Day 66: 37.5 miles The day after I hiked my longest day ever, I woke up feeling sore but surprisingly not as bad as I thought. I didn’t start hiking until 6am which I consider late but still early enough for another long day. I wanted to see if I could do it. I talkedContinue reading “PCT Day 66-69: TRT Days 6-8”
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PCT Day 73: Nor Cal is the place.
Miles Hiked: 37.2 PCT Mileage: 1263.8 This morning I was up an hiking at 5:20 am. Since I got to camp early yesterday I was feeling well rested and ready for another big day. Today was the first morning that I noticed it was still dusk at 5am. Pretty soon these early wake ups willContinue reading “PCT Day 73: Nor Cal is the place.”
PCT Day 65: TRT Day 5: Tahoe City
Miles Hiked: 42.2 PCT Miles: 31 TRT Miles: 11.2 This morning I woke up at 4:45 am after a great night of sleep. I was on trail hiking by 5:15 after packing up all my things and taking the time to sit down and eat breakfast before leaving camp. The day started with a veryContinue reading “PCT Day 65: TRT Day 5: Tahoe City”
PCT Day 64: TRT Day 4: Two For One Special
Miles Hiked: 23.8 PCT and TRT Miles: 23.8 Today I get picked up by a trail angel at 7:30am. Me and five other hikers squeeze into the car with our giant packs. All the other hikers get dropped off at Echo Lake but I get dropped off at Carson Pass. If you recall, I leftContinue reading “PCT Day 64: TRT Day 4: Two For One Special”
PCT Day 63: TRT Day 3: Z E R O
Miles Hiked: ZERO Today was my first day off in three weeks! Somehow I sleep in until 8am despite the natural light coming into the room. This is not something I ever do unless I am incredibly exhausted. Usually I wake up very early whether I want to or not and once I do IContinue reading “PCT Day 63: TRT Day 3: Z E R O”
PCT Day 62: TRT Day 2: Kingsbury Grade
Mile Hiked: 20 PCT Miles: 0 TRT Miles: 20 Last night the clouds over head did lead to rain and I was caught cowboy camping. When the first sprinkles came I debated just letting it rain on me but then it got heavier and I decided to set up my tent at 2:30am. I wasContinue reading “PCT Day 62: TRT Day 2: Kingsbury Grade”
PCT Day 61: TRT Day 1: The side quest begins
Miles Hiked: 30.5 PCT Miles: 18.3 TRT Miles: 12.2 Everything is sore when I wake up. I am completely exhausted from yesterday. Last night I put myself to sleep with an edible and Benedryl to counteract the morning caffeine rush that lingered far into the evening. I know once I start moving I will feelContinue reading “PCT Day 61: TRT Day 1: The side quest begins”
Day 60: Summer Solstice
Miles Hiked: 33.6 PCT Mileage: 1061.3 This morning I woke up around 4:45am and left camp around 5am. Downhill Daddy and Duck were both still asleep when I left. The morning was chilly but tolerable. I hiked through a pine forest on a sandy granite trail. I felt great and I was cruising. Today isContinue reading “Day 60: Summer Solstice”
Day 59: Kennedy Meadows North
Miles Hiked: 10.8 PCT Mileage: 1027.7 I woke up early despite trying to sleep in today. I went down to breakfast and found Bahama Mama at the table. I ordered THREE plates for breakfast. French toast, a half order of biscuits and gravy, and the two egg breakfast with toast and hash browns. I thoughtContinue reading “Day 59: Kennedy Meadows North”
Day 58: Sierra Day 17: Sonora Pass
Miles Hiked: 16.6 PCT Mileage: 1016.9 I woke up to ice on my sleeping bag and frozen water bottles this AM. I was too cold to get out of my sleeping bag until 6am. I watched Apache pack up in the meantime. I was glad I only had to go 16.6 miles to town. ItContinue reading “Day 58: Sierra Day 17: Sonora Pass”
Day 57: Sierra Day 16: Dorothy Lakes Pass
Miles Hiked: 27.5 PCT Mileage: 100.3 I woke up at 5am in my tent on Bensen Lake Beach. It was cold and I didn’t want to get out of my sleeping bag. I waited until 6am hoping either Pop Rocks or Tiger Lily would start moving before me. It would be ideal if they leftContinue reading “Day 57: Sierra Day 16: Dorothy Lakes Pass”
PCT Day 56: Sierra Day 15: Spiller Creek and Benson Pass
Miles Hiked: 24.8 PCT Mileage: 972.7 This morning I woke up at 5am. I was still tired and I knew everyone else would be slower than me so I laid down for another hour. I was tired anyways. Turns out I was still the first person to leave camp despite being tired and waiting soContinue reading “PCT Day 56: Sierra Day 15: Spiller Creek and Benson Pass”
PCT Day 55: Sierra Day 14: Glen Aulin
Miles Hiked: 5.9 PCT Mileage: 948.3 This morning I woke up at 6am in the Yosemite Backpackers campsite. I got a great night of sleep last night and was feeling so much better than yesterday. I packed up my tent, said goodbye to Honeymoon and walked two miles back to the Yosemite Lodge to getContinue reading “PCT Day 55: Sierra Day 14: Glen Aulin”
PCT Day 54: Sierra Day 13: Tuolumne Meadows
Miles Hiked: 24 PCT Mileage: 942.5 I really wanted to make sure I got to Tuolumne early today. I woke up at 3am and started hiking by 3:30am. Since I set up camp at 6pm last night I felt pretty well rested from the day before sleep wise but still really tired body wise. ItContinue reading “PCT Day 54: Sierra Day 13: Tuolumne Meadows”
PCT Day 53: Sierra Day 12: Red’s Meadow
Miles Hiked: 24 PCT Mileage: 915.4 Since I got to camp so early last night I was able to sleep well and wake up really early. I was on trail at 5am. Around 2am last night Vulture woke everyone up and told us to put our filters away because everything was freezing. A frozen filterContinue reading “PCT Day 53: Sierra Day 12: Red’s Meadow”
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