Category Archives: Pacific Crest Trail

Miles Hiked: 20.8 Total Milage: 101.2 Last night I didn’t sleep well at all. Despite our campsite being tucked away in a perfect semi sheltered nook it still got really windy. When it’s really windy at night my non free standing tent flaps in the wind like crazy. It’s very loud and on top ofContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 5: Ranchita”

Miles Hiked: 16.6 Total Mileage: 80.4 When I woke up at 5am I could barely move. I had a really hard time waking up for some reason but by 5:30 I had my stove on to make some Hot Chocolate. It wasn’t cold at all but it was a nice morning treat. By 6:15am weContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 4: Julian”

Miles Hiked: 21.6 Total Milage: 63.7 Luke and I left the hostel around 6am this morning. The morning air was very cool and “town” was completely quiet as we walked thru it to get back on the trail. According to Guthook, the population of Mt. Laguna is 60 people. As we passed through a campgroundContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 3: The giant pine cones”

Miles Hiked: 21.9 Total Milage: 42.1 Luke and I walked out of camp in the morning twilight. It was a pleasantly cool morning. I kept my puffy on for the entire first five miles without getting hot. We walked down a sandy trail with a nice constant breeze that reminded me of being next toContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 2: Mt. Laugna”

Miles Hiked: 20.2 Total Milage 20.2 This morning I woke up at 5am in a massive tent at Scout and Frodo’s house. They are two legendary trail angels who live in San Diego and host hikers at their home before dropping them off at the Mexico Border to start their hikes. Scout wrote a bookContinueContinue reading “PCT Day 1: Objectively Pleasant”