Miles Hiked: 37.2 PCT Mileage: 1568.8 This morning I got on trail around 6am. I was hurting before the day even got started. The morning was pretty with a sunrise over Mount Shasta. I hiked the first eight miles alone. It was pretty easy but my feet were hurting. I took a break at aContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 87: Trinity Alps Wilderness”
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PCT Day 86: Castle Crag State Park
Miles Hiked: 30.4 PCT Mileage: 1531.6 This morning I woke up at 5am at the KOA campground. I didn’t sleep much last night because a bear was in the campground and I could hear another site yelling at it. I could also hear it getting in the dumpster. The campground host let me know aContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 86: Castle Crag State Park”
PCT Day 85: Side Quest #2 Climbing Mount Shasta
Today I woke up at 4:30am at base camp on the clear creek route Mount Shasta. I ate a bean and cheese burrito for breakfast and sorted through my pack in the morning twilight. I was leaving behind anything I didn’t need to get up the mountain today. I only took my backpack, trekking poles,ContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 85: Side Quest #2 Climbing Mount Shasta”
PCT Day 84: Clear Creek Trailhead
Miles Hiked: 4.7 (zero PCT miles) PCT Mileage: 1501.3 This morning I woke up early despite it being a town day. I didn’t sleep well and I was excited to go do all my town chores. I took a refreshing shower and packed up all my gear. Everyone else woke up as I was gettingContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 84: Clear Creek Trailhead”
PCT Day 83: Mount Shasta
Miles Hiked: 27 PCT Miles: 1501.2 This morning I woke up at dawn near the McCloud River. I packed up my things and hit the trail about the same time as everyone else. I skipped all the water sources today until Squaw Creek so I was a bit dehydrated by the time I got there.ContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 83: Mount Shasta”
PCT Day 82: McCloud River
Miles Hiked: 30 PCT Mileage: 1471 This morning I woke up around five am to an amazing sunrise. I was still tired so I didn’t get out of my sleeping bag until after 5:30. By 6am I was packed up and hiking down the trail after Midnight. It was eight miles to the first waterContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 82: McCloud River”
PCT Day 81: Burney Falls
Miles Hiked: 30 PCT Mileage: 1440.6 This morning I woke up at 5am at Trevor’s House. It was the first day in so long that my body felt good when I woke up! I was still sleepy but it felt like all my major aches and pains were gone for the moment anyways. I ateContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 81: Burney Falls”
PCT Day 80: A Zero in Fall River Mills
Miles Hiked: ZERO PCT Mileage: 1411.3 Today was my fourth PLANNED zero of the whole PCT. A big deal for me! My other planned zeros were in Tehachapi, Kennedy Meadows, and South Lake Tahoe. My unplanned zeros were the five days I spent in Acton when I thought I possibly had a fracture. I don’tContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 80: A Zero in Fall River Mills”
Day 79: A lucky hitch
Miles Hiked: 23.8 PCT Mileage: 1411.3 This morning I slept in since we all decided to take a zero tomorrow. I wasn’t in a rush to get to town. Tomorrow it’s supposed to be over 100 degrees. Not to mention I badly need a day off. Luckily my friends hate the heat. The morning wasContinueContinue reading “Day 79: A lucky hitch”
PCT Day 78: Old Station
Miles Hiked: 22.2 PCT Mileage: 1387.5 This morning I slept in super late. When I hike til 11:30 at night it is so hard to get up and keep going the next day. Once again my body still feels trashed from the high mile week to catch up to my friends and I still needContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 78: Old Station”
PCT Day 77: Lassen National Park
Miles Hiked: 34.3 PCT Mileage: 1365.6 This morning I woke up in Susansville. Having a bed last night was great. I quickly packed up all my things and waited on Trail Diva and Midnight to get ready to hitch hike. We stood on main street for about 20 minutes before John picked us up. WeContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 77: Lassen National Park”
PCT Day 76: Halfway There
Miles Hiked: 25.9 PCT Mileage: 1331.3 Last night some kids came to the park in the middle of the night and started blasting music. I was so annoyed but somehow I was so sedated that I was able to fall back asleep. We packed up our things in the dark and drove Midnight to theContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 76: Halfway There”
PCT Day 75: Frog Mountain
Miles Hiked: 18.7 PCT Mileage: 1307.9 This morning I woke up feeling so exhausted and sore. Diva let me know when she was about 30 minutes away from being ready for the day so I could pack up my stuff and hike with her. It was 6am when we left camp and walked through theContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 75: Frog Mountain”
PCT Day 74: Quincy and Belden
Miles Hiked: 22.8 PCT Mileage: 1286.6 This morning I willed myself awake at 4:45am. It was the perfect temperature outside and I had no problem getting out of my sleeping bag and doing all my chores as I packed up in fifteen minutes and hit the trail by 5am. The miles flew by so fastContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 74: Quincy and Belden”
PCT Day 72: Sierra Buttes
Miles Hiked: 31.3 PCT Mileage: 1226.6 Today it was cold in the morning and it was so hard to get out of my sleeping bag. I was hoping to wake up early for another ambitious day but I was so tired. I didn’t walk out of camp until 6am. A late start for the milesContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 72: Sierra Buttes”
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