PCT Day 152 – Tuesday, September 12 Crabtree Meadow Mile 766.3 to Tyndall Creek Mile 774.7 PCT Miles Hiked Today: 7.7 Non-PCT Miles Hiked today: .8 Total PCT Miles Hiked: 1645 Feet Ascended Today: 1558 Feet Descended Today: 1381 Current Elevation: 10973 Steps: 29859 I awoke at 6:00 am to blue skies. Everything was wet…
PCT Day 151 – Monday, September 11 Crabtree Meadow Mile 766.3 PCT Miles Hiked Today: 0 Non-PCT Miles Hiked today: 14.6 Total PCT Miles Hiked: 1636.6 Feet Ascended Today: 3797 Feet Descended Today: 3797 Current Elevation: 10642 Steps: 55829 I summited Mt. Whitney today! At an elevation of 14505 feet, Mt. Whitney is the tallest…
PCT Day 150 – Sunday, September 10 Mile 752.2 to Crabtree Meadow Mile 766.3 PCT Miles Hiked Today: 14.1 Non-PCT Miles Hiked today: 1.2 Total PCT Miles Hiked: 1636.6 Feet Ascended Today: 2312 Feet Descended Today: 3067 Current Elevation: 10642 Steps: 50735 I slept poorly last night, but when I awoke I was feeling much…
PCT Day 149 – Saturday, September 9 Trail Pass Mile 745.3 to 752.2 PCT Miles Hiked Today: 7 Non-PCT Miles Hiked today: 2.3 Total PCT Miles Hiked: 1622.5 Feet Ascended Today: 1840 Feet Descended Today: 423 Current Elevation: 11504 Steps: 31493 Last night I dreamt that I tried to summit Mt. Whitney several times, only…
PCT Days 146, 147 & 148 Wednesday, September 6 – Friday, September 8 My two days at home were a blur of activity as I prepared to travel to the Sierras. Ok, to be totally honest, the first day I was so worn out that I just layed around all day on the couch. I…
PCT Day 145 – Tuesday September 5 Mile 2169.9 to Mile 2177.4 PCT Miles Hiked Today: 7.5 Total PCT Miles Hiked: 1615.6 Feet Ascended Today: 376 Feet Descended Today: 2391 Current Elevation: 1027 Steps: 9091 I awoke to the smell of smoke. The sky was gray and it was impossible to see very far into…
PCT Day 144 – Monday September 4 Mile 2152.7 to Mile 2169.9 PCT Miles Hiked Today: 17.2 Total PCT Miles Hiked: 1608.1 Feet Ascended Today: 4394 Feet Descended Today: 3441 Current Elevation: 2972 Steps: 56979 I hiked fewer miles than planned today. Washington’s terrain has a more difficult elevation profile than Oregon’s, which will take…
PCT Day 143 – Sunday September 3 Bridge of the Gods Mile 2144.4 to 2152.7 PCT Miles Hiked Today: 8.3 Total PCT Miles Hiked: 1590.9 Feet Ascended Today: 2536 Feet Descended Today: 601 Current Elevation: 1958 Steps: 30386 I awoke shortly after 6:00 am to a phone call from the front desk. A Level 3…
PCT Days 141 & 142 Friday September 1 & Saturday September 2 Double Zero in Cascade Locks I’ve been looking forward to this weekend for a long time. When I realized that I would be arriving in Cascade Locks on Labor Day Weekend, I called Daniel and he made arrangements to come visit me. Because,…
PCT Day 140 – Thursday August 31 Mile 2129.6 to Bridge of the Gods Mile 2144.4 PCT Miles Hiked Today: 14.8 Total PCT Miles Hiked: 1582.6 Feet Ascended Today: 1512 Feet Descended Today: 5490 Current Elevation: 170 Steps: 46438 I woke up tired this morning from my late night the previous evening. My tent was…
PCT Day 139 – Wednesday August 30 Muddy Fork River Mile 2106.4 to Mile 2129.6 PCT Miles Hiked Today: 23.2 Total PCT Miles Hiked: 1567.8 Feet Ascended Today: 5025 Feet Descended Today: 3622 Current Elevation: 4220 Steps: 67518 Today was hard. It was a long day and I was exhausted by the end of it.…
PCT Day 138 – Tuesday August 29 Timberline Lodge Mile 2094.4 to Muddy Fork River Mile 2106.4 PCT Miles Hiked Today: 9.9 + 2.2 Miles Ramona Creek Alternate Total PCT Miles Hiked: 1544.6 Feet Ascended Today: 1112 Feet Descended Today: 4275 Current Elevation: 2842 Steps: 43809 I awoke early this morning and wasn’t able to…
