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Days 21-29

Day 29: June 20, mile 693.5- 702.2, 6.7 miles I was up early and ready to head into town! I started hiking in this beautiful basin with some granitic peaks around me. It was really starting to feel like the Sierra Nevadas, yeehaw!! I hiked to the road and headed into the general store. IContinue reading “Days 21-29”

Days 17-21

Day 21: June 12, mile 471.4- 502.4, 31 milesI was the first one out of camp in the morning and hiked about 7.5 miles by myself to the fire station above green valley. I hung out at a water cache for half an hour before a few other hikers arrived. We were getting ready toContinue reading “Days 17-21”

PCT Days 12-16

Day 16: June 7th mile 367-369.3, 2.3miWe slept in until the sun was too in our faces, crawled out of bed and lazily packed up. We hiked the 2 miles to the highway crossing and caught a hitch into town. We had a wonderful big breakfast after stopping at the hiker friendly hardware store. WeContinue reading “PCT Days 12-16”

PCT DAYS 9-11

Day 11: June 2nd. Mile 250.5-266.1, 15.6milesI missed my alarm again this morning and woke up an hour after. That’s fine, I was headed into town anyways. I was 15mi out from the road crossing and packed up and set off. I enjoyed the big cedars, tall ponderosa pines, and the cool mountain air. AContinue reading “PCT DAYS 9-11”

PCT days 1-8

Day 1: mile 0- 21, 21miI got a late start today because I undertook a very last minute project, moving down from an old vest to the quilt I took on trail. I think I’ll be glad I did it though. My dad’s dropped me off at the Mexico border/southern terminus at 1230 and IContinue reading “PCT days 1-8”

Starting the PCT and a gear list

For the past 9 months I have been planning a PCT hike. Originally, I was going to start in Washington and go southbound. 2 weeks ago I flipped my plans and I will be going northbound. This moved up my start date by about a month and a half and I have been busy theContinue reading “Starting the PCT and a gear list”

C2C2C Trail: Mt. San Jacinto from Palm springs

Cactus to Clouds route Nearly 11,000 ft of vertical gain roundtrip across ~30 miles. Hike from the desert of palm springs to the summit of the tallest mountain in the lower 48 (tallest, not highest) Expect sand, cactus, snow, pine forests, and the humbling effects of altitude. A map of the route: Interested in yourContinue reading “C2C2C Trail: Mt. San Jacinto from Palm springs”

Chicago Basin 4-pack

Note: This was written in April of 2021 but I hiked it in late July of 2019. Click here for route description and an overview map from 14ers.com I was feeling fit from a busy summer trying to climb the remaining 14ers before moving to New Hampshire for school. I had been eyeing an ambitiousContinue reading “Chicago Basin 4-pack”

The Four Great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers: Part 3, Little Bear- Blanca Traverse and the Crestones

This is part of a series of blog posts from attempting the 4 great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers. Our trip occurred in August of 2018 but I wrote them in April 2021, so some details are fuzzy. Little Bear to Blanca Traverse Click here for a map and route description on 14ers.com We sleptContinue reading “The Four Great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers: Part 3, Little Bear- Blanca Traverse and the Crestones”

The Four Great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers: Part 2, the Wilsons and El Diente

This is part of a series of blog posts from attempting the 4 great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers. Our trip occurred in August of 2018 but I wrote them in April 2021, so some details are fuzzy. INTERMISSION from the traverses: Climb of Mt. Sneffels Whistler and I headed South to the San JuansContinue reading “The Four Great Traverses of the Colorado 14ers: Part 2, the Wilsons and El Diente”