Southern California (northbound)
Day 1 – Monument
Day 2 – It’s cold in this desert
Day 3 – Cliff walking
Day 4 – Side trip
Day 5 – Desert climb
Day 6 – 110 miles for Paul
Day 7 – Highs and lows
Day 8 – Just me and the desert creatures
Day 9 – Zero
Day 10 – San Jacinto Summit
Day 11 – Brutal waterless descent
Day 12 – Nero
Day 13 – Big Bear Lake
Day 14 – Unplanned zero
Day 15 – Cruisin’
Day 16 – Rainbow Bridge
Day 17 – Windy day
Day 18 – I confess
Day 19 – Day of rest in Wrightwood
Day 20 – New shoes!
Day 21 – Hi, my name is..
Day 22 – Coldest day on Baden Powell
Day 23 – Lost is a four letter word
Day 24 – Hiker hunger
Day 25 – Agua Dolce, Hiker Haven
Day 26 – Heading out on my own
Day 27 – Stormy misty day
Day 28 – Breakdown
Day 29 – Hiker Town
Day 30 – Power to the people
Day 31 – Sounds, scents, and sights of SoCal
Day 32, 33 – Tehachapi
Day 34 – Exiting town vortex
Day 35 – And I Will Walk 600 Miles…
Day 36 – Windy Lonely Night
Day 37 – Beautiful views
Day 38 – Personal Trail Magic
Day 39 – 702 miles, I did it!
Day 40, 41 – Kennedy Meadows
Day 42 – And we’re off
Day 43 – Song Bird
Day 44 – Up into the snow
Day 45 – Night alone in the Sierras
Day 46 – Forrester Pass
Day 47 – Frightening descent off Glen Pass
Day 48 – Paradise Valley
Day 49 – Road Trip
Northern California (northbound)
Day 50 – Detour
Day 51 – Using Guthooks gps app
Day 52 – The day after camping right on top of the trail
Day 53 – Hat Creek Rim
Day 54 – 10 before 10
Day 55,56 – Burney Falls
Day 57 – Hazy Day
Day 58 – Gloomy and Bright
Day 59 – Hot days, cool streams
Day 60 – Freeloader
Central California (southbound)
Day 61 – Chasing dirt
Day 62 – Dirtmonger
Day 63 – Myrtle Flats to Bucks Creek
Day 64 – Bucks Creek to Alder Spring
Day 65 – Knee brace
Day 66 – Spectacular views
Day 67 – Lovely mountain town
Day 68 – Bear Valley Spring to Peter Grubb hut
Day 69 – Bonus elevation
Day 70 – The most beautiful ending
Day 71 – Summer Solstice
Day 72 – Blog, blog, blog
Day 73 – Continuing southbound
Day 74 – A cold drink
Day 75 – Waterfalls, snow traverses, Mars like rocks
Day 76 – North Sierras
Day 77 – 1, 325
Day 78 – I’ve got this
Day 79 – John Muir Trail
Day 80 – Reds Meadow
Day 81 – Canada Day
Day 82 – VVR
Day 83 – Taking it slower
Day 84 – Muir Pass on 4th of July
Day 85 – Mather Pass and Pinchot Pass
Day 86 – 2nd most frightening experience
Northern California (northbound)
Day 87 – A trip to the ER
Day 88 – Nor Cal Blues
Day 89 – The scenic route
Day 90 – Etna vortex
Day 91 – Slowed down by a heavy pack
Day 92 – South Fork Scott River to Cub Bear Spring
Day 93 – Little birds, butterflies, and blossoms
Day 94 – A night to remember
Day 95 – Farewell California, Hello Oregon
Oregon
Day 96 – Oregon PCT Running Project
Day 97 – New Friends
Day 98 – Getting closer
Day 99 – Poop
Day 100 – Christi Spring to Crater Lake
Day 101 – Oregon magic
Day 102 – More miles
Day 103 – Pretty lakes and rocky peaks
Day 104 – Stormy Lake
Day 105 – So Mosquitoes
Day 106 – Spectacular day
Day 107,108 – Warm Showers
Day 109 – Slack packing
Day 110 – Three Finger Jack
Day 111 – Jeff Creek to Warm Creek
Day 112 – Easy does it
Day 113 – Timberline Lodge
Day 114 – Tunnel Falls (and 3 big falls for me)
Washington
Day 115 – Pub crawl
Day 116 – Washington magic
Day 117 – Mount Adams
Day 118 – Buzzed
Day 119 – Knifes Edge
Day 120 – Spooky mist
Day 121 – Mount Rainier
Day 122 – Left-Behind
Day 123 – Snoqualmie
Day 124 – Another great day
Day 125 – Mouse country
Day 126 – Lake Susan Jane
Day 127 – Whirlwind visit
Day 128 – Lake Sally Ann
Day 129 – Mica Lake
Day 130 – Nemo takes us on an adventure
Day 131 – Almost a zero
Day 132 – A Four Day Jolly
Day 133 – Preparing for the heartbreak
Day 134 – Canada!
Pre-Hike
My decision to hike the PCT
Countdown – 2 months to Start
Gear List
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