PCT Day 45: Mile 784.3 to 793.5
June 16th, 2018 We decided to walk a half day today so we could camp at Rae Lakes, which we remembered was one of the most beautiful areas during our 2015 Sierra hike. First, we had to get over Glen…
Category PCT Daily Updates
From May – September, 2018, we thru hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. Now, exactly one year later we are posting our daily journal entries and photos as blog updates. Each post includes our trail journal from the day, a selection of photos taken that day, and GPS information that we recorded as we hiked. Enjoy!
PCT Day 44: Mile 766.3 to 784.3
June 15th, 2018 Today we hiked over Forester Pass, the highest point on the PCT at 13,200 ft. The views were beautiful–snowy mountains, lakes, waterfalls. The ascent was mostly snow free (south side), but the descent had a lot of…
PCT Day 43: Mount Whitney (14,505 feet)
June 14th, 2018 Today instead of hiking the PCT we took a side trail up Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states. We left camp set up and only brought fanny packs and water bottles along for…
PCT Day 42: Mile 745.3 to 766.3
June 13th, 2018 We felt the elevation today and yesterday. We were tired and a bit light headed Tomorrow we detour to hike to the top of Mount Whitney, the highest point in the lower 48. Sixteen miles round-trip without…
PCT Day 41: Mile 724.2 to 745.3
June 12th, 2018 We heard a lot of military jets flying overhead today. One came by really loud and it couldn’t have been more than a few hundred feet up. It was scary! We figure one of the bases nearby…
PCT Day 40: Mile 704.6 to 724.2
June 11th, 2018 We slowly climbed from 6,000 to 10,500 feet today. We had a full load of 11 days of food, which felt quite heavy. Luckily there were plenty of streams, so we didn’t have to carry much water.…
PCT Day 39: Mile 702.2 to 704.6
June 10th, 2018 Although we had a full rest day yesterday, we decided that taking another partial day to rest-up, eat, and prepare for the mountains was a good idea. We had breakfast in Kennedy Meadows at a restaurant called…
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…
PCT Day 37: Mile 686.2 to 702.2
June 8th, 2018 We did a big day to get to Kennedy Meadows, the unofficial end of the desert and start of the Sierra’s. Yay! The desert has been beautiful but hot, dry, and hard. Climbing in the Sierra’s will…
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…
