Pacific Crest Trail

Ein 73-Tage Abenteuer von Mark Weiterlesen

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Sonntag, 11. Mai 2025 um 15:30
☀️ 70 °F
Höhe über NN: 6.555 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika 34.333348, -117.61285334°20’0” N 117°36’46” W
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Day 26 - mile 356. Wrightwood
11. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Last night, we setup camp close to a busy railroad track. That may not have been the best decision since it was pretty loud and made for a rather poor night's sleep.

Luckily, today is a town day! Before getting to Wrightwood, all we had was a 12 mile hike with over 3000 ft of elevation gain. We were all super beat from the uphill climb, but getting to town makes it worthwhile. There was also some trail magic along the way... Yah!

Today we ran into our first trail closure. The trail is closed for mile 356 to 374 due to the Bridge Fire that burned through that section last Sep. Unfortunately, there are no viable alternative routes so hikers are forced to skip forward on the trail.Weiterlesen
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Reisender This is a well placed water cache along a very dry section of trail.
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Reisender Trail magic with Ice Cream. Yum!
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You the man brother Mark if I did this I would already be in the spirit world. Have fun in town do you get to sleep in AC tonight? [Rick Stanley]
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Montag, 12. Mai 2025 um 14:55
☀️ 61 °F
Höhe über NN: 5.997 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Wrightwood 34.36008, -117.63472834°21’36” N 117°38’5” W
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Day 27 - zero in Wrightwood
12. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Zero days are a nice change of pace from the normal hiking days, but they aren't all fun and games. It takes some time to get the laundry done (clean clothes are amazing), resupply, and layout a plan for the next segment. One big accomplishment from today, I found the hole in my airpad and hopefully have it repaired. 😀 😀

After the chores are done, then it is pretty much fun and games. 😃 Eating a lot of food is definitely a part of the town routine. I'm definitely getting an appetite to just eat as much as I can. Several of the towns along the way offer some freebies for hikers. Here in Wrightwood I enjoyed a delicious free hot dog. Of all things, I also joined my hiking 'tramily' (trail family) for a free one hour yoga class. Hmmm I thought yoga was supposed to be relaxing.

