Pacific Crest Trail

Een 73-daags avontuur van Mark Meer informatie

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16 april 2025
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Dag 1
woensdag 16 april 2025 om 08:00
☀️ 46 °F
Hoogte: 2.910 ft
Verenigde Staten Campo 32.589695, -116.4669232°35’23” N 116°28’1” W
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Day 1
16 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
I could hardly believe after all these years thinking about it, that I was at the southern terminus ready to begin this big adventure. Before I knew it, I had taken my first steps on a journey that I have no idea how far or long it will go.Meer informatie
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Dag 2
donderdag 17 april 2025 om 08:44
☁️ 45 °F
Hoogte: 3.061 ft
Verenigde Staten San Diego County 32.686016, -116.51775932°41’10” N 116°31’4” W
Day 2
17 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
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Dag 2
donderdag 17 april 2025 om 13:35
🌬 39 °F
Hoogte: 5.958 ft
Verenigde Staten San Diego County 32.866287, -116.41975232°51’59” N 116°25’11” W
Day 3
17 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌬 39 °F
Cold start to the morning with temp below freezing. Was hoping the weather would clear but that was not to be the case. Later in the day a pretty nasty storm blew in.
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Dag 3
vrijdag 18 april 2025 om 16:08
🌬 37 °F
Hoogte: 5.591 ft
Verenigde Staten San Diego County 32.887919, -116.44750132°53’17” N 116°26’51” W
Day 4
18 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌬 37 °F
First day on the trail with blue skies. Beautiful views of the valley below.
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Dag 4
zaterdag 19 april 2025 om 14:49
☁️ 61 °F
Hoogte: 4.229 ft
Verenigde Staten Julian 33.078303, -116.60168733°4’42” N 116°36’6” W
Day 5
19 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
First town stop in Julian. Slept on a real bed, showered, washed clothes and resupplied for the next section of trail.
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Dag 6
maandag 21 april 2025 om 12:33
☁️ 79 °F
Hoogte: 2.300 ft
Verenigde Staten San Diego County 33.100602, -116.47137533°6’2” N 116°28’17” W
Day 6
21 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
A short but hot day of hiking after a fantastic stay in Julian
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Dag 7
dinsdag 22 april 2025 om 06:23
☀️ 55 °F
Hoogte: 3.346 ft
Verenigde Staten San Diego County 33.146833, -116.5086933°8’49” N 116°30’31” W
Day 7
22 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Another great day on the trail.
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Dag 8
woensdag 23 april 2025 om 08:13
⛅ 45 °F
Hoogte: 3.533 ft
Verenigde Staten Warner Springs 33.254846, -116.61144133°15’17” N 116°36’41” W
Day 8
23 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Passing Eagle Rock was one of the highlights for today. Also a great stop at Warner Springs for resupply and a bit of a break.

Started to really notice problems with my right shoe. It is getting to the point where I can't walk normally due to it be so badly twisted.Meer informatie
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Dag 9
donderdag 24 april 2025 om 06:00
🌙 54 °F
Hoogte: 3.711 ft
Verenigde Staten San Diego County 33.31319, -116.45871833°18’47” N 116°27’31” W
Day 9
24 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 54 °F
Another beautiful day. Some good uphill climbs. Left the last stream for about 60 miles. Will be relying on water caches and other types of water sources.
Had an interesting stop at Mike's place. A very eccentric person there preparing for a big pizza blow out party later in the day. Sounds like it was going to include some illegal substances as well. We enjoyed the interesting sights, had a soda but left before the party.Meer informatie
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Dag 9
donderdag 24 april 2025 om 21:56
⛅ 50 °F
Hoogte: 3.560 ft
Verenigde Staten Riverside County 33.482521, -116.58561433°28’57” N 116°35’8” W
Day 10
24 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Some good trail angel stops along the trail today. An A&W rootbeer was very tasty. We settled in for a windy cold night at the Little Bear Hostile.
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Dag 11
zaterdag 26 april 2025 om 09:55
☀️ 43 °F
Hoogte: 4.790 ft
Verenigde Staten Riverside County 33.569036, -116.59138333°34’9” N 116°35’29” W
Day 11
26 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
Had a short 5 mile windy and cold hike to Paradise Valley Cafe. Had a delicious breakfast at the cafe.
The plan was to stay the night at the nearby town of Idyllwild, but the hotels were all booked. A lot of the hikers in our little bubble decided to press ahead even though there was a storm predicted to come through later in the day. I caught a ride to Idyllwild and took my chances. Instead of staying in a hotel, I found one of the last spots at the nearby campsite for only $5 a night. That worked out amazing well.
The storm that came through was pretty severe and was a real challenge for hikers that pressed ahead.Meer informatie
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Dag 12
zondag 27 april 2025 om 08:28
⛅ 34 °F
Hoogte: 5.472 ft
Verenigde Staten Idyllwild 33.749733, -116.71535733°44’59” N 116°42’55” W
Day 12. Zero in Idyllwild
27 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 34 °F
I had a fun day in Idyllwild. It was nice to have a warm shower and clean clothes. I attended church at a small branch in town.
