Exploring the world…one step at a time
Friday, 27 June 2018
Tentsite (192) – Tentsite (203.7): 11.7 miles / 233.6 total miles walked
I woke up a few times during the night and always there were swarms of mosquitoes around me. Thankfully my headset actually keeps the buggers away. At around 6 I packed up and got the hell out of there. The trail was pretty OK today and the mosquitoes weren’t always as bad.
Thursday, 26 July 2018
Steven’s Pass (188.4) – Tentsite (192): 3.6 miles / 221.9 total miles walked
After another night in the bunkhouse, I had some baguette and cream cheese for breakfast before figuring out my food for the next section of hiking. The upcoming 75 miles between Steven’s and Snoqualmie Pass are the hardest section on the entire PCT, in terms of elevation gain and loss, with almost 30000ft of climbing and descending.
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Dinsmore’s Hiker Haven (188.4) / Leavenworth: 0 miles / 218.3 total miles walked
Sleeping in the bunkhouse at the Dinsmore’s actually worked out pretty well. I woke up around 7 and then about 5 hikers stood around the coffeemaker trying to get it to work. On the end, it took boiling water in a pot and handfiltering a full pot of liquid gold.
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
Grizzly Peak (174) – Steven’s Pass (188.4): 14.4 miles / 218.3 total miles walked
My alarm went off at 4:30 and I packed up insanely fast, just because I didn’t want to get eaten alive by the bloodthirsty insects. I started walking at 5 am and basically didn’t stop until I needed water at 7:30. And and Deerbait and a little later Fuad showed up. Like the rest of us, he was almost completely out of food, had had even less to work with for the last couple of days. What we do for following our passion, right?
Monday, 23 July 2018
Reflection Pond (152.4) – Grizzly Peak (174): 21.6 miles / 203.9 total miles walked
This spoke Sink last night, and since we were both dangerously low on food, I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time. Pulling a 22 mile day after an 18 mile day…well.
Continue reading “PCT Day 17: Sooo….how do you feel about doing a 22?”
Sunday, 22 July 2018
Fire Creek (134.8) – Reflection Pond (152.4): 17.6 miles / 182.3 total miles walked
The first half of the day sucked ass…
It started out with a stream crossing (the first of many) that took way too long to figure out, followed by a crazy steep uphill before breakfast….ehich resulted in me having to jump into the bushes and jank my pants down just in time. Why do uphills always make me have to poop so badly? It’s so annoying…
After that fun little interlude I continued walking, dodging about a million downed trees.
Saturday, 21 July 2018
Tentsite mile 123.3 – Fire Creek (134.8): 11.5 miles / 164.7 total miles walked
I didn’t set an alarm this morning and tried to give my body the rest it so desperately needs. I still managed to start hiking by 7 am. And there was frost on the ground…..
Friday, 20 July 2018
Tentsite mile 109.4 – Tentsite mile 123.3: 13.9 miles / 153.2 total miles walked
I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning, but I did anyway. There was some more downhill to get done, which I tried to do quickly, because I was out of water.
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Cedar Camp (90.3) – Tentsite mile 109.4: 19.1 miles / 139.3 total miles walked
I actually slept like a log…..until I was jerked awake in the middle of the night by some creature with tiny feet walking up my arm (I was sleeping on my stomach with my arm outstretched). I jerked my arm and flung the little furry away. I think it was probably a Chipmunk, it sure felt bigger than a mouse.
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
High Bridge Ranger Station (80.7) – Cedar Camp (90.3): 9.6 miles / 120.2 total miles walked
I woke up at around 5 and finally managed to get a hold of my mom. We couldn’t talk long, but at least she knows I’m alive 😁.
At 8:15 most of the hikers in town got on the shuttle bus, saying goodbye to Naked River (and Stehekin), eagerly waiting for the 10 minute stop at the bakery.
Continue reading “PCT Day 12: Welcome to the magical forest of giants”