Time on the trail also brings a whole new appreciation for sleeping on a regular bed and taking a warm shower. Possibly the best part of being in town is meeting new hikers and catching up with people I haven't seen out on the trail for a while. The hiker community and culture is a lot of fun.Weiterlesen
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Reisender I didn't think I would ever be seen in a yoga class but here I am.
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ReisenderGlad you tried it.
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Reisender Now, THAT will make you strrreetch!
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Dienstag, 13. Mai 2025 um 10:34
☁️ 46 °F
Höhe über NN: 6.257 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Big Pines 34.367695, -117.65826334°22’4” N 117°39’30” W
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Day 28 - mile 384
13. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Back on the trail again after a fantastic stay in Wrightwood. Getting back on the trail was more challenging than I expected due to main highwaybeing closed. A trail angel drove us about 30 miles on a very roundabout route to get us close to the trail. We started at 11:30am on a steep two mile approach trail after which we began the 4,000 ft climb up Mt Baden Powell.
Reaching the peak of MBP was something I was looking forward to and was well worth the steep climb.
Clouds closed in on us in the afternoon and obscured what I expect would have been spectacular views.
We found a nice campground for the night and had a campfire for the first time on the trail. A nice warm fire was an attraction for other hikers camping there. It was fun sharing stories before dragging ourselves to our tents. BTW, my airpad did great, the leak repair worked.Weiterlesen
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Mittwoch, 14. Mai 2025 um 07:51
☁️ 37 °F
Höhe über NN: 7.238 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Los Angeles County 34.353815, -117.84257734°21’14” N 117°50’33” W
Day 29 - mile 406
14. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
It was a very chilly start to the day. I didn't want to roll out of the warm sleeping bag. Good thing I did since today was another fantastic day.
We ran into another trail closure. This time there was a four mile section closed to protect the habitat of the endangered mountain yellow legged frog 🐸
This required a rather long road walk to get around the closed section.
Today we also passed the 400 mile marker (640 kilometers for the other members of my trail family).Weiterlesen
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Donnerstag, 15. Mai 2025 um 08:38
☁️ 52 °F
Höhe über NN: 6.178 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Los Angeles County 34.375472, -118.02193834°22’32” N 118°1’19” W
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Day 30 - mile 430
15. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Woke up to frost on the tent again this morning, but it warmed up pretty quick. Today, I hiked 24 miles with 4,200 ft of uphill climbing. It was a challenging but satisfying day.
Halfway through the hike, there was the best trail magic ever! Breakfast burritos, fresh fruit, snacks of all kinds, beverages. All was graciously provided by 'Snowangel'.
We enjoyed another campfire at night, that was the third in a row.Weiterlesen
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Reisender Snowangel with the orange/rust colored shirt. Host of today's trail magic.
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Freitag, 16. Mai 2025 um 07:02
☁️ 54 °F
Höhe über NN: 5.433 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Los Angeles County 34.379027, -118.22031234°22’44” N 118°13’13” W
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Day 31 - mile 444
16. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Today I woke up and decided to go hiking (surprise ;). We had 4,000 ft of down hill hiking in store for today. Definitely heading down into the desert again.
Today was also a town day, sort of! We camped at the Action RV Park where I enjoyed showers, laundry, and foood!!!Weiterlesen
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Reisender This kinda looks like a blooming onion....or maybe that is just me thinking about food 🤔
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Reisender Since early on, I have heard there was a family of 12 hiking the trail. Yesterday we saw them on the trail and last night they setup camp right next to me. I helped them setup their tents and had a chance to talk with them a bit. Their oldest child looks about 12 years old and the youngest is almost 2. I can't even imagine how they are doing this. The father said when he is loaded with water his pack weighs about 80lbs, he carries the infant, which is part of that weight. And I thought my pack was heavy.....
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Samstag, 17. Mai 2025 um 08:52
☁️ 54 °F
Höhe über NN: 2.247 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Los Angeles County 34.440133, -118.27084634°26’24” N 118°16’15” W
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Day 32 - mile 455 Agua Dulche
17. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Every day on the trail brings something new and unexpected. Today turned out to be more of a play day with some hiking mixed in.
I started the day with another nice warm shower, because I could. After a good start of about 10 miles we came across a car show right along the trail in Vasquez Rocks park. We took off the packs and walked around looking at cars.

We walked about a mile further where the trail goes through the community of Aqua Dulche. Perfect timing since the town was hosting a free lunch for hikers today. Yum, I practically had to be rolled out the door after that meal. I continue to be amazed with the generosity and kindness of the people we meet along the way.

A few hundred yards further down the road, there was a live country band playing. Luca, my hiking buddy, loves country music so we had to go listen for awhile

It had been a chilly, cloudy day all day and looked like it might rain. After the country music, we were ready to start doing some serious hiking but it finally did start to rain. We just happened to be passing a place called the PCT Oasis. Luca and I looked at each other and made a great decision to pull into the Oasis instead of camping at some flat spot along the trail. We spent the rest of the day talking with all the other hikers hiding out from the rain.

