PCT Day 124: Mile 2297.6 to 2315.6
September 3rd, 2018 This morning we slept in a bit and hung out in camp for awhile with my sister Rachel and her fiance Matt. They drove out from Seattle yesterday and hiked in a few miles with us to…
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 123: Fire detour plus mile 2294.8 to 2297.7
September 2nd, 2018 Since we were on a fire detour yesterday night, we weren’t sure how close/far it was to the next water source when we chose camp. It was getting late and dark, so we ended up camping away…
PCT Day 122: Mile 2258.2 to 2278.6 plus fire detour
September 1st, 2018 Today was Tim’s birthday. I woke up early before Tim to finish making a crossword puzzle for him. Then I made breakfast (normally Tim’s job). We hiked over a pass with awesome views. It was very clear–no…
PCT Day 121: Mile 2241.7 to 2258.2
August 31st, 2018 It rained last night, so this morning our tent was soaking. We packed it up and hiked about seven miles until the sun came out. Then, we took a nice break to dry out our stuff and…
PCT Day 120: Mile 2218.7 to 2241.8
August 30th, 2018 This morning was very foggy and misty. It is starting to feel like fall. It has been a bit cooler and the brush is beginning to turn red. Some people hitched into Trout Lake to resupply. We…
PCT Day 119: Mile 2193.0 to 2218.7
August 29th, 2018 Five miles into today’s hike we hit a pit toilet. I was excited to use it, but Renee prefers to do her business in the woods. We have other preferences on trail that differ: I like to…
PCT Day 118: Mile 2171.6 to 2193.1
August 28th, 2018 This morning we descended from 3,000 feet to 900 feet, essentially undoing all of the progress we made since leaving Cascade Locks. There was a nice creek at the bottom where we had lunch and went for…
PCT Day 117: Mile 2150.8 to 2171.6
August 27th, 2018 We woke up very late today and didn’t start hiking until after nine. That was a good thing because it meant that we got twelve hours of sleep, which we needed after the wedding and our flights…
PCT Day 116: Mile 2146.6 to 2150.8
August 26th, 2018 Today we flew to Portland from Chicago after a fun wedding. My cousin and her boyfriend picked us up from the airport. We headed back to Cascade Locks where we had a nice lunch and some beer.…
PCT Days 113-115: Zero
August 23rd-25th, 2018 We spent three days off of the trail. First, we camped at Oxbow Regional Park with my mom, Jenny, Travis, Penny, Gabby, Danny, Eunhye, Rachel, and Flunker. We ate a lot, drank a ton of percolated coffee,…