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Week 8: Yosemite and Mammoth and Mosquito Hell
Note: I stopped updating my blog on trail during Week 7. Now, over two months later, I'm off trail, and I decided to go through my daily notes and
Week 7: Bishop, thunderstorms, and detours
Day 43 | Mile 788.2-789.7 (plus Kearsarge Pass) I woke up in Vidette Meadows and enjoyed some cheese quesadillas and hot coffee for breakfast (thank
Week 6: into the Sierras!
Day 36 | Mile 685.7-703.4 Today I reached the end of the desert! Reaching Kennedy Meadows is an iconic milestone on the PCT and though I was
Week 5: the end of the desert!
Day 29/30: Zeros in Tehachapi My first zero days were lovely and much needed. On the first day I spent far too long in Walmart figuring out the
Week 4: Heat wave + night hiking
Day 22 | Mile 380.5-406.6 The highlights of today were the Mt Williamson summit (which was pretty but not really worth the extra mile since there
Week 3: Adjusting to trail life
Day 15 | Mile 259.4-266.1 Today I neroed into Big Bear (thank you Gary for the ride in and out of town)! A short 7 miles and then I had a gloriously
Week 2: Ups and Downs
Day 8 | Mile 134.8-151.8 Hiked a lovely 17 miles in the morning to get into Paradise Valley Cafe, where I enjoyed a massive quesadilla and fries
Week 1 on the PCT: 7 Things I’ve Learned
Day 1 | Mile 0-17.7 | You’ve got all day After having the most delicious pancakes at CLEEF, I and some other hikers headed to the monument, which
Day Zero
I’m writing this on my flight to San Diego today, May 10. As with most major life events, I can’t believe this is finally happening. It’s been
Hello Hello!
I'm hitting the trail in a month, and I figured I would introduce myself! Hi all! My name is Eva, and I am an aspiring NOBO PCT thru-hiker. I’ll be