PCT Day 93: Mile 1728.1 to 1752.4
August 3rd, 2018 As of today we’ve been on the trail for three months. The smoke has cleared dramatically. It is still in the sky, but it isn’t bad. Also, the heat wave we’ve been trapped in seems to have…
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 92: Mile 1702.6 to 1728.1
August 2nd, 2018 Today was our first full day in Oregon. We encountered 3 instances of trail magic! Inquisitor gave us soda, Shaunty gave us homemade watermelon-strawberry popsicles and PCT Porter, and a third person left macadamia nuts. We passed…
NorCal Challenges
August 1st, 2018 It’s hard to believe we’re in Oregon after 1,691 miles of California. We’re having an amazing time! To paint the complete picture, here we’re some of the not-so-glamorous aspects of Northern California.
PCT Day 91:Mile 1679.2 to 1702.6
August 1st, 2018 Today we entered Oregon. After 1,691 miles, leaving California feels like a nice accomplishment. But believe it or not, Southern Oregon looks a lot like Northern California. The smoke was thinner for most of today, but in…
PCT Day 90: Mile 1656.7 to 1679.2
July 31st, 2018 Today we had a big climb out of Seiad Valley. It was another smokey day. We walked through some previously burned areas, which are usually quite exposed and hot. The heat today wasn’t too bad though because…
PCT Day 89: Mile 1649.5 to 1656.7
July 30th, 2018 We had a short walk today into the town of Seiad Valley. The entire trail today was along the shoulder of a road, except over two bridges where there was no shoulder. We are at an elevation…
PCT Day 88: Mile 1625.5 to 1649.5
July 29th, 2018 Today was another smokey day. I had a slight headache and our eyes were a bit irritated. We could also smell the fires occasionally. They are far away, and we are completely safe though. Today we completed…
PCT Day 87: Mile 1601.9 to 1625.5
July 28th, 2018 Like every day lately, today we swam and napped by a lake for several hours around lunchtime. Renee calls this the “lake crawl” section of the trail (the previous few hundred miles was the “beer crawl” section).…
PCT Day 86: Mile 1576.7 to 1601.9
July 27th, 2018 We are camped just past the 1,600 mile mark. The miles are starting to fly by. We are hearing of a lot of injuries lately. We are also hearing of people getting sick – Nora virus, giardia,…
PCT Day 85: Mile 1552.7 to 1576.7
July 26th, 2018 There were no lakes near the trail today, so there was no swimming. We took a nice siesta anyway and napped near a creek. The wildfires burning all around us have really filled the sky with smoke.…