Maybe we will get back to hiking tomorrow?Weiterlesen
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Reisender I sure hope to see Slider and Forget Me Not out there in the future. We had to push ahead today in order to arrive at Hiker Town on schedule.
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Reisender Sometimes hikers like to show off their blisters. This isn't the worst I've seen but wanted to get a picture anyway. I'm glad my feet have been doing great.
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Robin GardnerWow!! What an amazing day you guys had 😍 Shame I missed out 😕
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ReisenderWe missed not having you with us today. Looks like you had a good day in Action
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Sonntag, 18. Mai 2025 um 11:21
☀️ 59 °F
Höhe über NN: 4.531 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Los Angeles County 34.566236, -118.32293534°33’58” N 118°19’23” W
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Day 33 - mile 478
18. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
After our play day yesterday, we knocked out 24 miles today. That included some significant up and downhill sections. We set up camp with a bunch of other hikers by a fairly busy road. Hopefully it won't be too loud during the night.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderTyler sent me this link. You’re killing it Mark!
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ReisenderThanks. It has been an amazing experience.
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ReisenderYou are doing great. The only thing I can say about myself is that I walked 3 miles on Friday.
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Montag, 19. Mai 2025 um 08:28
☀️ 66 °F
Höhe über NN: 2.946 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Green Valley 34.622616, -118.41330834°37’21” N 118°24’48” W
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Day 34 - mile 498
19. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Last night we were sleeping by a road that goes into the nearby community of Green River. Instead of getting on the trail right away, I liked the idea of hitching a ride to a convenience store to get a soda and something sweet for breakfast. That was a good start to the day.

Around lunchtime, we crossed another road. The map showed a neat looking hamburger place not far away. Out came the thumbs and soon after we were enjoying a fantastic lunch. It was fun talking with some of the locals who had a lot of questions about how we were doing on the trail.

Even with the distractions, we got in another 20 miles and camped at a nice campground overlooking the Mojave desert. Hiking 20 miles is feeling pretty normal at this point.Weiterlesen
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Reisender Luckily, Luca was able to reach the water. It was out of my reach.
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ReisenderA rattler snake. 🐍 yikes.
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Reisender Ugghhh. Looks tight!
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I was wondering if that was a rattle snake! I was right! [Tinae]
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Dienstag, 20. Mai 2025 um 10:01
☀️ 64 °F
Höhe über NN: 5.656 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Los Angeles County 34.704908, -118.61686834°42’18” N 118°37’1” W
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Day 35 - mile 518. Hikertown
20. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Another 20 mile day today that was mostly downhill heading into the Mojave desert. We passed the 500 mile and had a short celebration since that seems like a good accomplishment. The Proclaimers song about walking 500 miles seemed appropriate.

Our stopping point for today is a place called Hikertown. It is an interesting place that is owned by an even more interesting person. It has a Western theme and provides a welcome place to rest before crossing the Mojave desert.Weiterlesen
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Reisender Congratulations on 500!!!
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ReisenderIf you sleep a lot during the family reunion we will know why 😂 That’s a lot of miles!
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ReisenderI have been sleeping pretty good which isn't surprising after hiking all day. What I'm really looking forward to is eating 😋. The menu you posted for the reunion sounds delicious!
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ReisenderYou will still probably win the pickleball tournament.
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Mittwoch, 21. Mai 2025 um 19:04
☀️ 77 °F
Höhe über NN: 3.028 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Los Angeles County 34.776429, -118.60597134°46’35” N 118°36’21” W
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Day 36 - mile 525 Aquaduct
21. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
There are quite a few trail traditions, one of which is a night hike across the Mojave desert with face paint and, in our case, glow sticks. We were all in for this, and it was a lot of fun. As it turns out, after today, I'm getting off the trail for one week to attend our big family reunion in St George, UT. This fun night hike was a memorable way to say goodbye to the great group of hikers that I've enjoyed so many experiences with over the last few weeks. I will miss them and hope to maybe catch back up when I return to the trail in one week.

Side note, I hiked with the group out to mile 525 then had to turn around and hike back to Hikertown since I was not able to find any other sure way to get off of the trail.

