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PCT CA SECTION H PART 2

PCT CA SECTION H PART 2

CRABTREE MEADOWS TO TUOLUMNE MEADOWS MILE 766 - 942.5 CONTINUED… Day 60 - 0 miles 9 miles to town. Throughout the night, we were battered by thunderstorms. Bouts of intense...

Jul 13, 2022 : Lightning Rod
Deep in the Sierra: PCT Days 51-53

Deep in the Sierra: PCT Days 51-53

Day 51.  Miles: 10.7  Total: 799.8 This morning, I sleep in a little, so the sun is already illuminating Charlotte Lake on my way back to the PCT. The water...

Jul 6, 2022 : Sibley
PCT Week 9: The High Sierra

PCT Week 9: The High Sierra

The next section leads us deeper into the Sierra and takes in some spectacular scenery. There are also a lot of challenging passes. Together with a couple of river crossings,...

Jul 1, 2022 : Annika Ananias
PCT Days 1-7: From One Green Tunnel to Another

PCT Days 1-7: From One Green Tunnel to Another

In my first seven days on the PCT, I hiked from Callahan's Lodge in Ashland, OR, to Etna, CA. I've lived in Virginia the last seven years; for the last...

Jun 20, 2022 : Katie Quinn
These Are A Few of My Greatest Fears

These Are A Few of My Greatest Fears

"Are you going to bring a gun?"That's the first thing pretty much anyone I've told about this hike has asked me, especially when they hear that I'm hiking part of...

Jun 16, 2022 : Katie Quinn
22 Trek Bloggers on the Pacific Crest Trail You Should Be Following in 2022

22 Trek Bloggers on the Pacific Crest Trail You Should Be Following in 2022

As the snow melts in the PCT's Sierra Mountains and Katahdin opens to AT hikers, we find ourselves deep in the throes of thru-hiking season once more. For months now,...

Jun 13, 2022 : Katie "Oats" Houston
Hiking Faster: Training for the PCT

Hiking Faster: Training for the PCT

I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 176 days—almost exactly average. Even though the Pacific Crest Trail is over 450 miles longer, I intend to hike it in around 140 days....

Apr 21, 2022 : Sibley
Now Boarding: Our Journey to San Diego

Now Boarding: Our Journey to San Diego

Inching Closer to the Start Getting ready to go on the PCT was a long-distance trail in itself.  I think I would call it “The Bar Street Apartment to the...

Apr 16, 2022 : Allison and Connor
Pizza to Pizza: An Introduction to Our Hike

Pizza to Pizza: An Introduction to Our Hike

Introduction Hello! Allie and I are thru-hiking the PCT this year going northbound from Mexico to Canada.  In this post, we are going to do a short introduction, talk about...

Apr 12, 2022 : Allison and Connor
PCT Shakedown #2: Solo in the Grand Canyon (1/2)

PCT Shakedown #2: Solo in the Grand Canyon (1/2)

3/22/22 Last month, my first and only trip to Grand Canyon National Park with guests was canceled because of a snowstorm. I was bummed. I’d been looking forward to it…...

Apr 11, 2022 : Sibley