PCT Day 43: Mount Whitney (14,505 feet)

June 14th, 2018 Today instead of hiking the PCT we took a side trail up Mount Whitney, the highest peak…
June 14th, 2018 Today instead of hiking the PCT we took a side trail up Mount Whitney, the highest peak…
June 13th, 2018 We felt the elevation today and yesterday. We were tired and a bit light headed Tomorrow we…
June 12th, 2018 We heard a lot of military jets flying overhead today. One came by really loud and it…
June 11th, 2018 We slowly climbed from 6,000 to 10,500 feet today. We had a full load of 11 days…
June 10th, 2018 Although we had a full rest day yesterday, we decided that taking another partial day to rest-up,…
June 9th, 2018 Today we took a zero to get ready for the transition from the desert to the high…
June 8th, 2018 We did a big day to get to Kennedy Meadows, the unofficial end of the desert and…
June 7th, 2018 One of our fellow thru hikers is retired from the military near the area we are hiking…
June 7th, 2018 We’ve learned that a Pacific Crest Trail thruhike isn’t always a walk through paradise. Here is a…