Category: Pacific Crest Trail

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …