More pictures from the Sierras – part 2

Yesterday I made my way to the start of the trail by flying to Portland, an Amtrak bus to Astoria, and then walking to the state park (there were no Ubers 😢).  So really, it was a pretty easy task to get to the start.  After a lovely night camping at the hiker/biker site at…

6/24/24 Today is my PCT start date! I’m leaving from Kennedy Meadows, which is ~700 trail miles from the mexican border and right before the gorgeous California sierras (I’ll go back and hike the desert section in the fall when it’s cooler). The next stop should be mammoth, approximately 8-ish days down the trail. Wish…

We’re starting the sunshine coast trail today!  So far it’s been amazing, it took 2 car ferries and about 5 hours of driving to get here, but we made it eventually… This is a short trail, 110 miles, we’re going to try and do it in 6 days, but so far it’s been amazing!  we…

Made it to Tahoe!!  These last 3 days were grueling but oh so beautiful… In the Sierras I got into a pattern, hike to a major pass and then back down to a valley.  It was basically a daily occurrence and made it easy to fall into a rhythm.  Well, I don’t have that anymore,…