PCT Day 83: Mile 1503.2 to 1526.6
July 24th, 2018 We woke up with ash on our tent and backpacks from nearby forest fires that have filled the sky with smoke. We broke camp early and were hiking by 5:13 am to beat the heat. The forecast…
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PCT Day 81: Mile 1458.1 to 1481.9
July 22nd, 2018 We took another long siesta under a foot bridge today. As always, the swimming and sleeping and eating were excellent. On the way there, we were hissed at by a large rattle snake (number 14, but who’s…
PCT Day 79: Mile 1412.0 to 1432.7
July 20th, 2018 Today was very pleasant and relaxing. We got up early to beat the heat. We took a .25 mile side trip to check out Burney Falls, which was beautiful. At lunch time, we took a siesta next…
PCT Day 77: Mile 1377.3 to 1396.8
July 18th, 2018 We had breakfast at JJ’s Cafe in Old Station before we hit the trail this morning. Then, we took a detour through a 2,000 foot long lava tube. We finally got to hiking at 10:00 am. The…
PCT Day 75: Mile 1331.5 to 1350.0
July 16th, 2018 There was a lot of excitement on the trail today. We met a 72 year old thru-hiker named Tinker. He was a lot of fun to talk to, and said he hasn’t met anybody older hiking the…
PCT Day 73: Mile 1286.8 to 1307.3
July 14th, 2018 Since we camped last night in the town of Belden, at an elevation of only 2,200 feet, we had a long climb to start the day. We got an early start to beat the heat, and we…
PCT Day 71: Mile 1242.9 to 1263.9
July 12th, 2018 We crossed the 2,000 km mark this morning. Then, we went swimming at lunch time because it was hot! The heat in Northern California feels like being in the desert again, except more humid. But, swimming is…
PCT Day 69: Mile 1198.0 to 1219.7
July 10th, 2018 We started the day with a tough climb, but it was nothing like the difficult climbs we were doing a few weeks ago. We swam and cleaned off in a lake at around 10, but before we…
PCT Day 67: Mile 1157.3 to 1179.6
July 8th, 2018 We slept near interstate 80 last night so it was a bit noisy but not too bad. We woke up, had breakfast with cowboy coffee (thanks Jen!), and took our time getting started. The terrain is much…
PCT Day 65: Mile 1118.6 to 1140.9
July 6th, 2018 We enjoyed a long breakfast in the tent before we got to hiking at around 7:15. The terrain was pretty easy today and we were feeling good, so we had time for lots of breaks. We found…
