PCT Day 16: Mile 250.5 to 266.6
May 18th, 2018 Today was mostly a gradual descent. We started in a conifer forest then made it to a more sparse conifer forest with lots of prickly pear then made it to a shrubby desert with Joshua trees. We…
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 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 14: Mile 205.7 to 228.4
May 16th, 2018 Today was a windy day in the desert. We hit the lowest spot on the PCT between the Mexican border and the Columbia River on the Oregon-Washington border. Then we started a long climb back into the…
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 12: Mile 177.2 to 182.7
May 14th, 2018 This morning we picked up our resupply package at the post office in Idyllwild, CA. Then we had a challenging ascent to get back up to the PCT. We were rewarded with views of the smogy inland…
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…
PCT Day 10: Mile 145.4 to 165.8
May 12th, 2018 A lot of climbing today. We made it up to 7,000 feet, which is the highest point on the trail so far. The morning was cold and damp. We hiked through a cloud for 6 miles. The…
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 8: Mile 109.5 to 127.9
May 10th, 2018 Today we felt clean and refreshed leaving Warner Springs Community Recreation Center after a short day yesterday and bucket showers. It is starting to cool down. We still needed a siesta during the heat of the day…
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!
