tofu and bulk bins, where to eat, and which stops need a mailed box. Every row is dated.

## Guides

- [A Seven-Day Plant Based Backpacking Food List](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/7-day-vegan-backpacking-food-list/): A weighed seven-day vegan backpacking food list with named products and daily portions, about 3,425 calories and 105 grams of protein a day, plus what to add for packaging and a spare day.
- [Dehydrating Plant Based Backpacking Meals](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/diy-vegan-dehydrated-backpacking-meals/): How to dehydrate vegan backpacking meals at home: drying times by ingredient, storage, and how to work out portions and cost per dinner.
- [Vegan Backpacking Meals You Can Buy in 2026](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/vegan-backpacking-meals/): Which freeze-dried and dehydrated backpacking meals are actually labeled vegan in 2026, by brand, with calories and protein, plus the meals that only look vegan and the brands that closed since 2021.
- [My PCT Gear List, Checked Against the Receipts](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/pct-gear-list/): The gear I carried on my 2021 PCT thru-hike: tent, pack, sleep system, stove, filter, shoes and bear storage, checked against my receipts, with trail photos.
- [Plant Based Backpacking Protein Per Ounce](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/vegan-backpacking-protein-per-ounce/): Vegan backpacking protein per ounce for 21 named trail foods, from manufacturer labels, with the serving weights and math so you can check every row.
- [Vegan Food in Big Bear Lake for PCT Hikers](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/vegan-food-big-bear-lake-pct/): Vegan PCT resupply in Big Bear Lake: three full grocery stores, Himalayan food with real vegan plates, and the closed shops older guides still list.
- [Julian Plant Based Food Guide for PCT Hikers](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/vegan-food-julian-pct/): Vegan in Julian on the PCT: vegan pie at Apple Alley, vegan cheese pizza at Julian Beer Co., the vegan cafe now listed closed, and why the outfitter matters.
- [Tehachapi Plant Based Food Guide for PCT Hikers](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/vegan-food-tehachapi-pct/): Vegan PCT resupply in Tehachapi: three full supermarkets, a cafe hikers praise for vegan food, two Thai kitchens, and what to stock before Kennedy Meadows.
- [Plant Based PCT Mail Drops: What Actually Goes in the Box](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/vegan-pct-mail-drops/): Which PCT stops deserve a mailed box for a vegan hiker, what to pack in it, and the assembly-on-trail method that beats shipping from home.
- [South Lake Tahoe and Truckee Plant Based Resupply for PCT Hikers](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/vegan-south-lake-tahoe-truckee-pct/): Vegan PCT resupply in South Lake Tahoe and Truckee: which stores earn the stop, where to eat a real meal, and getting there from Echo Lake and Donner Pass.
- [No-Cook Plant Based Backpacking Meals](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/no-cook-vegan-backpacking-meals/): Vegan no-cook backpacking meals, with a weighed 3,400-calorie day that needs no stove and no soaking jar.
- [Bishop Plant Based Resupply for PCT Hikers](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/vegan-food-bishop-pct/): Vegan PCT resupply in Bishop: natural foods stores with TVP and bulk staples, the supermarkets, Looney Bean, and getting there over Kearsarge Pass.
- [Vegan Food in Idyllwild for PCT Hikers](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/vegan-food-idyllwild-pct/): Vegan PCT resupply in Idyllwild: the vegan deli, the grocery for a full resupply, cafes with real options, and the closed store some guides still list.
- [Mammoth Lakes Plant Based Food Guide for PCT Hikers](https://atlasofplantbased.com/guides/vegan-food-mammoth-lakes-pct/): Vegan PCT resupply in Mammoth Lakes: the supermarkets, Elixir and other cafes with vegan food, the closed natural foods store, and the Red's Meadow route.

## Places

- [Echo Lake Trailhead, Echo Lake, CA](https://atlasofplantbased.com/places/echo-lake-trailhead/): The PCT access point for South Lake Tahoe resupply at roughly mile 1091, with a pricey chalet store at the lake and a usually quick hitch down Highway 50.
- [Grass Roots Natural Foods, South Lake Tahoe, CA](https://atlasofplantbased.com/places/grass-roots-natural-foods/): Natural foods store in South Lake Tahoe repeatedly named by PCT hikers for its vegan resupply selection: bulk foods, plant proteins and snacks.
- [New Moon Natural Foods, Truckee, CA](https://atlasofplantbased.com/places/new-moon-natural-foods/): Truckee natural foods store with a cafe counter carrying vegan grab-and-go, the most useful single vegan stop for PCT hikers passing Donner.

## Optional

- [About](https://atlasofplantbased.com/about/): who writes this and the rules every page follows
- [FAQ](https://atlasofplantbased.com/faq/): the site, the 2021 hike, plant-based resupply and what is coming next