Day 100, September 8, 2628.9-2653.6, and back to 2647.2 ~30mi Today is the day I finished the PCT. Last night I walked into a campsite around 7:45pm, met a hiker named compass, and we decided to hike the last day together. About 21 hours later we were sitting at the border together celebrating our successfulContinue reading “Days 90-100, the end!”
Category Archives: PCT 2021
Days 82-89
Day 89, August 28, mile 2368.7-2394.2, 25.5miWoke up to sun and a clear day!! Not a cloud in the sky. I woke up just before the sun popped over the horizon and had a gorgeous view east with some tall jagged peaks sticking out. As I hiked along I also had some good views ofContinue reading “Days 82-89”
Days 76-81, Mt Hood to Cascade Locks
Day 81, August 10. Mi 2025.3- 2148.0, ~18mi because of an alternate.Woke up, started hiking around 6am. Beautiful sunrise with some alpenglow on Mt Hood. We had about 18miles into Cascade Locks which also finishes Oregon. Nice morning walking and took the Eagle Creek detour. Initially it was a steep descent through a burn areaContinue reading “Days 76-81, Mt Hood to Cascade Locks”
Days 65-75
Day 75, August 4, To mile 1925, ~25-30miEd, Dreamcatcher, and I woke up at the Whitefish Horse Campground. I think we all slept poorly with horses being somewhat active sorta near us I kept waking up to animal noises which were the horses. We had coffee from the wonderful trail angels RV Keurig machine. WhatContinue reading “Days 65-75”
Days 39 to 64
Sorry for the long overdue blog post…it’s a big one. July 24, day 64 mi 1578.2-1599.7, 21.5miSmoke rolled in yesterday afternoon and it was pretty hazy today. Cruised some mellow and fun miles today waking a ridge to the Etna summit road crossing. Climbs weren’t too bad and neither were descents. Overall a very prettyContinue reading “Days 39 to 64”
The long haul through the Sierra: days 30- 38
Day 38: June 29, mile 924.6- 942.5, 17.9miWe did it. For years I had been dreaming of carrying food for the longest roadless stretch of trail in the lower 48. Around 2pm today we crossed Tioga Pass Rd, concluding 8 24hr periods of not crossing a road. We ran low on food, worked our bodiesContinue reading “The long haul through the Sierra: days 30- 38”
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”
Samuel D. Parks 