by admin | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Plans change. One theme out there on the PCT is HYOH or Hike Your Own Hike. I got fairly discouraged about how the first six days of hiking went so after recuperating I took the train to Reno to get my car and to day hike the PCT from Carson Pass to Echo Lake. ...
by admin | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
I woke up feeling bad and decided to hike out to Florence Lake and head back to civilization. Only 4 hiking days to Mammoth but I didn’t feel I could make it. I crossed the steel bridge out of Kings Canyon National Park and headed down 2 more miles of the PCT...
by admin | Jun 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
I got up early, I wish I could say I woke up early, and hit the snow while it was still firm. My boots were frozen solid so I hiked in my backup trail runner sneakers. They actually had excellent grip on the hard morning snow, but on rock they were slippery. Looking...
by admin | Jun 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today is the day I conquer the last 12,000 foot pass of the PCT, Muir Pass. I dread the inevitable snow hiking as I slowly move up toward the pass. Black Giant – 13,330 ft Trail on edge I passed the Welshmen here, about where the snow began again, he had hurt...
by admin | Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
I hardly slept last night as my stomach was in pain and I could not hold down food. Writing of down, that is where I will be heading all morning as I pass lower Palisade Lakes and down Palisades Creek to where it meets the Middle Fork of the Kings River. Lower...
