PCT Day 24: Mt. Rainier National Park (7/17)
Today’s Miles: 24 PCT Miles Hiked: 350/2660 I wake up to the slam of wind crashing against my tent. It’s grey outside indicating that dawn breaking. Between the wind, dampness,…
PCT Day 23: A Foggy Day (7/16)
Today’s Miles: 21 PCT Miles Hikes: 327/2660 Max-Heap opens the cabin door this morning to a big herd of elk grazing in the morning meadow. There are elks of all…
PCT Day 22: To the Cabin! (7/15)
Today’s miles: 26 PCT Miles Hiked: 306/2660 I hear the splattering of water as I awake. I remember waking up in the middle of the night and not seeing stars.…
PCT Day 21: Hello Central Washington (7/14)
Today’s miles: 18 Total trip miles: 312/2690 According to my National Geographic paper maps, I have finished Northern Washington and am heading into Central Washington. It was a very satisfying…
PCT Days 19-20: Snoqualmie and a Zero (7/12-7/13)
Miles: 12 Total Trip Miles: 294/2690 Sitting in my tent last night, I could see the lights from the little town of Snoqualmie and made the terrible mistake of checking…
PCT Day 18: Spectacle Lake (7/11)
Today’s Miles: 23 Total Trip Miles: 282/2690 First thing in the morning, I walk by a group of 4 tents. Boyband, a tall hiker with dark features, is sitting on…
PCT Day 17: Pushing Miles (7/10)
Today’s miles: 25 Total trip miles: 259/2690 I wake up to the feeling that it is normal to see daylight streaming in my tent first thing in the morning. And…
PCT Day 16: Resupply at Steven’s Pass (7/9)
Today’s miles: 14 Total miles: 234/2690 I wake up this morning feeling excited to grab my resupply box today. I’m hopeful for phone service at Steven’s Pass which is always…
PCT Day 15: Grizzly Peak (7/8)
Today’s Miles: 25 Total Trip Miles: 220/2690 I’m planning on doing a big day today. I want to do 25 miles, which would drop me about 5 miles short of…
PCT Day 14: Rainy Red Pass (7/7)
Today’s miles: 14 Total trip miles: 195/2690 I wake at 6:30 a.m.to a very cloudy morning. Or is it just fog? Everything is grey and dewy and I glance up…