Boggy Meadow

Miles hiked: 21
Campsite: Vermillion valley resort
Weather: 50s, partly cloudy, off and on rain, windy!
One word to describe the day: wet

It rained last night and everything stayed dry in my tent. It's held up well throughout this thru hike, Im impressed! Also, I stayed toasty warm. Shout out to feathered friends, they make a great sleeping bag! I woke up early so I wouldn't feel stressed about making the ferry to VVR. Today was so pretty. I know I've said that about everyday recently but it feels like the seasons are changing and I really like moody weather. We had off and on rain storms. It was super windy but when the rain broke it was sunny and beautiful! The pictures I took don't do it justice!

Early in the day I had a river crossing. I didn't want to get my shoes wet because of how cold it was, so I did it barefoot. It was a very calm river, so there was no danger. 🥶 After that I hiked over silver pass which was so pretty, and so windy. I made it to the ferry pick up location an hour early and the ferry happened to be there testing their new boat. I was able to hop on and get to VVR early!

I love this place. They welcomed us with a free beverage and free camping in what they call "mushroom city", their PCT / JMT camp zone. They will get all that money back as it's not cheap to eat and resupply here. I'm taking the day off tomorrow to rest up for this next section. It's gonna be hard. I'm planning on going the entire 150 mile stretch in one go. Will take me 7 days and will be my longest stretch yet. It may or may not be the end of my journey. If the Washington section doesn't open back up, I will end it here! I will be summiting Mt Whitney on my last day, so will be ending on a high note.

I haven't been able to make a "tramily" going south. At this point in the hike everyone is just doing their own thing and going at their own pace. I meet new people every day and am around a lot of other hikers, especially since I am also on the John Muir trail right now too. It's been fine, just different than the rest of the trail. I enjoy the alone time as well 🙂Read more