PCT Day 24: Mile 407.8 to 433.3
May 26th, 2018 Today we walked through a lot of burned areas. We tried our best to avoid all the poodle dog bush, which we’ve heard is worse than poison oak. Poison oak vs. poison ivy? We made it back…
Tag backpacking
PCT Day 23: Mile 396.6 to 407.8
May 25th, 2018 Today we were more tired than usual, maybe because of our big day yesterday. We had a slow morning but picked it up in the afternoon. We hitchhiked to avoid a 3-mile road walk down a trail…
PCT Day 22: Mile 366.7 to 386.6
May 24th, 2018 We saw our 9th rattlesnake of the trip. We also saw our first deer of the trip – a doe and fawn. We lost the PCT for the first time today. We didn’t realize it until we…
PCT Day 21: Mile 349 to 366.7
May 23rd, 2018 Today we woke up in a cloud. That would have been fine, but since we cowboy camped (no tent) last night, it meant we were soaked. No problem–we stuffed our wet gear in our packs and dried…
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…
