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PCT 2023

"Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver Leggi altro
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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
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    Day 140

    17 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F

    Miles hiked : 17
    Campsite location: 2414
    Weather: 70s and cloudy
    One word to describe the day: excited

    This morning I got a coffee and biscuit at this cute market and Snoqualmie with Ian and Riley. They then dropped me off at the trailhead and drove back home to hood river. Today was so pretty! There were a lot of day Hikers for the first half of the hike and then I hardly saw anybody the second half. The trail is quite rocky and by the end of the day my ankles and feet hurt. Its kind of crazy how quickly your body can change. I already feel like I lost a little of my trail legs in just a few days! I still got 17 miles in which is great considering I started at 9:30. Going to try and average 20 miles each day and see how that goes. I want to give myself time to enjoy this stretch so I may start to hike less than 20.Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    Neat type of pine I haven't noticed yetCampsite for the night

    Day 141

    18 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F

    Miles hiked: 19
    Campsite: waptus lake
    Weather: 50s and partly cloudy
    One word to describe the day: draining

    Today was tough. My feet have been hurting me and my body doesn't feel as good as I thought it would after a break. I'm tired! I literally feel like I could fall asleep while walking. I think this is my body telling me it's ready to be done and that I just may be low on certain vitamins and minerals. Its gonna be a real push to the end. I went slightly shorter today to give my body some time to rest. I was in camp and set up by 5:30. I had a nice 2 hours before sunset. I didn't see too many hikers today. I saw a few weekends backpackers and some hunters but no PCT hikers. I'm hoping I'll run into some people in Steven's pass and leave with them. I'd love to finish the PCT with fellow hikers!Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore

    Day 142

    19 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F

    Miles hiked: 20
    Campsite: glacier lake
    Weather: 40s and cloudy
    One word to describe the day: chilly!

    Today was very pretty but also I'm getting lonely! Its hard to connect with hikers while you're actually on trail because you could be super close to each other, but most likely won't run into each other if you're a couple miles apart. I'm really hoping that there are some cool hikers at the place. I'm going to stay the night in Steven's pass. Hopefully I can start hiking with somebody in this next stretch! I ran into a hiker who is hiking Oregon and Washington. His name is Aquaman. But he was trying to get to Steven's past tonight which was not gonna happen for me.

    It's still beautiful and I'm happy to be here but human connection is nice! I've been having conversations with the pikas. They are super talkative! 🤪 It's going to be cold tonight! And the weather is calling for precipitation this evening/tomorrow morning. I think it'll be raining where I am camping tonight. But I might run into snow tomorrow on some of the higher elevations. I only have 14 miles into Stevens pass tomorrow!    Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    WhistlerHiker yard sale - wet tents!

    Day 143

    20 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F

    Miles hiked: 14
    Campsite: Leavenworth
    Weather: 40s and rainy
    One word to describe the day: Bavaria

    This morning I did a section of trail in the morning that has been dubbed the 'dump truck' challenge. It's pretty much where you walk (no running allowed) as fast as you can up this section of trail that is about a mile long, a ton of switchbacks and about 1000 feet of elevation. I did it in 16 mins which is definitely not anywhere near the fastest but was still fun🤪

    I ran into some hikers today when I got into Stevens pass. We got a hitch from a guy who works up there and also hiked the pct in 2015, his name is 'whistler'. I decided to go into Leavenworth to see if I could find rain pants because this next week looks wet. I did not find any rain pants here but I did get some German food, a shower and a bed. I split a room with the hikers I met. Waldo, Scarface, Bob the builder and (enter name). I'm not sure I'll hike with them in this next stretch because it sounds like they may be fast hikers but we will see!    Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    First breakfast
    1Second breakfast2Tracy!

    Day 144

    21 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F

    Miles hiked: 14.8
    Campsite: grizzly peak
    Weather: 50s and sunny
    One word to describe the day: beautiful!

    This morning we went and got some breakfast crepes, did laundry, got some baked goods for the road and then I hitched back to the trail! A wonderful lady named Tracy picked me up. She said she's never picked up a hitchhiker before but I looked nice 🙂 she was in Leavenworth for a conference and was heading to spend the weekend with her kids!

