Trail Journal Chapters

  1. The Mountains are Calling (10/29/2017 - 3/21/2018)
  2. The Southern California Desert (3/21/2018 - 5/15/2018)
  3. The High Sierra (5/16/2018 - 6/17/2018)
  4. Northern California (6/18/2018 - 7/26/2018)
  5. Oregon (7/27/2018 - 8/20/2018)
  6. Washington (8/21/2018 - 9/20/2018)
  7. Epilogue (3/18/2019 - 3/26/2020)

The Mountains are Calling
October 29, 2017 - March 21, 2018

  1. Why the Pacific Crest Trail?
    10/29/2017 9:14 pm
  2. Selecting a Start Date
    11/26/2017 7:54 pm
  3. The New Gear Starts Off Small
    12/5/2017 9:21 pm
  4. The Planning Proceeds
    1/1/2018 8:15 pm
  5. Paperwork, Fires, and Transportation
    1/18/2018 10:59 pm
  6. Three Weeks to Go!
    3/1/2018 12:41 am
  7. Eleven Days To Go
    3/10/2018 7:48 pm
  8. One Week and Counting...
    3/14/2018 9:40 pm
  9. Gear on the Pacific Crest Trail
    3/18/2018 6:28 pm
  10. Pacific Crest Trail Gear Changes
    3/18/2018 6:33 pm
  11. Almost Time To Go
    3/18/2018 11:33 pm
  12. California, Here I Am. Let’s Do This!
    San Diego, CA
    3/19/2018 10:20 pm
  13. A Lazy Day Before the Hike
    San Diego, CA
    3/20/2018 10:23 pm
  14. Southern Terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail
    3/21/2018 9:05 am

