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…
Tag backpacking
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…
PCT Day 11: Mile 165.8 to 168.6 (then fire detour to Idyllwild)
May 13th, 2018 It was another shortish day on the trail. The trail is closed for 10 miles due to a 2013 fire, but the detour took us right into town where we have a resupply box waiting at the…
PCT Power Strategy
There are lots of items that require power on the PCT these days. The biggest one is a cell phone, which most people use as their primary navigation assistant and as their camera. Other items include head lamps and watches.…
PCT Day 10: Mile 145.4 to 165.8
May 12th, 2018 A lot of climbing today. We made it up to 7,000 feet, which is the highest point on the trail so far. The morning was cold and damp. We hiked through a cloud for 6 miles. The…
PCT Day 9: Mile 127.8-145.4
May 11th, 2018 Today we woke up and spent a while eating breakfast and filtering water for an 18-mile dry stretch. Our packs were heavy with H20 when we headed out, and it turned out to be unnecessary because there…
PCT Day 8: Mile 109.5 to 127.9
May 10th, 2018 Today we felt clean and refreshed leaving Warner Springs Community Recreation Center after a short day yesterday and bucket showers. It is starting to cool down. We still needed a siesta during the heat of the day…
PCT Day 7: Mile 101.1 to 109.5
May 9th, 2018 Today was a short hike into town to get a resupply box, a bucket shower, and some great comraderie. We ate at a restaurant, went to the post office twice, and saw zero rattle snakes!
PCT Day 6: Mile 81.6 to 101.1
May 8th, 2018 Another good, but hot and dry, day on the trail. We doubled our trip rattlesnake count from 3 to 6. Tim accidentally scared one, and it coiled up and started rattling. Kind of terrifying.
