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Climbing: PCT Days 41-46
Day 41. Miles: 13.2 Total: 702.2 I am always up early, but especially on town mornings. It's a mostly downhill cruise to Kennedy Meadows. Kennedy
The Rhythm of the Desert: PCT Days 34-40
Day 34. Miles: 0.0 Total: 558.5 On my first true zero day of the trail, I barely leave the motel room. I snack and rest and write throughout the
The Aquaduct: PCT Days 31-33
Day 31. Miles: 9.5 Total: 517.6 After an easy cruise downhill, we find ourselves in Hikertown, USA. It's an eccentric hostel modeled like an Old
I Would Walk 500 Miles: PCT Days 24-30
Day 24. Miles: 14.6 Total: 383.9 When I stop in the Village Grind again before hitching out of Wrightwood, the barista waves away my
Bobcats and Coffee: PCT Days 21-23
Day 21. Miles: 23.9 Total: 341.9 It's finally not so cold in the morning, so I start hiking from Grassy Creek early. The views are lovely as I
Cold Nights, Hot Springs, and Squirrel Thieves: PCT Days 18-20
Day 18. Miles: 17.0 Total: 283.1 My alarm is set for 7:30, but I wake up at 5:30 out of habit. I stay in bed with my face in my phone until the
I-10 to Big Bear: PCT Days 15-17
Day 15. Miles: 20.5 Total: 232.1 Overnight, the wind gusts so strongly that my tent collapses twice. The second time, I extract
Idyllwild to I-10: PCT Days 12-14
Day 12. Miles: .6 (PCT) + 2.5 (Devil's Slide) Total trail miles: 180.0 Even though my alarm is off and the curtains are closed, I wake up with the
Julian to Idyllwild: PCT Days 6-11
Day 6. Miles: 17.1 Total miles: 94.4 I wait for a while by the side of the road, sticking my thumb out. There's so little traffic at 7 a.m. that I
Mount Laguna-Julian: PCT Days 3-5
Day 3. Miles: 20.4 Total Miles: 54.7 My alarm wakes me early enough that I still need my headlamp, and I pack up. When I crawl out of my tent and