Kennedy Meadows to Kearsarge Pass, Independence, and Bishop (Roughly 120 miles, but only 86 official PCT miles)
The last week was our toughest one yet, but also our most rewarding.  We pushed ourselves to do more miles than normal over the our toughest section yet, the beginning of the Sierra Mountains.
The Sierra trail is well graded and smooth, but it’s cut along a jagged mountain range above 10,000 feet.  Entering in early June means traversing hard snow by morning and postholing in soft snow at night.   … Continue reading Episode 8: Mount Whitney, Forrester Pass, and the Sierra Wilderness