PCT Day 38: Zero
June 9th, 2018 Today we took a zero to get ready for the transition from the desert to the high Sierras. We are hanging out at the Kennedy Meadows General Store. We took showers and did laundry. We got our…
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PCT Day 36: Mile 654.3 to 676.2
June 7th, 2018 One of our fellow thru hikers is retired from the military near the area we are hiking in. Today his old colleagues flew two F18 jets over us. One of them put on a nice show for…
PCT Day 34: Mile 605.6 to 630.8
June 5th, 2018 Another hard, dry, hot day, but the end of the desert is in sight. We even caught a glimpse of Mount Whitney today. There were no reliable water sources on the trail for 42 miles, just two…
PCT Day 32: Mile 559.5 to 583.3
June 3rd, 2018 We are currently on the driest section of the PCT according to the water reports. Today was a hard day. The high was 99 degF. The hottest day we’ve had so far. We were fully loaded with…
PCT Day 30: Mile 517.6 to 541.5
June 1st, 2018 We woke up early this morning to cross the desert along the Los Angeles aqueduct. We knocked out 17.5 flat, waterless miles by noon. We got lucky that it wasn’t too too hot today. We saw lots…
PCT Day 28: Mile 478.2 to 496.1
May 30th, 2018 We had a run-in with two skunks on the trail this evening. Luckily we did not get sprayed, but they did charge at us with their tails up. This morning we had breakfast and danced to get…
Feet, Shoes & Socks on the PCT
When walking 2,650 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail, feet, shoes, and socks cannot be ignored! We both went through four pairs of shoes while hiking the PCT. Tim somehow managed to get NO blisters the entire trail! I had…
PCT Day 26: Zero
May 28th, 2018 Today we took our first “zero”. In other words, a rest day. We hung out at Hiker Heaven, a trail angel’s house, with ~30 other hikers. We took showers. They did our laundry. Tim gave himself a…
PCT Day 24: Mile 407.8 to 433.3
May 26th, 2018 Today we walked through a lot of burned areas. We tried our best to avoid all the poodle dog bush, which we’ve heard is worse than poison oak. Poison oak vs. poison ivy? We made it back…
PCT Day 22: Mile 366.7 to 386.6
May 24th, 2018 We saw our 9th rattlesnake of the trip. We also saw our first deer of the trip – a doe and fawn. We lost the PCT for the first time today. We didn’t realize it until we…
