PCT Day 136: Mile 2524.5 to 2544.4
September 15th, 2018 Today we woke up with a patch of blue sky above the river valley we were camping in. There were still clouds hugging the peaks above us though. We hiked up to 6,000 feet first thing and…
Month September 2019
PCT Day 135: Mile 2510.6 to 2524.5
September 14th, 2018 Today was challenging but fun. We’re making the best of the rainy days by telling ourselves that we’re testing our limits while improving our rain-backpacking skills. We originally planned to hike ~25 miles today to get closer…
PCT Day 134: Mile 2486.7 to 2510.6
September 13th, 2018 We woke up this morning to the sound of rain. We ate Cocoa Puffs with coconut milk and drank some coffee in the tent until the rain turned into more of a mist. (We ate 22 servings…
PCT Day 133: Mile 2464.3 to 2486.7
September 12th, 2018 We started the day by double checking the weather forecast–a suggestion made by our friend Dirty Money. Rain, snow, and cold (well below freezing) are on the way. We considered all of our gear and decided we…
PCT Day 132: Mile 2448.9 to 2464.3
September 11th, 2018 Today was another rainy day. We did not have too many views with all the clouds We hiked with few breaks until we made it to Stevens Pass at around 2pm. Another thruhiker and his wife gave…
PCT Day 131: Mile 2428.5 to 2448.9
September 10th, 2018 Before today, we had experienced almost no rain on the trail. It has rained on us overnight a handful of times, but never hard and never more than a mist/drizzle during the day. We broke that streak…
PCT Day 130: Mile 2407.7 to 2428.5
September 9th, 2018 We woke up to a tiny bit of rain, but the rest of the day turned out to be pretty nice and sunny. The views were spectacular today–jagged peaks with a bit of snow and some clouds.…
PCT Day 129: Mile 2393.4 to 2407.7
September 8th, 2018 My college friend Alex and his friend Rachel came to hike with us today. Alex brought a gift of nutritional yeast and Rachel brought a gift of beer–yum! We hiked about seven miles and hung out at…
PCT Day 128: Mile 2375.5 to 2393.4
September 7th, 2018 Today we hiked pretty efficiently to get to our resupply stop at Snoqualmie. We stopped at Mirror Lake for lunch and a “shower” and “laundry” because we were expecting visitors tonight and tomorrow. We did a day…
PCT Day 127: Mile 2354.2 to 2375.5
September 6th, 2018 I woke up early today and had some coffee while watching sunrise. Renee slept in for another hour. Then we had more coffee and ate breakfast with Sky-Blaze and Jazz Hands while taking our time getting started.…
