Posts by Rochelle Comeaux
Day 32: Bagging the Magic Mountain
June 1, 2015 Hwy 138-Santa Clarita (517.6) 0 miles today 530.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft Well that’s one way to spend a zero! Pickles and I just got home after an incredibly fun (and exhausting) day riding roller coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain. We were at the…
Read MoreDay 31: Victory Lap
May 31, 2015 (6th Re-Ration – Santa Clarita) Sawmill Campground (498.5) to Hwy 138-Santa Clarita (517.6) 19.1 PCT miles today 530.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 2,809 ft, – 4,758 ft We made it! After 12 days and over 200 difficult miles, we were beyond relieved to climb into Mama Bear’s car when she…
Read MoreDay 30: An Unusual Day
May 30, 2015 Casa de Luna (478.6) to Sawmill Campground (498.5) 4.7 PCT miles today, 12.5 Alternate (Powerhouse fire closure) miles today 511.5 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: Unknown Today was completely unlike all our other days on trail so far. There are a few places on the PCT where the trail is officially closed,…
Read MoreDay 29: A Magical Trail
May 29, 2015 Tentsite near Vasquez Rocks (452.3) to Casa de Luna (478.6) 26.3 PCT miles today 494.3 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 6,698 ft, – 5,203 ft Before Pickles and I started this hike, I would hear hikers talk about how magical the PCT was, and how it always ended up providing exactly…
Read MoreDay 28: The Light at the End of the Tunnel
May 28, 2015 Messenger Flats Campground (430.6) to Tentsite near Vasquez Rocks (452.3) 21.7 PCT miles today 468 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,549 ft, – 7,378 ft 9 days down, only 3 to go! Since setting out from Big Bear, Pickles and I have had one thing on our mind…get to Hikertown by…
Read MoreDay 27: Feel the Burn
May 27, 2015 Tentsite near Sulphur Springs Trail Camp (408.1) to Messenger Flats Campground (430.6) 22.5 PCT miles today 446.3 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,225 ft, – 4,377 ft I’m about to bash the desert a bit, so I feel like first I should offer a disclaimer. First of all, Pickles and I…
Read MoreDay 26: Not Worth the Weight
May 26, 2015 Islip Saddle (386.2) to Tentsite near Sulphur Springs Trail Camp (408.1) 17.9 PCT miles today, 4.9 Alternate miles today 423.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,055 ft, – 6,468 ft Another day of hiking. We didn’t know to expect such a difficult day, and after the big climb yesterday, we figured…
Read MoreDay 25: A Peak Experience
May 25, 2015 Hwy 2-Wrightwood (369.5) to Islip Saddle (386.2) 16.7 PCT miles today 401 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,061 ft, – 4,552 ft Today was another great day on trail. We woke up this morning, packed up, and were ready to head out and start putting in the miles by 8am. At…
Read MoreDay 24: Generosity Abounds
May 24, 2015 (5th Re-Ration – Wrightwood) Campsite on ridge above Cajon Pass (352.0) to Hwy 2-Wrightwood (369.5) 17.5 PCT miles today 384.3 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,211 ft, – 3,086 ft Days that end at the home of a kind and generous trail angel are always the most memorable. Today we were…
Read MoreDay 23: Worth the Wait
May 23, 2015 Silverwood Lake Campground (329.0) to Campsite on ridge above Cajon Pass (352.0) 23.0 PCT miles today, 1 non-PCT mile today 366.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,419 ft, – 3,714 ft Wow, what a fun and exhausting day. We woke up this morning with one thing on our minds…today we would…
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