Apr 30, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Day 8 – Friday April 21 Scissors Crossing Mile 77 to Mile 86.6 PCT Miles hiked today : 9.6 Feet Ascended Today: 1750 Feet Descended Today: 750 Current Elevation: 3259 Steps: 30862 I awoke refreshed today after my day off in Julian. My blisters were noticeably...
Apr 28, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Day 7 – Julian Zero Day I woke up this morning with every intention of hiking out of Julian after running some errands. But my motivation waned as I sat down to a lovely breakfast of waffles with homemade apple compote. My blistered feet hurt and I felt...
Apr 27, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Day 6 – Julian Mile 60.5 to Scissors Crossing Mile 77 PCT Miles hiked today : 16.8 Feet Ascended Today: 1446.5 Feet Descended Today: 4116 Current Elevation: 4244 Steps: 49350 Today is my first 16+ mile day! I woke up early with wind gusts battering my tent, and...
Apr 25, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Day 5 Mt Laguna Campground Mile 47.5 to Mile 60.5 PCT Miles hiked today : 13 Feet Ascended Today: 2653 Feet Descended Today: 2220 Current Elevation: 4785 Steps: 42311 I’m currently camped on a patch of ground next to the trail near mile 60.5 with wind whipping...
Apr 24, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Day 4 – Town Day at Mt Laguna Long Canyon Creek Mile 37.8 to Mt Laguna Campground Mile 47.5 PCT Miles hiked today : 9.7 Feet Ascended Today: 1606 Feet Descended Today: 1480 Current Elevation: 5516 Steps: 31039 I woke up feeling tired again this morning. I...
Apr 22, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Day 3 Cottonwood Creek to Long Canyon Creek Mile 37.8 PCT Miles hiked today : 12.3 Feet Ascended Today: 3013 Feet Descended Today: 640 Current Elevation: 5445 Steps: 34674 I slept fitfully last night. I’m not used to sleeping with a group and woke up every time...
Apr 21, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Day 2 – Lake Morena Mile 13.4 to Cottonwood Creek Mile 25.5 PCT Miles hiked today : 12.1 Feet Ascended Today: 2063 Feet Descended Today: 2026 Current Elevation: 3109 Steps: 36651 I woke up around 7:00 am – and realized I got 11 hours of sleep! Wow. No...
Apr 19, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Last night I was too excited to sleep because I couldn’t wait to start my hike at the PCT southern terminus. So I woke up tired. I had woken up in the middle of the night and had trouble going back to sleep, so I got up at 3:00 am and wrote a letter to myself....
Apr 13, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
My PCT hike officially begins tomorrow! Yesterday Daniel dropped me off at the Seatac airport. It rained all the way to the airport, a fitting sendoff from my fair city. Saying goodbye to Daniel was definitely the hardest part of my trip so far. I...
Apr 12, 2017 | Hiking Tips, Pacific Crest Trail
If there’s one thing all long distance hikers have in common, it’s an obsession with backpacking gear. Â Thru-hikers have an amazing capacity to discuss all aspects of their hiking equipment for hours on end. There’s a good reason for this. The wrong...
