PCT
Day 61 – Easy Does It
Last night I camped at the stock camp on the edge of Lake Dorothy. I did my camp chores with my bug net on, and murdered the five mosquitoes who...
Day 60 – The Mosquitoes
It’s been a good morning so far, except, of course for the mosquitoes. I woke up at 5:30, probably because the mosquitoes were telling me they were hungry, but didn’t...
Day 59 – The Mosquitoes!
I slept well last night. I’m not sure why I was tired enough to sleep for 10 hours straight. I hiked 20 miles yesterday, but I think most of that...
Day 58 – Taking Back the Trail
As planned, I got to camp early last night, just a little after 4 PM. I relaxed, I read, I ate, I ate some more, and got a lot of...
Day 57 – The Passes are Easier
I ended up walking all the way to Island Junction to camp last night. There were approximately ten thousand tents there already, most of them set up in very awkward...
Day 56 – Out of Mammoth
I ended up just taking two days off in Mammoth Lakes. But, the story to get there is probably worth sharing. I got into Red’s Meadow around 6:30 PM three...
Day 53 – Almost to Mammoth
After two riiver crossings that I probably shouldn’t have done at 7 PM last night, I found a nice camp spot about 50 yards from two other hikers and slept...
Day 52 – Muir Slush
Yesterday was a rough day. I think I slept worse than I thought in the storm, and I was tired all day. Making it up to Muir hut was easy...
Magic on the PCT Days 43-45
*these posts are coming straight from trail, I apologize in advance for typos!* Day 43: May 20, 2025 Location: The Desert Start: Highway 58 Overpass - 566.5 End: Golden Oaks...
Day 51 – Muir Pass
Last night, I camped on a flat rock, surrounded by snow. I wanted to push close to the top of Muir pass, but I think I flew a little too...