The Southern California Desert
March 21, 2018 - May 15, 2018

  1. Day 1: A Trail of Lizards
    Hauser Mountain Campsite (11.4 miles)
    3/21/2018 7:34 pm
  2. Day 2: And Then There Was Rain
    Campsite 23.0 (23.0 miles)
    3/22/2018 8:12 pm
  3. Day 3: Pokes and Scrapes and Stings
    Long Canyon Creek (37.8 miles)
    3/23/2018 7:01 pm
  4. Day 4: No, I Would Not Like a Tent Popsicle
    Mount Laguna (42.6 miles)
    3/24/2018 8:28 pm
  5. Day 5: Windswept
    Oriflamme Canyon (55.9 miles)
    3/25/2018 4:43 pm
  6. Day 6: Like Walking Through a Painting
    Pipe Gate 75.6 (75.6 miles)
    3/26/2018 8:43 pm
  7. Day 7: Who Ordered the Air Force Flyby?
    Third Gate (91.2 miles)
    3/27/2018 9:51 pm
  8. Day 8: What a Difference a Day Makes
    Warner Springs Beach (109.0 miles)
    3/28/2018 10:29 pm
  9. Day 9: A Lazy Day in Warner Springs
    Warner Springs Community Center (109.5 miles)
    3/29/2018 8:15 pm
  10. Day 10: Ups and Downs
    Campsite 124.9 (124.9 miles)
    3/30/2018 10:12 pm
  11. Day 11: Slippery Slopes to Water
    Tule Spring (137.0 miles)
    3/31/2018 8:59 pm
  12. Day 12: Easter at Muir Wood/s
    CA 74 / Paradise Valley Cafe (151.8 miles)
    4/1/2018 8:20 pm
  13. Day 13: Fire and Dust
    Campsite 161.0 (161.0 miles)
    4/2/2018 4:25 am
  14. Day 14: The Mountain Fire Alternate
    Spitler Peak Fire Alternate / Hurkey Creek Park (168.6 miles)
    4/3/2018 4:29 pm
  15. Day 15: “Is that as much fun as it looks?”
    Idyllwild (168.6 miles)
    4/4/2018 6:18 pm
  16. Day 16: Idle, But Not Wild
    Idyllwild (168.6 miles)
    4/5/2018 9:58 pm
  17. Day 17: Devils Slide, Tahquitz Peak, and South Ridge
    Saddle Junction / Idyllwild (179.4 miles)
    4/6/2018 8:42 pm
  18. Day 18: Uphill into the Clouds
    Campsite 187.8 (187.8 miles)
    4/7/2018 6:04 pm
  19. Day 19: Descent
    Desert Water Agency Faucet (205.7 miles)
    4/8/2018 9:24 pm
  20. Day 20: Wind Farm and Whitewater
    Whitewater Preserve (218.5 miles)
    4/9/2018 8:37 pm
  21. Day 21: A Single Snake Eye Staring Into Your Soul
    Campsite 232.1 (232.1 miles)
    4/10/2018 9:17 pm
  22. Day 22: Tuna is not Butterfly Food
    Coon Creek Cabin (246.5 miles)
    4/11/2018 9:39 pm
  23. Day 23: Ten Percent
    CA 18 / Big Bear Hostel (266.1 miles)
    4/12/2018 8:21 pm
  24. Day 24: The Three R’s In Big Bear Lake
    CA 18 / Big Bear Lake / Big Bear Hostel (266.1 miles)
    4/13/2018 8:18 pm
  25. Day 25: The Trail Turns West
    Campsite 279.2 (279.2 miles)
    4/14/2018 8:43 pm
  26. Day 26: The Early Hiker Gets The Rocks
    Bench Camp (294.7 miles)
    4/15/2018 8:53 pm
  27. Day 27: “If You Love Your Brain, Don’t Put It Underwater”
    Campsite 315.3 (315.3 miles)
    4/16/2018 9:20 pm
  28. Day 28: Bloaty Pizza Hog
    Campsite 335.4 (335.4 miles)
    4/17/2018 8:25 pm
  29. Day 29: Happy Mountain Hippy
    Cajon Pass / Best Western (341.9 miles)
    4/18/2018 8:38 pm
  30. Day 30: No, Tent, You Are Still Not Allowed to Fly Away
    Campsite 357.2 (357.2 miles)
    4/19/2018 8:37 pm
  31. Day 31: One Month Down, And Still A Long Way To Go
    CA 2 / Wrightwood (369.3 miles)
    4/20/2018 8:52 pm
  32. Day 32: Least Favorite Activity
    Little Jimmy Campground (383.9 miles)
    4/21/2018 9:29 pm
  33. Day 33: All Outta Uphill
    Cooper Canyon Camp (395.2 miles)
    4/22/2018 9:22 pm
  34. Day 34: “Poking At It Isn’t Going To Help”
    Campsite 414.7 (414.7 miles)
    4/23/2018 10:10 pm
  35. Day 35: Not Happy Feet
    North Fork Ranger Station (436.1 miles)
    4/24/2018 7:38 pm
  36. Day 36: Feet On Fire
    Agua Dulce / Hiker Heaven (454.5 miles)
    4/25/2018 10:45 pm
  37. Day 37: Infinity Hike
    Agua Dulce / Hiker Heaven (454.5 miles)
    4/26/2018 8:30 pm
  38. Day 38: It’s Hard To Be Efficient When You’re Talking To People
    Campsite 465.9 (465.9 miles)
    4/27/2018 8:48 pm
  39. Day 39: Hippie Daycare
    San Francisquito Valley Rd / Green Valley / Casa de Luna (478.2 miles)
    4/28/2018 9:04 pm
  40. Day 40: Walking Along Desert’s Door
    Maxwell Trail Camp (493.0 miles)
    4/29/2018 9:56 pm
  41. Day 41: Silence in the Forest
    Horse Trail Camp (508.1 miles)
    4/30/2018 7:04 pm
  42. Day 42: Zig-zag
    Hikertown (517.6 miles)
    5/1/2018 9:51 pm
  43. Day 43: Over the River and Through the Woods
    Campsite 540.3 (540.3 miles)
    5/2/2018 8:23 pm
  44. Day 44: A Wild Windfarm Appears
    Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd / Tehachapi (558.5 miles)
    5/3/2018 9:12 pm
  45. Day 45: The Wind Farm, It Keeps Getting Bigger!
    CA 58 / Tehachapi (566.4 miles)
    5/4/2018 10:03 pm
  46. Day 46: Cinco de Zero
    CA 58 / Tehachapi (566.4 miles)
    5/5/2018 9:29 pm
  47. Day 47: Into the Sierra Nevada
    Golden Oaks Spring (583.3 miles)
    5/6/2018 8:23 pm
  48. Day 48: Is a Cow Pasture With No Cows Still a Cow Pasture?
    Robin Bird Spring (602.0 miles)
    5/7/2018 9:09 pm
  49. Day 49: Double Halo
    Kelso Road (615.9 miles)
    5/8/2018 9:06 pm
  50. Day 50: The Dwindling Desert
    Campsite 634.2 (634.2 miles)
    5/9/2018 8:06 pm
  51. Day 51: 3 Dogs 1 Stick
    Walker Pass Campground / Lake Isabella (651.3 miles)
    5/10/2018 11:41 pm
  52. Day 52: Zero at the Trailhead
    Walker Pass Campground (651.3 miles)
    5/11/2018 9:58 pm
  53. Day 53: One Quarter
    Spanish Needle Creek (668.7 miles)
    5/12/2018 8:34 pm
  54. Day 54: Last Night in the Desert
    Campsite 687.2 (687.2 miles)
    5/13/2018 9:28 pm
  55. Day 55: Out of the Desert
    Kennedy Meadows / Grumpy Bear’s Retreat (702.2 miles)
    5/14/2018 8:23 pm
  56. Day 56: A Not Grumpy Day At Grumpy’s
    Kennedy Meadows / Grumpy Bear’s Retreat (702.2 miles)
    5/15/2018 11:08 pm