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Dag 13
maandag 28 april 2025 om 07:02
⛅ 28 °F
Hoogte: 10.676 ft
Verenigde Staten Riverside County 33.814012, -116.67906733°48’50” N 116°40’45” W
Day 15
28 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 28 °F
Long uphill to the top of the San Jacinto range. I was following another group of hikers and had my phone off to conserve battery (that is my excuse for not watching the map closer). Quite a few hikers took a side loop that went to a peak at 10,650ft in elevation. I was really dragging at that altitude, but in hindsight, I'm glad I did itMeer informatie
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Dag 13
maandag 28 april 2025 om 13:42
⛅ 61 °F
Hoogte: 5.164 ft
Verenigde Staten Riverside County 33.581597, -116.57148433°34’54” N 116°34’17” W
Day 13
28 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
My new shoes arrived in the mail! It was fantastic to be able to walk normal again and return the defective shoe that was causing so many problems. Kudos to REI and their 100% satisfaction guarantee.
I caught a ride (without even having to stick out my thumb) back to PVC and started back out on the trail. Hiking solo now since Stewart headed into the storm on Saturday. I saw Stewart in Idyllwild before leaving (he had come back down using a side trail). It was so windy that he wasn't able to setup his tent. He spent the night between two boulders with his sleeping bag wrapped around him.Meer informatie
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Dag 13
maandag 28 april 2025 om 22:42
🌙 48 °F
Hoogte: 6.988 ft
Verenigde Staten Riverside County 33.710033, -116.62251633°42’36” N 116°37’21” W
Day 14
28 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 48 °F
Today was a long uphill climb from Apache springs with a 15 mile water carry. Found a nice solo tent site for the first time so far on the trail.
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Dag 14
dinsdag 29 april 2025 om 04:04
🌙 55 °F
Hoogte: 1.306 ft
Verenigde Staten Riverside County 33.9239, -116.69458133°55’26” N 116°41’40” W
Day 16
29 april, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
Decended down from the San Jancinto range down to the desert floor and the I-10 overpass. A hotel stay after the last few hard days of hiking was a nice treat.
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Dag 17
vrijdag 2 mei 2025 om 09:57
⛅ 57 °F
Hoogte: 2.556 ft
Verenigde Staten Beaumont 33.929198, -116.94662833°55’45” N 116°56’48” W
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Day 17
2 mei, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Robin/Slider introduced me to this app as a way to share my adventure with others and share comments as well.

Today we (Slider and I) left from our relaxing hotel stay in Banning. We hiked about 10 miles to the Whitewater preserve which is like an oasis in the middle of the desert. Also a reunion of sorts since there are several hikers here that I haven't seen for a few days.Meer informatie
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Reiziger “Yum, Yum” as you would say!!
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Dag 18
zaterdag 3 mei 2025 om 07:13
☀️ 64 °F
Hoogte: 2.201 ft
Verenigde Staten Riverside County 33.98939, -116.65626833°59’22” N 116°39’23” W
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Day 18 - Mission Creek
3 mei, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Today started with a crossing of the Whitewater River, which was fun. After climbing a ridge, we dropped down into Mission Creek.
I knew from other hikers that going through Mission Creek would be challenging, and that was definitely the case. There were 10 miles of scrambling over rock and debris where the trail had been washed out. I was surprised how that took more of a mental toll than I expected.
One highlight of the day was seeing my first rattle snake on the trail.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Thanks for the narrations - I like when you draw out the trail on the mountain profile with your hiking sticks. :)
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Reiziger Protein!?
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Dag 19
zondag 4 mei 2025 om 12:21
☀️ 41 °F
Hoogte: 7.493 ft
Verenigde Staten San Bernardino County 34.128884, -116.7419634°7’44” N 116°44’31” W
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Day 19 - Snow and Hail
4 mei, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
Wow, what a day! We finished the scramble through Mission Creek and got back onto normal trail, which was great. The forecast for today showed a possibility of scattered rain and wind in the afternoon. Instead, around noon, we were pelted by a heavy hail storm that forced us to take refuge in our tents for about an hour. After the storm cleared a bit, we ventured back out on the trail. Later in the day, it started to snow. Conditions continued to deteriorate to the point of a full winter blizzard.
We were very fortunate that Coon Cabin was nearby where we joined other hikers to get out of the storm for the night.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Taking refuge in our tents in an attempt to stay dry and warm. Slider and I started setting up our tents first, and then two other hikers came by and did the same.
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Reiziger A picture of Slider as we arrived at the Coon Creek cabin. He looks like the abominable snowman.
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Reiziger Very Descriptive!!!
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Dag 20
maandag 5 mei 2025 om 07:19
☀️ 37 °F
Hoogte: 8.107 ft
Verenigde Staten San Bernardino County 34.149382, -116.71047434°8’58” N 116°42’38” W
Day 20 - Escape from the snow
5 mei, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
I was so glad that we made it to the cabin instead of staying in our tents last night. There were four or five other hikers that came in after us yesterday evening. It was fun talking and planning what to do next.
