Posts by Rochelle Comeaux
Day 62: A Slight Change of Plans
July 1, 2015 (13th Re-Ration – Reno, NV) Lower Sunset Lake (1064.3) to Carson Pass – Reno/Tahoe (1078.7) 14.4 PCT miles today 1123.2 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 2,646 ft, – 2,165 ft In case it wasn’t clear from yesterday’s blog, Pickles and I were pretty burnt out by the time we woke up…
Read MoreDay 61: Daily Discomforts
June 30, 2015 Tentsite near Wolf Creek (1041.1) to Lower Sunset Lake (1064.3) 23.2 PCT miles today 1108.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,217 ft, – 5,009 ft It is hard for me to know, as the writer of this blog, whether I have made it either too positive or too negative. My goal,…
Read MoreDay 60: Bursting Bubbles
June 29, 2015 Sonora Pass (1018.4) to Tentsite near Wolf Creek (1041.1) 22.7 PCT miles today 1085.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,745 ft, – 5,656 ft Another spectacular day on the PCT. The sky was overcast again today, making for nice cool temps, but it never actually rained. Ideal hiking weather really. We…
Read MoreDay 59: A Day Like No Other
June 28, 2015 (12th Re-Ration – Sonora Pass) Tentsite before Dorothy Lakes Pass (992.1) to Sonora Pass (1018.4) 26.3 PCT miles today 1062.9 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,615 ft, – 3,326 ft Today we completed a full marathon on the trail! 26.3 miles. It was our biggest mileage yet, and it felt great.…
Read MoreDay 58: The Welcoming Committee
June 27, 2015 Tentsite before Benson Lake (971.0) to Tentsite before Dorothy Lakes Pass (992.1) 21.1 PCT miles today 1036.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,400 ft, – 4,332 ft Once again, all of today’s hike was within Yosemite National Park, and it was all magnificent. We have hiked ourselves into yet another new…
Read MoreDay 57: Custodians of the Wilderness
June 26, 2015 Tentsite near Glen Aulin Sierra Camp (948.9) to Tentsite before Benson Lake (971.0) 22.1 PCT miles today 1015.5 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,081 ft, – 4,868 ft We are finally getting our hiking legs back after our zero. Today’s miles went by much faster than the last couple days and…
Read MoreDay 56: See You Later JMT
June 25, 2015 Tentsite past Davis Lakes Junction (925.7) to Tentsite near Glen Aulin Sierra Camp (948.9) 23.2 PCT miles today 993.4 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,868 ft, – 3,406 ft Today really took a turn for the better after lunch. The first half of the day was mostly comprised of my aching…
Read MoreDay 55: Just Say Yes to Lakes
June 24, 2015 Red’s Meadow – Mammoth Lakes (906.7) to Tentsite past Davis Lakes Junction (925.7) 2.4 Alternate miles (Devil’s Postpile National Monument), 14.1 Alternate miles (JMT to Thousand Island Lakes), 2.9 PCT miles 970.2 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: Unknown This morning we were a bit…discombobulated. We ended up at the trail without our…
Read MoreDay 54: Home Away from Home
June 23, 2015 Red’s Meadow – Mammoth Lakes (906.7) 0 miles today 950.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft Pickles and I love Mammoth Lakes. We could totally move here. In fact, the thought crossed both of our minds today that we could move into a condo, get jobs, and…
Read MoreDay 53: Nearly a Nero
June 22, 2015 (11th Re-Ration – Mammoth Lakes) Lake Virginia (891.6) to Red’s Meadow – Mammoth Lakes (906.7) 15.1 PCT miles today 950.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,208 ft, – 3,732 ft Originally today was just going to be another day of hiking. The plan was to hike an average of 21 miles…
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