Day 26 – More pictures from the first Washington section

It’s hard to believe, but I’m almost done with this trail!  Only 50 more miles to go until I hit the northern terminus (the trail doesn’t actually go all the way to Canada, it stops about a tenth of a mile from the border.  Why?  Who knows…) So far the trail has been a lovely…

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…

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,…

Washington is amazing!!  I’m so glad that I made the decision to pop up to Cascade Locks and hike north from there, for lots of reasons: First, Washington is gorgeous, this is some of the best hiking on the PCT!  Also, it’s actually a relief to become a section hiker, I just feel so much…

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…

And just like that, my hike of the Oregon Coast Trail is complete!! So overall, it’s a gorgeous trail, the beach is amazing and the rainforest is fantastic! The only downside is the highway walking that you have to do along the 101, otherwise this is an incredible trail.  Would I do it again?  Probably,…