Category: Pacific Crest Trail
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Day 7 | Mile 68.4 – 77.3
Dropped over 2000′ to the valley floor and into the town of Julian. At lower elevations, I saw many different cacti and carpets of minute wildflowers. I also saw a hare and several quail! Mom’s Pie House in Julian, CA offers a free slice of pie to hikers with a PCT permit, so I went…
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Day 6 | Mile 53.3 – 68.4
I saw two horned lizards! I meandered through a beautiful section with white boulders disrupting the otherwise green landscape. I camped near a manmade water source, because this section did not have as many opportunities for water collection. There were about 6 other tents in that area, but it was a quite night (other than…
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Day 4 | Mile 32.6 – 42.6
Into the town of Mt. Laguna today! I saw the first snow on trail, but it was just a small patch. The desert shrubbery gave way to a tall pine forest (oh the wonderful smells!) as I climbed to over 6000′ elevation. ⇠Previous Day Next Day ⇢
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Day 3 | Mile 20 – 32.6
Water is flowing! I crossed over Kitchen Creek in the morning, and kept my feet dry. I saw an egg, but didn’t collect it since it’s not Easter just yet. It has been incredibly beautiful, but also incredibly windy. In the evening, we saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites. ⇠Previous Day…
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Day 2 | Mile 14.0 – Mile 20.0
I got an easy quick 6 miles in before the afternoon showers. I enjoyed beautiful views of Morena Reservoir before descending down into Lake Morena County Park for the evening. We saw many other hikers camped out, making use of the quarter showers (which were either ice cold or burning hot), restrooms, and Malt Shop…
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Day 1 | Mile 0.0 – 14.0
And so it begins, again, again! The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail’s Southern Terminus is located between Campo, California, United States and Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. It’s a tradition to walk a little south of the terminus and stick your hand (or your foot, if it’s not gigantic like mine which will likely get stuck)…
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PCT Gear List
After two previous thru-hike attempts, you’d think I have my gear dialed in. And I do! But every year, gear comes out in pretty new colors and there’s always shiny new things to try. Here’s my gear as it stands today, but feel free to check back to see what exchanges I make as I…
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Day 3 | PCT 2021
Mile 15 – 22.3 Talking with a few other hikers who had been camped in the same area as me last night, they confirmed that they also heard the mountain lion and its heavy breathing. But none of us became midnight snacks! I had a steep climb first thing in the morning out of Hauser…
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Day 2 | PCT 2021
Mile 2.7 – 15 Today was a long day with no water sources until mile 20, which meant I had to carry over 10 lbs of water as I set out on my hike. But the weather was perfect! I was able to dry everything out and found the perfect campsite nestled between some trees.…
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Day 1 | PCT 2021
Mile 0.0 – 2.7 I’m baaaack! After a long rehab, my feet have pretty much recovered from my first thru-hike attempt. I’m ready to walk from Mexico to Canada! Imagine, you’ve been anticipating the start of your thru-hike for months, years, or at least hopefully weeks. You’re looking at your GPS while in a vehicle,…