    The weather is nice today so I wanted to take advantage of it and keep trucking. There is an 'atmospheric' river on the way 😬 I'm having Ian ship my rain pants to my next and final stop! I got some trash bags to fashion into a rain kilt, just in case! My campsite tonight is super pretty. I've good views of the mountains. I'm about to hike. It's a little smokey that way but doesn't look terrible!    Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    Lunch break21Top campsite

    Day 145

    22 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌙 50 °F

    Miles hiked: 27
    Campsite: 2508
    Weather: 50s and partly cloudy
    One word to describe the day: amazing

    Woke up this morning and it was so cold but I made myself get out of the sleeping bag! Today's hike was so beautiful. I think it may have been my favorite day on trail yet. The mountains are just so pretty in the section and all the leaves are changing! I ran into a hiker I hadn't seen in a while, her name is sunny! She lives in Portland. Was great to see a familiar face!

    I had my first bathroom break on a thunder box, which is essentially an open-aired back country toilet. It was quite lovely 🤪! I guess they're quite popular in the back country of Washington. I've passed a lot of them but it just never worked out to use it!

    I ended up going quite a bit longer than planned because I was feeling good, 27 miles! Felt good to get a long day under my belt again. I've only been doing low '20s since I've been back in Washington. I was grateful for the good weather today. It looks like it may start raining tomorrow and possibly continue into the coming days.    Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    What a thunder box looks like
    The cutest mushrooms!11Mica lakePretty much everyday in Washington!

    Day 146

    23 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F

    Miles hiked: 23.5
    Campsite: 2531.4
    Weather: 50s and rainy
    One word to describe the day: wet

    This morning I started with a big descent down into the forest floor. I saw so many cool mushrooms I had never noticed before and everything smelled so dang good! Felt like a classic Washington forest. But never fear, I quickly ascended to higher elevations, classic PCT! A flat forest floor would be way too easy. The hike was beautiful today. Mid day it started to rain off and on. Towards the end of the day it rained hard and I got soaked. I ended up running as fast as I could up the final hill to get to my tent site. I was quite wet and cold by the time I got there. Very grateful for dry clothes, my tent and my sleeping bag!Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore

    Day 147

    24 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F

    Miles hiked: 24.4
    Campsite: off the pct due to dome peak fire detour
    Weather: partly cloudy and 50s
    One word to describe the day: gratitude

    This morning I woke up and all my hiking clothes were wet. It was cold and I didn't want to get out of my sleeping bag but miles needed to be hiked! Luckily there were blue skies in the morning so it didn't have to deal with more rain until later in the evening. Ian sent my rain pants to stehiken so it will be very nice to have those for the final stretch. I should have known to bring rain pants, dumb! Its supposed to be very rainy tomorrow. Luckily I have a trash bag to fashion as a rain kilt! I had to get off the PCT because of a fire detour. But it's actually working in my favor as there is a lodge 10 miles down the trail that I'm planning on staying at for the night. I'll be able to catch the ferry to stehiken from the lodge. The next couple days look rainy so ill likely hang out in town for a few days to wait out the storm.

    I can't believe I'm almost to the final trail town and this journey is nearly finished. I'm so grateful to have been able to do this. I've learned so much about myself. For a while I felt guilty about not working and doing the normal daily grind. But this experience has made me realize that life is short and you need to do things that make you happy. I will definitely take that sentiment back into my daily life and apply it. ❤️    Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    Very rainy but still beautifulTrashbag fashion. My rain pants are waiting for me and stehiken!40s bowling alley where you have to manually reset pinsGame night!Patches

    Day 148-149

    25 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F

    Miles hiked: 10
    Campsite: Holden village
    Weather: 40s and very rainy
    One word to describe the day: surprise!

    This morning I woke up and there were puddles in my tent and it was raining very hard. Luckily my sleeping bag was still dry thanks to the height of my air mattress 🤪 I put on my trash bags and scurried down the mountain to Holden village. I wasn't quite sure what to expect but I knew that for $100 a night I would get a bed, breakfast, lunch, dinner! As I arrived, soaking wet, people started cheering for me. I felt like I was in Kennedy Meadows all over again! Although this time the people cheering for me were not hikers but guests at the village. This morning also made me remember hiking into Mount Laguna, soaking wet and freezing at mile 40. Here I am nearly at the end of the trail having another similar experience. But this time I wasn't worried or fearful, I was confident and courageous. While the morning was wet and cold had a smile on my face the whole time.

