Miles hiked: 2500 + Full days of hiking: 111 Days off the trail (Zero days) : 28   Average # hours hiked per day : 9.5 Longest hiking day : 13 hours Average miles per day hiked : 21.5 Most miles in an average hiking day : 32 # of resupply locations/boxes sent : 24 Average … Continue reading PCT 2022 # 11 STATS →

SNOQUALMIE PASS (mile 2394.1) to STEHEKIN (mile 2572.9). We were able to walk ourselves easily out of town back to the trail and its familiar sense of home. It is from this point that we come to realize that the "W" in Washington parallels the landscape. We climb, we descend, we climb and we descend … Continue reading PCT 2022 #10 Washington Finish →

CASCADE LOCKS, OR (mile 2147) to SNOQUALMIE PASS, WA (mile 2394.1). Jobie and Zip ready to go with new shoes again. Humidity was high as we left the locks and slogging slowly we moved ourselves up through the trees into the mountains again. The heat caused a haze so that the few views of the … Continue reading PCT 2022 #9 Washington →

ASHLAND (mile 1718.7) to CASCADE LOCKS, OR (mile 2147). When we arrived in Ashland we found our van had been invaded by tiny ants during this last month while in storage. So we were actively vacuuming and wiping it down as we prepped our resupply boxes for our Oregon Blitz. There are fewer miles and … Continue reading PCT 2022 #8 Oregon →

DUNSMUIR California (mile 1501.2 ) to ASHLAND Oregon (mile 1718.7). As is the way of the trail towns, they are situated near rivers at lower elevations, therefore, there is always a climb out of a resupply location. We leave Dunsmuir and go up 3500' which takes us a hot 6 hours. We are now headed … Continue reading PCT 2022 #7 Northern California →

BELDEN (mile 1287) to DUNSMUIR (mile 1501.2). For seven miles out of Belden there was poison oak along the trail and since it was growing amongst oak tree seedlings and oak shrubs, it was tedious to avoid. After the climb out of town, the trail led us through fire burn zones after fire burn zones. … Continue reading PCT 2022 #6 Northern California →

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (mile 1090) to BELDEN (mile 1287) The land has changed since leaving the Sierras. We still do several climbs per day but they peak at lower elevations (between 9,000' and 7,000') and progressively less. Initially the PCT at this point shared the path with the Tahoe Rim Trail which circumnavigates Lake Tahoe. Rock … Continue reading PCT 2022 #5 Northern California →

LONE PINE ( mile 789) to SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (mile 1090). It is hard to leave the comfortable small town of Lone Pine with its powerful mountainous views but we do. A shuttle takes us to the Onion Valley Trailhead which after a 7.5 mile uphill climb on gentle switchbacks gets us back on the … Continue reading PCT 2022 # 4 Sierra Nevada Mountains →

TEHACHAPI ( mile 566.4) to LONE PINE ( mile 789). We took a few days off before this section while we shuffled our van north to store it in South Lake Tahoe and rented a car back to Tehachapi. Having a van with us adds to the logistics of doing the trail but there are … Continue reading PCT 2022 # 3 Southern California/ Sierra Nevadas →

WRIGHTWOOD (mile 369.3) to TEHACHAPI (mile 566.4). First on the agenda is climbing to one of the highest points of southern California, Mt Baden Powell (9400 ft). This was a 3 hour ascent on a smooth slow grade, however up is up and with freshly laden packs, we had to catch our breath from time … Continue reading PCT 2022 # 2 Southern California →