Day 47 – Chester
It was a quiet morning at the Lutheran church I camped at. My day would revolve around the opening of the post office. It. Was time to...
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Day 46 – Butt Mountain
I’m not sure what my maturity level is, but I think the name “Butt Mountain” right before the PCT halfway point is hilarious. It felt...
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Day 45 -Belden Town
Mosquitos are awful out here, but since I am trying to ignore them, that is all they will get mentioned in this post. There is not much...
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Day 44 – The Feather River
Pollen is everywhere in the Southern Cascades. Views of Mt Shasta and Mt Lassen will soon be presenting themselves and I will be in the...
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Day 43 – Snow Free
Today I probably took less than 10 total steps on snow. Miles were easier and my body didn’t need to fight through the slipping and...
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Day 42 – Sierra City
It was windy and cloudy in the morning. The type of weather that spurs quick miles. It was 22 miles to highway 49 and Sierra City where I...
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Day 41 – The Donner Party?
In 2016 while hiking through countless areas of my 8,000 mile hike, I tried to educate myself on events and famous situations largely...
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Day 40 – Truckee
24 miles to Donner Pass was on the agenda, and then I could take the afternoon and the next morning off. It was somewhat of a rest day to...
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Day 39 – Tahoe
A quick mile to Aloha Lake and then the snow returned for the better part of the trip up towards Dick Pass. Alpine Lakes and the scenery...
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Day 38 – South Lake Tahoe
Waking up with 23 miles to go and no food is a little overwhelming. I made a giant cup of hot coffee to fight off the appetite and hiked...
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Day 37 –
I didn’t know what to call today. As I lay here writing it I am very tired with quite a few bumps and bruises from the snow over the last...
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Day 36 – Sonora Pass
I woke up in the middle of the night covered in condensation. I had chosen to cowboy camp (camping under the stars) as opposed to in a...
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Day 35 – Raging water
Today was a battle. I fought for every single of the 32 Miles I made it. Benson Pass, Seavey Pass and Rock Island Pass all had...
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Day 34 – Walking on Granite
I’m tired and I’m writing this from a damp sleeping bag where the insulation is so clumped it’s no longer very warm. But I am making good...
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Day 33 – Lack of energy
I’m sure my tired state today was not due to the beer, tequila or night out in Mammoth Lakes. Just all day I had no energy. Even with the...
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Day 32 – Mammoth Lakes
Ten trail miles and then 3.5 bonus miles on a side trail and a bus into Mammoth was on the table for the day. With no more than a handful...
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Day 31 – Postholing
Today was so difficult. It is also hopefully my last full day before I hit Mammoth Lakes. I am low on food. My body is tired and aches. I...
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Day 30 Muir Pass
Ten miles to Muir Pass and the last of the 5 major passes, I was on the trail by 6 and pushing hard. Until I hit a snow filled terrain....
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Day 29 – Pinchot and Mather
I knew today would be difficult, but it exceeded all expectations. Roughly ten of the first 20 Miles were spent postholing and struggling...
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Day 28 – Forester and Glen
It was time to begin the two pass days. With 13 miles to Forester Pass at over 13k feet and then another 13 Miles to Glen Pass at roughly...
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