PCT
Day 146: An End and A Beginning
September 23, 2015 Tentsite at Woody Pass (2649.2) to Manning Park – CANADA! (2668.7) 19.5 PCT miles today 2705.3 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,224 ft, – 5,956 ft We did it!! We actually walked all the way from Mexico to Canada. The completion of this journey has left me speechless. There is no…
Read MoreDay 145: The PCT is for Lovers
September 22, 2015 Tentsite and spring after Glacier Pass (2624.2) to Tentsite at Woody Pass (2649.2) 25.0 PCT miles today 2685.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,400 ft, – 5,426 ft It is absolutely crazy that tomorrow is our last day on the PCT, and tonight is our last night. All of today was…
Read MoreDay 144: Passing Through the North Cascades
September 21, 2015 Tentsite at Porcupine Creek (2601.3) to Tentsite and spring after Glacier Pass (2624.2) 22.9 PCT miles today 2660.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,318 ft, – 4,225 ft Today was easily one of our best days in Washington. Turns out that when you can see what’s around you, Washington is actually…
Read MoreDay 143: Rain at Rainy Pass
September 20, 2015 High Bridge Ranger Station – Stehekin (2580.0) to Tentsite at Porcupine Creek (2601.3) 21.3 PCT miles today, 2 non-PCT miles today 2637.9 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,729 ft, – 2,177 ft Today marked the start of our final section on the PCT, from Stehekin to Manning Park. We now have…
Read MoreDay 142: Hike Your Own Hike
September 19, 2015 (27th Re-Ration – Stehekin) Tentsite at Glacier Creek (2567.8) to High Bridge Ranger Station – Stehekin (2580.0) 12.2 PCT miles today 2614.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 838 ft, – 2,826 ft We got into Stehekin, our very last re-ration on the PCT, early this afternoon. The 12-mile hike in was…
Read MoreDay 141: Putting the PCT Into Words
September 18, 2015 Tentsite at Vista Creek (2544.8) to Tentsite at Glacier Creek (2567.8) 23.0 PCT miles today 2602.4 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,838 ft, – 6,178 ft Any blogger will tell you that keeping a daily blog is truly a labor of love. And doing so while simultaneously hiking every day from…
Read MoreDay 140: The Beginning of the End
September 17, 2015 Tentsite before White Chuck Trail Junction (2521.6) to Tentsite at Vista Creek (2544.8) 23.2 PCT miles today 2579.4 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 7,511 ft, – 7,824 ft This morning we ate our last Thursday morning breakfast. We packed up our tent for the last time on a Thursday and even…
Read MoreDay 139: Things Just Got Interesting
September 16, 3015 Tentsite before Bench Mark Mountain Junction (2498.2) to Tentsite before White Chuck Trail Junction (2521.6) 23.4 PCT miles today 2556.2 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,580 ft, – 6,702 ft The sky today was white, not blue like we’re used to, but we didn’t dare complain because for the second day…
Read MoreDay 138: A Nice Change of Pace
September 15, 2015 Steven’s Pass – Skykomish (2476.0) to Tentsite before Bench Mark Mountain Junction (2498.2) 22.2 PCT miles today 2532.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,609 ft, – 4,853 ft I am excited to announce that it finally feels like we have come to the end of our hike. Today was the first…
Read MoreDay 137: A Mandatory Zero
September 14, 2015 Steven’s Pass – Skykomish (2476.0) 0 PCT miles today 2510.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft Sometimes it takes getting well to realize just how unwell you were feeling. I woke this morning feeling less than rested and still experiencing the extreme bodily and mental fatigue that…
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