Pacific Crest Trail
After several years of planning and preparing, we are finally ready to step out on the Pacific Crest Trail! We’ll be hitting the trail on March 24th at the southern terminus on the Mexican border in Campo California. We’ll post updates here, as often as we are able. Happy Trails!
Day 101-102 7/3-7/4 2021
We spent two days in Redding making arrangements for me to travel back to Ohio and replacing some of our shared gear, so Amy could continue hiking. On the night of the 4th, we heard fireworks and stepped out of our motel room to a great view of the local fireworks...
Day 97 6/29/2021
We woke up with just a few more miles to hike into Chester. The trail gradually winded down through the forest in the morning. As we neared the trailhead we passed through several ranches that had cut cleared land for cattle to graze. Luckily (for the cattle), these...
Day 96: 6/28/21
After going to bed near 1am, we slept in until about 7:30. A ranger truck pulled up to the road by Cold Spring before we left camp, so we spoke to them for an update on the fire before leaving. However, we weren't able to glean any new information before leaving camp....
Day 95 6/27/2021
We woke up to a beautiful sunrise eager to hit the trail and beat the heat on a long tough section that would see us dropping 5,000ft, crossing the feather river near Belden, and then climbing back up another 5,000ft. Our descent was fairly gradual and full of...
Day 94: 6/26/21
This morning we took our time packing before grabbing some food at Morning Thunder Cafe. Sean was able to order some gear online that we couldn't find on town, and we found a spot to ship it. We also were able to borrow some pliers to fix one of our tent doors. One of...
Day 93 6/25/2021
We took our first day off since Mammoth Lakes a month ago to resupply and repair some gear in town. We also needed to rest. We hadn't been sleeping well on trail due to a leaky air mattress. When we finally woke up this morning, we realized we had been asleep for...
Day 92: 6/24/2021
We started our day with a 3,000 foot climb out of Bear Creek. Much of the landscape was still burned but less so than yesterday. Near the top of the climb, we got cell signal! So, we took a long break by Lookout Spring. After the spring, patches of the trail became...
Day 91 6/23/2021
I was slow leaving camp this morning promoting a cute "are you ready yet" look from Amy! We had another long day of climbing in the heat. Passing through some lush green forested sections to start the morning. We reached the top of the first climb and found ourselves...
Day 90: 6/22/2021
We started our morning with a small climb while passing some lakes. The trail then flattened out into little uphills and downhills. There were some exposed meadows but mostly expanses of evergreens. Near the end of the day we had a decent descent to our planned...