This morning was cool, and although we left camp in no hurry and not particularly early, we found we had gone the 10 miles to the first water by 10am. We took a nice long break before heading on, though …
Month: July 2017
Day 84: Brown Mountain Shelter
It was gloomy all night and this morning, still looking like it might rain. It never did, but it did get pretty muggy out today. The ups and downs were pretty easy, but no real summits or views so it …
Day 83: Home to the Woods
Back to the trail today! It’s my birthday, so it was hot and muggy as per usual. Despite being delayed in Ashland, we discovered we were not the only ones, and most of our hiking crew left last night or …
Days 79-82: Ashland
We woke up early on Friday morning to get to Ashland as early as possible. We had 22 miles to get to town, and we left camp a little after 6. The terrain was pretty easy and the weather was …
Day 78: Hello Oregon!
It was a marathon today, not just to get to Oregon but also to our halfway point! We have now hiked 1325 miles of the PCT. Somehow, going into a new state always means going uphill, and even Oregon was …
Day 77: Seiad Valley
Today we went up the biggest climb of the NorCal section of the PCT. First though, we had to finish dropping down into Seiad Valley. From over 7,000 feet yesterday we dropped down under 1,400 feet. The last few miles …
Day 76: A Lot of Sun, a Little Snow
The Marble Mountains are beautiful, but today was a hot and humid one. We were making slower time than we planned for most of the morning when we hit some significant patches of snow. The snow was icy and yet …