Today, we were about 19 miles hiking distance from Big Bear. There were about 4 in of snow on the ground, much more in places. One hiker pointed out a side trail that was only three miles ahead where we could detour to a road and hitch into town. For safety sake, that is what Slider and I decided to do.
The hike through the snow was more enjoyable than I expected, thanks to having good gear. It took about an hour for us to get a ride after arat the road. Before we knew it, we were in Big Bear Lake, out of the snow and I was soaking in a hot jacuzzi tub. Slider found a fantastic place for us to stay in town and recover from the big, unexpected adventure in the snow.Meer informatie
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ReizigerYikes!😬
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Dag 22
woensdag 7 mei 2025 om 04:26
🌙 41 °F
Hoogte: 6.903 ft
Verenigde Staten Big Bear Lake 34.236348, -116.9121434°14’11” N 116°54’44” W
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Day 21 - zero in Big Bear Lake
7 mei, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 41 °F
I really like the town here. The village section close to where we are staying has a definite bear theme with quaint shops and plenty of good places to eat.
While zero days may sound relaxing, a good portion of the day was spent preparing to get back on the trail. We dried out all our gear, washed clothes, resupplied food, and planned out the next section of the trail. Overall, it was a productive and fun day.
I should mention that there were lots of other hikers in town. I saw Stewart again (we hiked together for several days previously but he is now a day ahead of me). It was fun hearing how others handled the previous days storm.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Nice AT shirt! Beards are coming along!
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ReizigerGlad you are getting some downtime as well.
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Reiziger Yes, I brought the green AT shirt, mostly to wear when in town. Several people have asked about it.
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ReizigerI love this new app and being able follow you this way. It is soooo cool how you have planned this adventure with these stops!
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Dag 22
woensdag 7 mei 2025 om 10:33
☀️ 50 °F
Hoogte: 7.316 ft
Verenigde Staten 34.272044, -117.00152834°16’19” N 117°0’6” W
Day 22 - mile 285
7 mei, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
I was glad to be on the trail again after the great stay in Big Bear Lake. It was beautiful hiking today with good weather in the forecast for the next week.
A very nice trail angel, Kelly, gave us a ride to the trail this morning at 9am. Our group today consisted of Slider from UK, Luca and Martina from Czech Republick, and me, the sole person from the U.S. We're all feeling well rested and hiked 19 miles to a camping area with a picnic table. We had a fun dinner with some sharing of items we packed. I suggested Luca's trail name should be 'Chef' since he takes trail cooking to a whole new levelMeer informatie
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ReizigerThat reminds me - Mark did you get a trail name yet?
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ReizigerNo trail name yet. Haven't found anything that feels right. No rush, we are just getting started.
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Dag 23
donderdag 8 mei 2025 om 16:30
☀️ 77 °F
Hoogte: 3.973 ft
Verenigde Staten 34.326507, -117.15820434°19’35” N 117°9’30” W
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Day 23 - mile 306
8 mei, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Today we passed the 300 mile marker. The miles are starting to add up.
One of the highlights from today was our lunch stop by a stream. Lucas and I enjoyed jumping into the cool water.
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Reiziger Congratulations!! And I thought a fifty-miler was a BIG deal.😊
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Reiziger Hope no bears are attracted to it!
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ReizigerFrom snow to sun, ya keep going. Awesome.
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Dag 24
vrijdag 9 mei 2025 om 19:00
☀️ 72 °F
Hoogte: 5.262 ft
Verenigde Staten Blue Jay 34.255484, -117.20090634°15’20” N 117°12’3” W
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Day 24 - mile 326
9 mei, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
I have really enjoyed walking through deep creek canyon the last two days. The creek is spectacular with deep pools and waterfalls. There have been several large bridges along this section of the trail as well.
A highlight of the day was a hot spring that mixed in with the creek. Taking a soak on the spring and swimming in the creek was fabulous. I would have liked to stay there all day, but the trail is always calling to keep moving forward.Meer informatie
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Reiziger My embarrassing performance crossing the creek.🫤
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ReizigerThe hot springs look very relaxing.
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Dag 25
zaterdag 10 mei 2025 om 18:00
☀️ 88 °F
Hoogte: 3.048 ft
Verenigde Staten 34.308816, -117.4701834°18’32” N 117°28’13” W
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Day 25 - mile 343
10 mei, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Woke up to a beautiful sunrise over the lake. The topic of the day was how far to McDonald's. That definitely was the incentive to get out on the trail.
Another highlight of the day was trail magic perfectly located after a hot dry climb. Frequently trail magic is provided by people who have hiked the trail previously, which was the case today. They typically refuse any donations to help offset the cost. I would very much like to be on the giving side of trail magic sometime in the future.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Like Magic!
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Reiziger My first night 'cowboy' camping. Not having to setup and take down the tent is nice. One problem, I got a hole in my airpad. 😐
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Reiziger Trail magic is a wonderful thing. Some fellow hikers from right to left: Polaroid, Fire, Hurricane, Forget me not, me aka No trail name yet, and Chef.
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