Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 310 to 329.34 I woke up from my sandy cowboy campsite along the river. It was perhaps my best night’s sleep on trail, though i got some condensation on my quilt. The 80 foot scramble up sheer rocks to get back to the trail was a good wake up call. I was...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 292.4 to 310 Today’s goal was all about getting to Deep Creek. The rumor had been going for days that there were some nice hot springs right on the trail, and we were fixing to find out for ourselves. We had 15 miles to do until the hot springs, and we...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 268 to 292.4 Bedazzled and I woke up to frozen condensation on our sleeping bags this morning after a chilly night. We scrapped it off with our fingers, which made them cold down to the bone. In the middle of the night, a jeep came up a dirt road and almost...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 265.74 to 268 Today we went into Big Bear Lake to resupply. We walked the .3 miles to the road and tried to hitchunsuccessfully for about 40 minutes until a nice dude in a huge truck pulled over and gave us a ride. It was his first time picking up PCT hikers. We...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 248.24 to 265.75 Last night were at camp and in our tents early when Fun Dip, Viper, and a whole crew of hikers rolled up. Most of the tent sites were taken and they had to fan out to find somewhat level ground. We warned Hip (real name) that the site he chose...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 231.5 to 248.24 We broke camp from our river campsite at 4,800 feet and started walking up the valley. The next two days, we will be climbing up to the mountain town of Big Bear Lake. This morning was the coldest yet and the wind was blowing as we made our way...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 209.5 to 231.5 Mission Creek The stay at Hillbilly Dave’s turned out to be a great time. Good people, a spaghetti dinner, and shelter over our heads during the overnight rain. Unfortunately, people were watching Harry Potter on TV after the sun went down,...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 190.5 to 209.5 Highway 10 Underpass Today was a day of extremes. Extreme beauty and extreme conditions. I awoke at my cowboy camp a few miles past Fuller Ridge and headed out with the crew. Today was all about losing elevation. Yesterday, we reach 10,883 feet at...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 169 – 190.5 plus 7.5 non-PCT miles (Devil’s Slide and San Jacinto Summit trails) Today was going to be a big day and I was trepidatious since it would be coming off the heels of a rest day in town. B&B, Carla, and I planned to climb out of...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 162 to 162 3.5 non-PCT miles Three trucks drove by during the night, but luckily none pulled into the turn out or gave us any trouble. First(?) night as a hobo completed successfully! We packed up a little slower than usual, but were still walking by 5:45. We...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 145 to 162 plus 4.9 non-PCT miles I am writing this from the gravel shoulder of a pullout on a deadend road. It is 8:15 pm and I am sleeping here. Backing up to this morning, I awoke at Walden at 5:00 and was on the trail by 5:36 with B&B. We had just over 6...
Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 127 to 145 Walden There was a rumor of pancakes at Mike’s, but we decided getting an early start was the smart choice. We were up and moving by 5:45 and watched the sun rise over the rolling foothills of the mountains we would soon climb. I feel it is...