    I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived, this place is quite cool. It is a village that was given to the Lutheran Church by a mining company a long time ago. Just like stehiken, the only way you can get here is via boat or hike all the way here via the PCT 🤗. You cannot drive here. They have all sorts of classes and activities like pottery and a historic bowling alley. A library with all sorts of amazing books and a display dedicated to Hispanic heritage month. I borrowed the book, Spirit Run. It's about someone who runs a 6,000 mi marathon through North America's stolen land. They ask your pronouns when you arrive and tell you theirs. It's very progressive for a 'Christian' resort. I arrived just in time for lunch, it was so delicious, homemade bread (that has been made here for generations), salad, soups and teas. Of course I went back for seconds. I can't wait for dinner! They even have a sauna and cold plunge! I decided to book two nights here because tomorrow looks quite rainy as well. I'm ready for a relaxing day 🙂

    Toph and Bob the builder are here now too. I convinced them to stay another day with me here. I'll leave with them on Wednesday and go to stehiken to hike the final stretch with them! I also got word the rain has allowed the pct to reopen north of stehiken from fire closures. That means I officially have only 80 miles left to Canada!    Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    Holden village hiker squad
    I made it!!Haven't seen these two since nor cal! toddler snacks and the showTo the trailhead we go!Last national park of the trail!This was pretty crazy to cross 😦

    Day 150

    26 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F

    Miles hiked: 11.5
    Campsite: six mile campsite
    Weather: partly rainy
    One word to describe the day: stehekin!

    This morning I went to yoga and cried a little when the teacher said this John Muir quote, “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.”

    Holden village was seriously so amazing. I definitely want to go back. When I get into town I feel like I need to do so many things to reconnect with the world and having no service or Internet allowed for a seriously relaxing zero. After breakfast we loaded up into the bus and went down to lake Chelan to catch the ferry. The ferry dropped us off at stehekin. Man, stehekin was adorable too! You can only get there by ferry or trails. About 200 people live there year round. I picked up my FINAL resupply, went to the famous bakery 🤤 and hopped on the bus to the trailhead. I got to the trail around 3 and quickly hiked 11 miles to get to this campsite before dark! It was a lovely day. ☺️    Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    This toilet was something else lol
    Lions den1

    Day 151

    28 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F

    Miles hiked: 8
    Campsite: hiker hostel in mazama
    Weather: rainy and 40s
    One word to describe the day: baguette 🥖

    This morning we hiked 8 miles to highway 20 (rainy pass). We were going to continue on until it started raining and set up camp early to avoid getting soaked. However, it was starting to rain when we got there so we took that as a sign and hitched into mazama. A Forest service ranger pulled over and gave us a ride. He is a smoke jumper in the summer. As we were hopping in his truck a man pulled over and asked if we were thru hiking. He then proceeded to hand us a warm, salted baguette from the store in mazama. It was sooooo good🥖🤤

    Mazama is an adorable little town. We stayed at the Lions den. It's a hiker hostel run by some past hikers. All the beds were taken so I pitched my tent. It was nice to get a hot shower and do a little laundry. They have bikes here to use. So capital and I biked into town and went to the public house. Capital grew up in Corolla and his parents house is literally a block down from my parents Beach house!! Small world. We are hitching back to trail in the morning. The weather is looking great for the foreseeable future!    Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    Bob the builder and toph

    Day 152

    29 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 37 °F

    Miles hiked: 25
    Campsite: 2619
    Weather: 40s and sunny
    One word to describe the day: larches

    This morning Mary, aka lion drove us to the trailhead. But I biked to the coffee shop before we left at 8am and got the best cappuccino of the trail! Mary has hiked over 1500 miles of the PCT and decided she wanted to be a permanent trail angel. She bought her place specifically to host hikers!

    Today's hike was cold but so beautiful. The larches are yellow and there was a fresh layer of snow. Tonight is going to get down to 25 degrees! I'll definitely be testing out the limits of my sleeping bag! We are only 36 miles to Canada. It' just doesn't feel real. Today we had our last big climb of the trail. From here on out it looks quite rolling and short climbs. Tomorrow is my last full day of hiking🤯    Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    Can you spot patty the pika?

    Day 153

    30 settembre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 30 °F

    Miles hiked: 25
    Campsite: woody pass
    Weather: colddddd 30s and partly cloudy
    One word to describe the day: excitement

    The temps definitely were way below freezing last night but I stayed warm!! I love my sleeping bag 😍 I woke up to snow! It was so beautiful, the PCT is saying goodbye 💗 Today was freezing but absolutely stunning.

    You have two options when you get to the border. You can tag it and backtrack 33 miles to harts pass, which is the nearest trailhead on the US side. Or you can pre apply for a permit to enter Canada and walk 8 miles to manning park. Toph, bob, capital and I all got the permit to enter Canada.

