PCT Day 6: Mile 81.6 to 101.1
May 8th, 2018 Another good, but hot and dry, day on the trail. We doubled our trip rattlesnake count from 3 to 6. Tim accidentally scared one, and it coiled up and started rattling. Kind of terrifying.
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!
May 8th, 2018 Another good, but hot and dry, day on the trail. We doubled our trip rattlesnake count from 3 to 6. Tim accidentally scared one, and it coiled up and started rattling. Kind of terrifying.
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,…
May 6th, 2018 Today was another awesome day on the trail. We started hiking at dawn and then rested in the shade for awhile mid-day to avoid the desert heat. We had amazing desert and mountain views with tons of…
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…
May 4th, 2018 Hung up the bikes this summer in attempt to thru hike the Pacific Crest Trail. Day 2 was great! Hotter and more climbing than day 1. We saw another rattle snake. We camped near a river and…
May 3rd, 2018 First day on the trail. We got a ride from San Diego to the start from a ranger who works at Lake Morena Campground for $20 each. We should make it through Lake Morena tomorrow, and he…