Another side note, it was great to have Slider join back up with us in Hikertown. Tomorrow, we are all going in separate directions. Slider is continuing ahead on the trail. I'm giving Luca/Tramp a ride to Tahachapi. He is pushing forward to Kennedy Meadows where he will meet his father to hike a few days then take a few day road trip. Martina hurt her back (from the big heavy pack she has been lugging around). She recuperated for a few days and has now jumped ahead to Tahachapi so is back in front. It will be interesting to see if we join up again.Weiterlesen
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Reisender Left to right, yours truly, Friko (attempting to get to Tehachapi in 24 hrs), Ami (starting grad school this fall at MIT), Yuki (from Italia)
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Robin GardnerSo Friko did actually end up making it to Tehachapi in around 22.5 hours
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Reisender Well, while probably not as picturesque, following that aquaduct up the state of California would at least provide a steady source of water😊
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Samstag, 31. Mai 2025 um 07:35
☀️ 68 °F
Höhe über NN: 3.914 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Tehachapi 35.135743, -118.45158335°8’9” N 118°27’6” W
Day 37 - mile 587
31. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
I'm back on the trail again after enjoying a fantastic family reunion in St George. I jumped ahead a bit (about 35 miles) to make it easier to get back to the trail.
This morning, I got onto the trail being well rested and fed from the last week in civilization. The next 140 miles are going to be challenging with long water carries and hot exposed hillsides. Today started with a 16 mile water carry and 4,200 ft of elevation gain. I may have gotten a little soft from the week away, but still did ok.
During the time off, I made some gear adjustments. I have a new backpack and tent. Each is a fraction of the weight of the ones I replaced. Both are working well.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderKohnen’s Bakery is the BEST in Tehachapi
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ReisenderI walked through the bakery and it looked amazing! I was well fed from the reunion and a big breakfast so I didn't try any of the yummy looking pantries. Other hikers had told me how good it was, I will probably regret not taking advantage of the opportunity. 😕
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ReisenderSo I’m curious - will you go back eventually to grab those 35miles?
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Sonntag, 1. Juni 2025 um 12:18
☀️ 79 °F
Höhe über NN: 5.886 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Kern County 35.356925, -118.29619435°21’25” N 118°17’46” W
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Day 38 - mile 606
1. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Today was a good but tough day. I was totally beat when I pulled into camp at the end of the day. This section is taking a toll on other hikers as well. Didn't take very many pictures but I did get one of the 600 mile marker. 😃Weiterlesen
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Reisender A guy passed by on a four-wheeler and offered me an ice cold water. Wow, that was sure nice.
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Reisender The new tent and backpack are working great
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Montag, 2. Juni 2025 um 07:43
☀️ 61 °F
Höhe über NN: 6.617 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Kern County 35.456322, -118.27832235°27’23” N 118°16’42” W
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Day 39 - mile 625
2. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
I've learned not to take water for granite. 20 miles between water sources is a long way, especially when climbing up and down hot, dry mountains.

Some well placed trail magic today was amazing! Thanks to One Way Mike and his wife for showing up at just the right time.Weiterlesen
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Reisender Hikers can't pass on the opportunity to leave trail art and messages at places like this.
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Reisender Taking advantage of one of the few shady spots.
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Dienstag, 3. Juni 2025 um 06:19
☀️ 61 °F
Höhe über NN: 5.354 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Kern County 35.552684, -118.13396335°33’10” N 118°8’2” W
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Day 40 - mile 645
3. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
I can't say thanks enough for the great trail angels that place water caches along the trail. It wouldn't be possible without these lifesaving water stops. It was nice to setup camp tonight by a spring so I can guzzle as much water as I want. The last few days I have been dry camping.

