Last week, Paul and I flew up to Redmond, Oregon, to hike through the Mount Jefferson Wilderness on the Pacific Crest Trail. When we hiked in 2017, a fire closed a 35-mile segment of trail, and we’ve been thinking about …
Category: Pacific Crest Trail
PCT Resupply: What it Cost and What We’d Do Differently
Here's a breakdown of what we sent and where, how much it cost, and most importantly, what we would do differently if we were planning the PCT again. Ā
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PiƱata and Sourstraws’ PCT Before-and-After Gear
See our full PCT gear list for two and how it changed by the end of the trail.
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Day 149: Two Passes to Completion
It was a cold night last night sleeping so high, but it was worth it for an awesome camp spot. We climbed for a mile and a half to reach Pinchot Pass (12,106). From up so high we could see …
Day 148: Mather Pass
We camped low last night, at the bottom of the climb to Mather Pass. The day started gently, then went steeply uphill until we reached 10,000 feet. There terrain leveled out and we followed the water as we gradually moved …
Day 147: Muir Pass
Today was another awesome day. Great weather, great scenery, and it seems to just keep getting better. We started with a 16 mile climb, gaining 3,700 feet to reach Muir Pass at 11,969 feet. We passed lake after high altitude …
Day 146: Selden Pass
Today was a great day. The night was much warmer last night, we had a great sleep and even took the time for hot coffee this morning. We had a long and gradual uphill to reach Selden Pass. As we …
