Posts by Rochelle Comeaux
Day 82: The Good News First
July 21, 2015 Tentsite near Warner Valley Campground (1354.5) to Subway Cave (1381.7) 27.2 PCT miles today 1416.1 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,885 ft, – 3,218 ft Magic was in the air on the PCT today. Pickles and I hiked another 26 miles and were treated to trail magic all along the way.…
Read MoreDay 81: Masters of Monotony
July 20, 2015 Tentsite near Warner Valley Campground (1354.5) to Subway Cave (1381.7) 27.2 PCT miles today 1416.1 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,885 ft, – 3,218 ft It’s a little crazy that Pickles and I get up every single day and pretty much settle in for hours and hours of nothing but walking.…
Read MoreDay 80: When the Stars Align
July 19, 2015 Hwy 36 – Chester (1335.4) to Tentsite near Warner Valley Campground (1354.5) 19.1 PCT miles today 1388.9 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,252 ft, – 2,483 ft Usually on a thru-hike, if it isn’t one thing, it’s another. Mosquitos, stormy weather, heat, poor trail conditions, an injury – there is always…
Read MoreDay 79: Wedding Planning On the Go
July 18, 2015 Hwy 36 – Chester (1335.4) 0 PCT miles today 1369.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft I’m pretty sure that we got more wedding planning done today than most people accomplish in an entire month. I spent the entire day in our little cabin, only getting dressed…
Read MoreDay 78: Halfway to Canada
July 17, 2015 (15th Re-Ration – Chester) Tentsite before Robbers Spring (1312.4) to Hwy 36 – Chester (1335.4) 23.0 PCT miles today 1369.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,450 ft, – 4,543 ft Today was a day worth celebrating. About halfway into our day we reached the official “PCT Halfway Marker”, indicating that we…
Read MoreDay 77: Mmm Mmm Good
July 16, 2015 Hwy 70 – Belden Town (1288.9) to Tentsite before Robbers Spring (1312.4) 23.5 PCT miles today 1346.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 6,654 ft, – 2,399 ft Almost every morning for the last couple weeks, I’ve thought “Today probably won’t be very eventful. I doubt I’ll have much to write about,…
Read MoreDay 76: Going Down to Belden Town
July 15, 2015 Tentsite before Buck’s Lake Road (1269.7) to Hwy 70 – Belden Town (1288.9) 19.2 PCT miles today 1323.3 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 2,449 ft, – 5,232 ft Miles leading into town always feel longer. It’s the anticipation of eating non-trail food, seeing old friends, and getting a shower that does…
Read MoreDay 75: Kicking Some NorCal Butt
July 14, 2015 Fowler Peak Trailhead (1242.9) to Tentsite before Buck’s Lake Road (1269.7) 26.8 PCT miles today 1314.1 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 6,333 ft, – 6,380 ft Today was officially our longest day yet, and Pickles and I could barely force ourselves to stop tonight for camp. We felt so good that…
Read MoreDay 74: What Goes Around, Comes Around
July 13, 2015 A Tree Spring (1220.0) to Fowler Peak Trailhead (1242.9) 22.9 PCT miles today 1287.3 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,246 ft, – 5,227 ft Just yesterday Pickles and I were saying how strange it was that we weren’t seeing any hikers we knew and how we wondered where they all were…
Read MoreDay 73: I Like Big Buttes
July 12, 2015 Highway 49 – Sierra City (1197.5) to A Tree Spring (1220.0) 22.5 PCT miles today 1264.4 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,628 ft, – 2,794 ft So as it turns out, Northern California rocks. Today was beautiful in a whole new and unique way that kept us energized and motivated throughout…
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