Sorry for the ongoing talk about water but that seems to be the main focus the last few days. 💦Weiterlesen
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ReisenderWow Mark! Tough hiking! Glad there are people watching out for you and that the Trail Magic continues.
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Reisender Like the new tent
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Reisender Beautiful!
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Mittwoch, 4. Juni 2025 um 07:35
☀️ 63 °F
Höhe über NN: 5.213 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Kern County 35.657604, -118.04115135°39’27” N 118°2’28” W
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Day 41 - mile 653 Town Day
4. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
I did a Neero (more miles than a zero day). When I arrived at Walker Pass, there was a trail angel waiting to give hikers a ride to Ridgecrest, so I didn't need to try hitching a ride. I did all the normal town things: shower (wow, I certainly needed that), laundry, resupply, calorie loading 😋, and sleeping in a real bed. I'll be back on the trail tomorrow.Weiterlesen
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Reisender First good view of the Sierra Mountains
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Reisender Great view!
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Reisender Vanilla shake? Potato soup and Italian dish?
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Reisender Strawberry shake but yeah, you kind of just want to eat everything sometimes. 😋
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Donnerstag, 5. Juni 2025 um 07:57
☀️ 64 °F
Höhe über NN: 5.256 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Kern County 35.662976, -118.02627435°39’47” N 118°1’35” W
Day 42 - mile 674
5. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
The quick stop and go in Ridgecrest is just what I needed. I started the day feeling much better and wasn't feeling totally drained at the end of the day.

Today, I passed the family of nine again. They skipped ahead past some of the really dry sections. They also took their kids to six flags for a fun break. I also talked to a really nice family with three teenage boys from Boise.Weiterlesen
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Hi Mark, I stopped by your house today to give you a little Father's Day treat, and Susan shared that you are on this amazing trek!!! Wow!. Growing up in San Diego, our family backpacked in many of the areas you're passing through on your journey - but I had never heard of the Pacific Crest Trail before. Seriously impressed and truly happy for your adventures. Stay safe and have a wonderful time! [Heather Walker]
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ReisenderThanks Heather! That was very nice of you to think of me for Father's Day. This has been quite the adventure for me.
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Freitag, 6. Juni 2025 um 09:31
☀️ 70 °F
Höhe über NN: 5.807 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Tulare County 35.822461, -118.03021435°49’21” N 118°1’49” W
Day 43 - mile 698
6. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Today, I am wrapping up the 700-mile hike through the desert section. Hiking through the desert has been amazing with much more beauty and variety than I expected. It had highs and lows (with elevation) and extremes with hot and cold. This is the section where I enjoyed the initial excitement of starting out on this big adventure and working out a good hiking routine. Now, I find myself looking forward to the next phase of this big adventure as I prepare to enter the Sierra Mountains.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderCongrats on that major section completion!!
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Samstag, 7. Juni 2025 um 08:15
☀️ 64 °F
Höhe über NN: 6.138 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Tulare County 36.019023, -118.1234536°1’8” N 118°7’24” W
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Day 44 - mile 703 Kennedy Meadows
7. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
My arrival at Kennedy Meadows is a big milestone for me. From the beginning, I wasn't too sure that this was a place I would see in person. Having everyone gathered at the general store ring the bell and cheer for me on my arrival was something I won't forget.

There are a lot of hikers here. I was surprised and happy to see Slider again! I'm sorry he was delayed a bit after coming down with a bug. He is doing better now, and we will be heading back out on the trail together.

FYI, the PCT is divided into five regions that are each distinctly unique.
Southern California (desert) - 703 miles
Central California (Sierras) - 450 miles
Northern California - 567 miles
Oregon - 430 miles
Washington - 500 miles

If the PCT were all desert, it would have had no appeal. The parts that make this an amazing trail for me are the parts that lie ahead. Now the real hiking can begin! 😃Weiterlesen
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Reisender A new addition to my backpack. Bear cans are required for the next section and you need to fit all your food inside. I should have taken a video of me crushing my bag of chips to get them inside.
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ReisenderHahaha! Do whatever it takes to be 🐻 SAFE!
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Reisender This is the family from Idaho that I mentioned in an earlier post. The youngest boy is 10 years old and is a real trooper.
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Sonntag, 8. Juni 2025 um 11:06
☀️ 72 °F
Höhe über NN: 6.299 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Tulare County 36.079144, -118.12430636°4’45” N 118°7’28” W
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Day 45 - mile 714
8. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We are on our way to the Sierras. There is a ways to go before we are in the high mountains. In the meantime, the terrain is changing with huge boulders and plenty of trees to provide some shade. Slider is excited to be away from Kennedy Meadows and to start building back his hiking legs. That may take some time as he is recovering from a bug and has been off the trail for five days.