    Once we got to harts pass it was fun because we were seeing many hikers that had hit the border and started back tracking to harts pass. It was fun to congratulate them🥳 We also got many congratulations from day hikers who knew was we were doing and how close we were to the end! We are only 11 miles from the northern terminus!!    Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    I freaking did it!
    Last campsiteLost keys and clif bar are from LancasterRiley, Crockett, toph, Bob and capital 💗Crockett! A desert friend at the terminusTrail friend💗The trail we took in Canada was harder then the PCT 😆

    Day 154 - TERMINUS DAY

    1 ottobre 2023, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F

    Miles hiked: 18
    Campsite: hotel in Chilliwack
    Weather: 40s and ☀️
    One word to describe the day: canadaaaaaa

    This morning was freezing!! But our final campsite was a stunning one. The mountains that surrounded us were so great to wake up to. We only had 11 miles to the northern terminus. 11 miles left!!!!! At the start of this journey I remember counting all my firsts. First water filter, first hill, first sleep, first lizard, first trail marker. Today I had my last water filter, last climb, last switchback, last step on the PCT. We got to high five friends that had made it to the terminus and were headed back to harts pass. We said heartfelt "till next time's" because goodbyes suck. It felt so surreal to reach the border. We did it! I hiked 2400 miles of the PCT and I'm super proud of everything I've pushed through to get here.

    We hung out at the monument for a bit and then headed into Canada on the monument 87 trail. It was not a trail😆 we followed horse tracks out. We made it eventually with wet feet and battle wounds. Luckily the horses we followed out were in the parking lot, the only car there. They were a really nice couple from a town called Chilliwack and have us a ride! We ended up getting a hotel room in Chilliwack for the night, got delicious Indian food and capped the night off with blizzards!

    I'm going to write one last final 'takeaways' post but I want some time to process this all. Today was a beautiful day that I will remember for the rest of my life. 💗    Leggi altro

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  • mimi singerPCT 2023Viaggiatore
    Monika took these portraits for hikers in trout lake 🥰
    Last day feeling like a thru hiker, emotions are mixed!This is what I call the blooper reel...

    Its a wrap

    4 ottobre 2023, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    First I wanted to thank everyone for following along! It was such a great boost having a cheer squad from home. I started this mostly for myself to have something to look back on and was pleasantly surprised when I realized family and friends may actually be enjoying this too!

    The purpose of this post is to jot down some thing's that I learned from this experience and want to continue with into "real life".

    1. I remember on day one feeling so scared and anxious. I called Ian crying. It had finally hit me what I was about to do and I felt like I had made a mistake. After getting out some tears and Ian calming me down I took a deep breath and left the bathroom I hid myself in. I felt a little better but was still scared. That first day of hiking was not fun. I couldnt stop thinking about how much longer I had to go. But eventually day after day that feeling started to wear off. Jump forward to my final day on trail I have never been happier. The journey I took to get there was so beautiful, hard, and memorable. So the moral of this story is if something feels hard and scary, just keep going. Push through the fear, it's going to be worth it when you find yourself on the other side.

    2. I can do hard things! I walked from Mexico to Canada!

    3. Things will work out. I am such a planner. This trail gave me a chance to slowly let go and see where it takes me. Everything always worked out. And most likely better than it would have if I had planned it all.

    4. We don't need much. Having everything on my back that I needed to survive was pretty amazing.

    5. Don't do anything that isn't bringing you joy. Being able to hike the pct allowed me to have a very simple life for 5 months. I had never experienced that before, and it was magical. I think that is why people truly get addicted to thru hiking. You can fully disconnect from the real world which allows you to realize what really matters in life. Don't spend time doing things that don't bring you joy. Which brings me to 6...

    6. Life is short. Go see things, make memories, make connections, spend time with family and friends. That's what you'll look back on at the end of life.

    Everyone on trail talks about how hard life after the trail is. I don't want to call it post trail depression but more like 'post trail loss'. I can feel that loss so strongly. Like I said above, the trail is such a beautifully, simple way to live. Hike, eat, filter water, laugh, talk, hike more, eat more, set up camp, sleep, repeat. And yet you feel so accomplished at the end of each day. More than I did at the end of a long stressful day in 'normal life'. I want to do my best to integrate that simplicity into my life moving forward. Some ways I'm going to try to do that are things like less screen time. I'm deleting social off my phone. Read more books. Cook more. Create a healthier daily routine. Spend more time creating real memories with friends and family. Spend more time outside. Plan (a little) less and just go. Life is too short to spend it staring at screens for 12 hours a day. Thank you all and see you in person soon! 💗    Leggi altro

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    7 ottobre 2023