PCT Day 80: Mile 1432.7 to 1458.1
July 21st, 2018 Another fun day on the trail. Tim managed to finish a full jar of peanut butter (2,660 calories) in two days. We passed a small burned area this morning that was still smoldering. We decided to go…
PCT Day 79: Mile 1412.0 to 1432.7
July 20th, 2018 Today was very pleasant and relaxing. We got up early to beat the heat. We took a .25 mile side trip to check out Burney Falls, which was beautiful. At lunch time, we took a siesta next…
PCT Day 78: Mile 1396.8 to 1412.0
July 19th, 2018 New shoes for me today! We had to stop at Burney Mountain Guest Ranch to pick them up. It was another hot day, so we were happy to take a long afternoon break to shower, do laundry,…
PCT Day 77: Mile 1377.3 to 1396.8
July 18th, 2018 We had breakfast at JJ’s Cafe in Old Station before we hit the trail this morning. Then, we took a detour through a 2,000 foot long lava tube. We finally got to hiking at 10:00 am. The…
PCT Day 76: Mile 1350.0 to 1377.3
July 17th, 2018 We got an early but slow start today with lots of breaks in the morning (maybe it was all the beers we drank yesterday while swimming in the hot spring fed pool.) We had a nice lunch…
PCT Day 75: Mile 1331.5 to 1350.0
July 16th, 2018 There was a lot of excitement on the trail today. We met a 72 year old thru-hiker named Tinker. He was a lot of fun to talk to, and said he hasn’t met anybody older hiking the…
PCT Day 74: Mile 1307.3 to 1331.5
July 15th, 2018 Today we hit the halfway point!! We also saw another bear, the 3rd one of the trip. We also got our first rain of the trip overnight. We got a slow start this morning after a somewhat…
PCT Day 73: Mile 1286.8 to 1307.3
July 14th, 2018 Since we camped last night in the town of Belden, at an elevation of only 2,200 feet, we had a long climb to start the day. We got an early start to beat the heat, and we…
PCT Day 72: Mile 1263.9 to 1286.9
July 13th, 2018 The big goal for today was beer. The PCT goes right through the town of Belden past a bar After a long, overgrown descent, we achieved our goal. We are stealth cowboy camping in town down by…
