Category Archives: Pacific Crest Trail

PCT Day 54: Sierra Day 12: 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. ItContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 54: Sierra Day 12: Tuolumne Meadows”

PCT Day 53: Sierra Day 11: 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 filterContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 53: Sierra Day 11: Red’s Meadow”

PCT Day 52: Sierra Day 10: Virginia Lake

Miles Hiked: 19.1 Total Mileage: 891.3 This morning I woke up around 6am feeling totally exhausted. I did not want to hike today I was so sore. I packed up my tent so slowly. For breakfast I ate a ton of junk food snacks I sent myself because I knew I had too much foodContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 52: Sierra Day 10: Virginia Lake”

PCT Day 51: Sierra Day 9: Silver Pass and VVR

Miles Hiked: 30 Today I woke up at 4:45am. By 5:15 I was all packed up and hiking down the trail. The beginning of the day was super gentle downhill through a river canyon. The trail went over a couple bridges across raging rivers. I was so glad there were bridges here! As soon asContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 51: Sierra Day 9: Silver Pass and VVR”

PCT Day 50: Sierra Day 8: Muir Pass

Miles Hiked: 25 PCT Mileage: 852.3 This morning I woke up at 6am. I was really exhausted from getting to camp late the night before. Regardless I packed up all my things and hit the trail as fast as I could. I woke up Fry who told me he was going to hang at campContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 50: Sierra Day 8: Muir Pass”

PCT Day 49: Sierra Day 7: Pinchot and Mather Pass

Miles Hiked: 24 PCT Mileage: 827.3 Today I woke up at dawn in the green grass we camped in last night. I quickly packed up all my things and was loud enough to wake Fry up. He started hiking shortly after me. The day started with a 2k climb up to the top of PinchotContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 49: Sierra Day 7: Pinchot and Mather Pass”

PCT Day 48: Sierra Day 6: Glen Pass and Rae Lakes

Miles Hiked: 21.7 PCT Mileage: 803.3 This morning Fry and I got up early to catch the 7am bus to Independence. We were all packed up and leaving the motel at 6:15am. We had to walk a mile to the grocery store where the bus stop was. On the way we both got Mc DonaldsContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 48: Sierra Day 6: Glen Pass and Rae Lakes”

PCT Day 47: Sierra Day 5: Forester Pass and Bishop

Miles Hiked: 21.7 PCT Mileage: 788.9 I slept for the first time in so long last night. It wasn’t the best sleep but it was sleep regardless. I woke up at 4:45 with no alarm feeling energized. I wrote one of my blog posts and reviewed the map before starting to pack up camp aroundContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 47: Sierra Day 5: Forester Pass and Bishop”

PCT Day 46: Sierra Day 4: Mount Whitney

Miles Hiked: 22.8 Total Mileage: 774.1 This morning I woke up at 4am and started packing up for Whitney. I hardly slept last night and was feeling extra tired. It was nice to only pack what I would need for a day hike and leave the remaining items behind in my tent. I made sureContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 46: Sierra Day 4: Mount Whitney”

PCT Day 45: Sierra Day 3: Crabtree Meadows

Miles Hiked: 16.6 PCT Mileage: 766.3 I opened my eyes at 5am and it was totally bright outside. I was thinking about doing Whitney for Sunrise tomorrow but I’d have to wake up at 1am and the fact that it was totally bright outside at 5am changed my mind. I didn’t sleep well for theContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 45: Sierra Day 3: Crabtree Meadows”

PCT Day 44: Sierra Day 2: Chicken Spring Lake

Miles Hiked: 25.8 Total Mileage: 750.8 I didn’t sleep well last night so naturally I was second to last to leave camp. The first five miles were all downhill to a water source. I stopped halfway to do my stretching routine. The ground was sandy under my feet and I passed by tons of graniteContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 44: Sierra Day 2: Chicken Spring Lake”

PCT Day 43: Sierra Day 1: Into the Sierra

Miles Hiked: 22.8 Total Mileage: 725 This morning I was the first one of the group awake at Kennedy Meadows General store campground. I walked over to the store to see if I could charge my phone and upload some blog posts using the wifi. There is no cell service at Kennedy Meadows. There isn’tContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 43: Sierra Day 1: Into the Sierra”

Day 42: Anxiety on a Zero Day

Miles Hiked: 0 PCT Mileage: 702.2 Today was full of anticipation, preparation, and anxiety. It started with pancakes for breakfast at 8:30am. All the hikers were up early and standing in line for showers, laundry, and food. We all learned that it can take hours to do simple chores at grumpy bears just because ofContinueContinue reading “Day 42: Anxiety on a Zero Day”