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PCT days 22-23: Cajon Pass to Baden-Powell
Day 22: Fly, fly away! The biting flies were out today. These flies look just like an innocuous house fly, but they bite with the sting of a horse
PCT days 18-21: Big Bear Lake to Cajon Pass
Day 18: Big Bear to Little Bear It was hard to leave the comforts of Big Bear Lake behind, but my legs were itching to hike. Six of us piled into a
PCT day 17: Zero Day in Big Bear
The ITH (International Travelers Hostel) Big Bear Lake is large and was filled with folks from all over the world. We had hikers from Norway, the
PCT day 16: Hitching into Big Bear Lake
I reached the Route 18 trailhead early in the morning and stuck my thumb out. The third car to come by picked me up. My driver was Laurie,
PCT days 13-15: Cabazon to Big Bear Lake
Day 13: What goes up… What goes up must come down, or in this case, what comes down must go up. Where yesterday was all descent, today was all
PCT days 9-12: Idyllwild to Cabazon
Day 9: Bombs Away! Today I got a small taste of what people had dealt with during the storm on the two previous days as the frigid wind whipped
PCT days 6-8: Warner Springs to Idyllwild
Day 6: The kindness of strangers-part 1 The day was warm and sunny and my legs were feeling good. Before I knew it I had hiked 16 desert miles
PCT days 3-5: Mount Laguna to Warner Springs
Day 3: Snakes! I saw my first rattlesnake on trail today. Luckily, I spotted him about 3 feet before I stepped on him. I stopped, backed up to take
PCT day 2: Lake Morena to Mount Laguna
Another early departure, this time at five. As I left the campground wild turkeys gobbled in alarm. My head lamp lit up sweet smelling sage on either
PCT day 1: Mexico to Lake Morena
A slow start This morning as I packed up, everything seemed slower and more confused than usual. My process was nowhere near as smooth and organized
