PCT Day 19: Mile 309.1 to 329.5
May 21st, 2018 We got up a bit later than planned today, but the hiking went easier than usual. We hiked mostly downhill to a flattish area with a couple of dams and a LOT of wind. Just before we…
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PCT Day 17: Mile 266.6 to 287.6
May 19th, 2018 Today was a fun day on the trail! Joe, Gemma, and Joe’s sister Sarah met us at our campsite above Big Bear and hiked the first 10 miles with us. They brought tons of yummy vegan snacks,…
PCT Day 15: Mile 228.4 to 250.5
May 17th, 2018 Up up up. That’s what we did today. We undid all of the descending from two days ago, and now we’re back in the mountains near 9,000 feet. Today was a hard day, but we made enough…
PCT Day 13: Mile 182.7 to 205.7
May 15th, 2018 Down down down. That’s what we did today. After a quick climb to 9,000 feet, we descended more than 7,000 feet to our campsite in the desert. Renee got stung by a bee on her forehead. This…
PCT Day 11: Mile 165.8 to 168.6 (then fire detour to Idyllwild)
May 13th, 2018 It was another shortish day on the trail. The trail is closed for 10 miles due to a 2013 fire, but the detour took us right into town where we have a resupply box waiting at the…
Black Diamond Iota Head Lamp Review
Tim used a Black Diamond Iota head lamp during our Pacific Crest Trail thruhike in 2018. Specs: Lumens: 150 Weight: 1.9 oz (56 g) Max Distance: High beam 131 feet (40 m) / Low beam 23 feet (7 m) Water resistant (IPX…
PCT Day 9: Mile 127.8-145.4
May 11th, 2018 Today we woke up and spent a while eating breakfast and filtering water for an 18-mile dry stretch. Our packs were heavy with H20 when we headed out, and it turned out to be unnecessary because there…
PCT Day 7: Mile 101.1 to 109.5
May 9th, 2018 Today was a short hike into town to get a resupply box, a bucket shower, and some great comraderie. We ate at a restaurant, went to the post office twice, and saw zero rattle snakes!
PCT Day 5: Mile 64.5 to 81.6
May 7th, 2018 We stayed up too late updating Facebook, Strava, and Instagram, so we had a slow start. Still, we were hiking at 5:30 and knocked off 12 miles by 12 noon, which has become our typical goal. Then,…
PCT Day 3: Mile 30 to 45.3
May 5th, 2018 We got an earlier start today–just after sunrise. It was all uphill into the town of Mt. Laguna (~6,000 feet) for our first resupply. After that, we camped on an amazing ledge thousands of feet above the…