This is a popular trail. We passed quite a few day hikers and some out for a few days of backpacking. Several were interested in hearing how we are doing with the thru hike.Weiterlesen
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Reisender Nice pic!
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All the shade from the trees sounds like a nice change [Skyler]
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Montag, 9. Juni 2025 um 08:12
☀️ 64 °F
Höhe über NN: 7.831 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Tulare County 36.18202, -118.12920836°10’55” N 118°7’45” W
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Day 46 - mile 732
9. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
The terrain and views today were fantastic and will continue to get even better. I passed over a ridge that was 10,500 ft in elevation. There were a couple little patches of snow and there is definitely more snow on the mountains ahead.Weiterlesen
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Reisender That downed tree reminds me of a bugle
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Dienstag, 10. Juni 2025 um 06:22
☀️ 55 °F
Höhe über NN: 9.790 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Tulare County 36.339975, -118.13113636°20’24” N 118°7’52” W
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Day 47 - mile 752
10. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Today I ended the day at a high mountain lake (11,300 ft in elevation). This was the most spectacular camping location so far.

I reconnected with Tramp today after parting ways two weeks ago He was off trail for a few days with his father and a friend. He came up the approach trail through Mulkey pass and waited about 20min until I came by. We couldn't have planned it better if we had tried.Weiterlesen
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What a nice lake! The last week has looked like a totally different trail. [Skyler]
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Reisender What interesting rock formations
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Donnerstag, 12. Juni 2025 um 07:41
☀️ 46 °F
Höhe über NN: 14.295 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Tulare County 36.578521, -118.2920636°34’43” N 118°17’31” W
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Day 49 - mile 775. Mt Whitney
12. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Today I took an excursion off trail to ascend Mount Whitney. It was an extraordinary experience. I believe the photographs may not fully capture the breathtaking vistas. Summit conditions were ideal, with clear skies and calm winds. This was an unforgettable experience.

After returning from Mt Whitney, it was time for a quick nap before pressing ahead another eight miles along the trail.Weiterlesen
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*Marianne Well done - thank you for sharing the views
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Reisender Amaaaazing!!!
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Reisender Wow! So high,it sounds like planes are flying right next to you!
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Donnerstag, 12. Juni 2025 um 21:18
🌙 52 °F
Höhe über NN: 10.463 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Inyo County 36.470989, -118.19504436°28’16” N 118°11’42” W
Day 48 - mile 767
12. Juni in den USA ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
Today I finally saw the High Sierras! Hiking here is awesome. Today was also my first day of wading through snow fed mountain streams – I think I'm gonna need to buy some sandals because walking in wet shoes for hours isn't fun. (Update: actually, hiking with wet shoes after crossing a bunch of streams isn't that bad. They dry out pretty quickly!)

Nick Fowler went running past us on the trail today. He is attempting to break his record of completing the PCT in 52 days. That is absolutely amazing!Weiterlesen
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Freitag, 13. Juni 2025 um 09:26
☀️ 46 °F
Höhe über NN: 12.329 ft
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Tulare County 36.684444, -118.37777336°41’4” N 118°22’40” W
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Day 50 - mile 789. Forrester Pass
13. Juni in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Today, I crossed over two high mountains passes. Forrester pass is the highest point on the PCT (13,120 ft). Kearsarge pass (11,791 ft) is along a side trail I need to take in order to get to town for a badly needed resupply. The terrain along the trail was spectacular.

The overall experience today was outstanding, but it is also worth noting that it was the most physically challenging day so far.Weiterlesen
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The fast way down looks like fun 😊 [Skyler]
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Reisender Fun!
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Reisender Beautiful
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