PCT Day 20: Mile 329.5 to 349
May 22nd, 2018 This morning we hiked ~12 miles to Cajon Pass. A hummingbird tried to drink Tim’s pee. There was a lot of poison oak on the trail. At Cajon Pass we picked up our resupply box. Bad timing…
PCT Day 19: Mile 309.1 to 329.5
May 21st, 2018 We got up a bit later than planned today, but the hiking went easier than usual. We hiked mostly downhill to a flattish area with a couple of dams and a LOT of wind. Just before we…
PCT Day 18: Mile 287.6 to 309.1
May 20th, 2018 The big highlight of today was the nude hot springs. We hiked 20 miles and then took a dip (not nude). Felt awesome! The other highlight of today was drinking a Miller Lite. We were filtering water…
PCT Day 17: Mile 266.6 to 287.6
May 19th, 2018 Today was a fun day on the trail! Joe, Gemma, and Joe’s sister Sarah met us at our campsite above Big Bear and hiked the first 10 miles with us. They brought tons of yummy vegan snacks,…
PCT Day 16: Mile 250.5 to 266.6
May 18th, 2018 Today was mostly a gradual descent. We started in a conifer forest then made it to a more sparse conifer forest with lots of prickly pear then made it to a shrubby desert with Joshua trees. We…
PCT Day 15: Mile 228.4 to 250.5
May 17th, 2018 Up up up. That’s what we did today. We undid all of the descending from two days ago, and now we’re back in the mountains near 9,000 feet. Today was a hard day, but we made enough…
PCT Day 14: Mile 205.7 to 228.4
May 16th, 2018 Today was a windy day in the desert. We hit the lowest spot on the PCT between the Mexican border and the Columbia River on the Oregon-Washington border. Then we started a long climb back into the…
PCT Day 13: Mile 182.7 to 205.7
May 15th, 2018 Down down down. That’s what we did today. After a quick climb to 9,000 feet, we descended more than 7,000 feet to our campsite in the desert. Renee got stung by a bee on her forehead. This…
PCT Day 12: Mile 177.2 to 182.7
May 14th, 2018 This morning we picked up our resupply package at the post office in Idyllwild, CA. Then we had a challenging ascent to get back up to the PCT. We were rewarded with views of the smogy inland…
