PCT Days 31 – 33
PCT Day 31 Leaving KOA was bittersweet. Some friends were staying to zero and in all honesty it was the perfect place to do so, but we carried on. The first few miles felt like the standard desert hills we…
Category PCT 2021 (by Rachel and Matt)
Renee’s sister Rachel and her husband Matt are hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2021. They are guest blogging their adventure here!
PCT Day 28 – 30
PCT Day 28 Our friends joined us in sleeping late this morning. We hatched a plan over breakfast to hitch into town to take care of some dealings at the post office and then hitch up to Vincent Gap where…
PCT Day 25 – 27
Pct Day 25 Last night a marine layer stealthily moved in on us and when we woke everything was drenched. The cloud showed no signs of lifting so we packed up and hoped the Golden Arches would provide more than…
PCT Day 22 – 24
PCT Day 22 Last night temperatures dipped into the 40s for the first time in a while, which made our early morning a bit chilly. We woke up at 5 to hike 18 miles by lunch. We endured this punishment…
PCT Days 16 – 18
PCT Day 16 Well, today was the lowest point of the trail….literally and emotionally. We resumed our descent after breaking camp early this morning. The downhill started to take a toll on our knees, ankles, and spirit. After about nine…
PCT Day 13-15
PCT Day 13 Lorraine picked us up at 8am and drove us back to Paradise Valley Cafe. She was very friendly and took pride in shuttling hikers around Idyllwild. We hiked a nice 8 miles and gained 1500 feet to…
Pct Day 10 – 12
PCT Day 10 The first half of today went quick. The trail started with a little ascent and then dipped down for about ten miles. The decent is hard on our bodies. We spent some time chatting with Trevor and…
Pct Days 7-9
We battled 40 mph wind gusts as we hugged the side of the San Felipe hills to the most infamous water cache in the PCT. This cache is maintained by a network of trail angels that supply the 25 mile…
Pct Day 4 – 6
A cold morning got a bit warmer when Desiree dropped off the first trail magic of the trip, fresh fruit and cookies. So you technically start the PCT on your start date, but the first three days you get amenities…
PCT Day 1 – Day 3
Day 1 Our new Facebook friend Chris shuttled us to the southern terminus. He made us feel welcome by waving to us and forgetting to put his car in park when he picked us up. We became fast friends with…