More pictures from the Sierras – part 1
Travis is not doing well. It’s the heat, the neverending sunshine that leads to blistering hot days climbing up and down these mountains. I can’t remember the last time I even saw a cloud. It’s slowly wearing me down and making me wonder why I’m out here when every day is miserable 😞 I still…
Finished with the sunshine coast trail! Well, as much of it as I can do, I had to bail out a little early so I could get down to Bellingham to visit a friend before I start the superior trail. Turns out the group I was hiking with likes to sleep in, take long lunches,…
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…
I don’t even remember my last post, was it from Stevens pass? Seems like so long ago even though I know it was only a few days. Anyway, I started hiking with a group of other north-bound section hikers who were finishing up their PCT hikes from previous years, so we all decided to get…