Well folks, that’s it, I’m done with the Superior hiking trail! The last few days were just nice hiking, nothing significant or noteworthy really happened, I was just chugging along enjoying my forests!
So overall, I really enjoyed this trail, it’s a very pretty walk through lovely forests. However, I would never walk it during the summer again, if I was ever going to hike this again it would absolutely be at the end of September/early October to get the fall colors. I’m guessing that at that time of year this trail would change from nice/lovely to absolutely spectacular! Who knows, maybe I’ll come back someday and find out 😉
The view from Pincushion mtnIt was very rare to see actual open spaces on this trail! This is the ONLY part of the trail that actually goes along the lake! We get 1 mile of beautiful lake walking and then it’s right back up to the hills 🤷♀️This is the Devil’s Kettle, because the waterfall on the left seems to disappear into that cavern. Where does the water go? WHERE DOES IT GO?!? Highest point! A huge 1829 feet!! 🤣My last campsite on the SHT. It was probably the worst campsite I’ve ever had (at least in a very long time). The actual campsite was full of a group of teenage boys who had taken up every single spot, so I had to grab this horrible little site. I guess it worked for a night, but I was not a happy thru hikerThe trail ends at what they call the “270 degree overlook”, and it is a very lovely spot to end the trailHanging out at the end of the trail, contemplating life 🙃
Well, there’s not a whole lot to mention, I’ve just been cruising along and trying to enjoy as much of the ocean as I possibly can. I saw whales and Depoe Beach, tide pools all over in Yachats, harbor seals near Waldport (and then again all along the coast, they kept popping up!). It’s just…
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…
7/2/24 My first week on the trail is done! And wow, did the Sierras ever kick my butt, those first couple of days of hiking were rough. I think I vastly overestimated my abilities and vastly underestimated the Sierras 🙂 It took me 2 extra days than I was planning to make it to Mammoth,…
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…