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 …
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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.
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Piñata 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 …
Day 145: Vermillion Valley Resort
Today was our final resupply. We woke up to a cold morning and got going before sunrise to hike down to the ferry to Vermillion Valley Resort. There is only one ferry in the morning and one in the afternoon, …
Day 144: Silver Pass
Today was a day of climbing. In the morning, we passed through Devil’s Postpile National Monument and near Mammoth Lakes. We climbed up over 10,000 feet and had several ups and downs before going over Silver Pass (10,781) in the …
Day 143: Ansel Adams Wilderness
Lucky for us, it did not snow in the night, and the forecast looks clear for the remainder of our hike. Still, it was cold in the night. The condensation from our breath froze against the tent walls. With snow …
Day 142: Back to the Trail
Today was quite a day. We woke up, packed up, and headed out to get breakfast and try to get a ride back up the mountains as soon as the road opened. We went to the Mobil gas station just …
Day 141: Snow, Tuolumne, Lee Vining
Yesterday we heard there was a 30% chance of snow, and we camped early so we would be cozy in our tents before it got too cold. Another hiker from Czech Republic camped with us as well, as he lost …
Day 140: Climbing
Our day today started with a 2,500 foot climb over Benson Pass, just over 10,100 feet in elevation. We dropped 1,700 feet then climbed another 1,000, all before lunch. Fortunately, the hard climbs are still rewarding. We had awesome scenery …
Day 139: A Sea of Granite
It was cold and windy this morning, and we left camp with most of our layers on. Fortunately, it did warm up and the wind died down for the most part as the day went on. It was some tough …
Day 138: Yosemite
Our awesome trail angel hosts from last night served us coffee, bagels, and hash browns for breakfast before driving us back to the trailhead. We may have gotten a later start than usual, but it was worth it. We hiked …
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