The High Sierra
May 16, 2018 - June 17, 2018

  1. Day 57: Into the High Sierra
    Campsite 712.6 (712.6 miles)
    5/16/2018 9:12 pm
  2. Day 58: Day of Views
    Campsite 733.0 (733.0 miles)
    5/17/2018 9:34 pm
  3. Day 59: Further Into the High Sierra
    Campsite 743.9 (743.9 miles)
    5/18/2018 7:29 pm
  4. Day 60: All Hail the Glow Cloud
    Rock Creek (760.5 miles)
    5/19/2018 5:51 pm
  5. Day 61: Knocking on Whitney’s Door
    Crabtree Meadows (767.0 miles)
    5/20/2018 8:37 pm
  6. Day 62: A Snowy Whitney Adventure
    Crabtree Meadows (767.0 miles)
    5/21/2018 8:49 pm
  7. Day 63: Weather 2, Whitney Summit 0
    Crabtree Meadows (767.0 miles)
    5/22/2018 9:47 pm
  8. Day 64: “The Postholing Stopped Being Funny After I Hit My Nuts”
    Rock Camp 777.7 (777.7 miles)
    5/23/2018 8:37 pm
  9. Day 65: Through Forester and Snow
    Vidette Meadow (787.0 miles)
    5/24/2018 10:57 pm
  10. Day 66: A Temporary Reprieve from the Mountains
    Kearsarge Pass / Bishop / The Hostel California (788.9 miles)
    5/25/2018 7:49 pm
  11. Day 67: Bishop Mule Days
    Bishop / The Hostel California
    5/26/2018 8:13 pm
  12. Day 68: A Lazy Double-Zero In Bishop
    Bishop / The Hostel California
    5/27/2018 11:19 pm
  13. Day 69: Wait, Why Are We Still In Bishop?
    Bishop / The Hostel California
    5/28/2018 10:45 pm
  14. Day 70: A Short Hike To Flower Lake
    Kearsarge Pass Trail / Flower Lake
    5/29/2018 10:30 pm
  15. Day 71: A Tired Hike Over Glen Pass
    Rae Lakes Campsite 793.5 (793.5 miles)
    5/30/2018 8:05 pm
  16. Day 72: Can’t Turn Back From Pinchot Pass
    Campsite 809.5 (809.5 miles)
    5/31/2018 10:31 pm
  17. Day 73: The Very Long Hike Over Mather Pass
    Palisade Creek Campsite 824.7 (824.7 miles)
    6/1/2018 10:06 pm
  18. Day 74: On The Way to Muir Pass
    Middle Fork Kings River Rock Island 835.8 (835.8 miles)
    6/2/2018 8:32 pm
  19. Day 75: The Long and Snowy Muir Pass
    South Fork San Joaquin River Campsite 853.1 (853.1 miles)
    6/3/2018 8:37 pm
  20. Day 76: Selden Pass Approach
    Sallie Keyes Lakes Campsite 863.7 (863.7 miles)
    6/4/2018 7:48 pm
  21. Day 77: Selden Pass
    Campsite 880.6 (880.6 miles)
    6/5/2018 8:02 pm
  22. Day 78: Silver Pass Demands Blood
    Duck Lake Outlet Campsite 896.1 (896.1 miles)
    6/6/2018 11:59 pm
  23. Day 79: Cheeseburger Bird
    Mammoth Pass / Mammoth Lakes / Davison Street Guest House (903.3 miles)
    6/7/2018 11:12 pm
  24. Day 80: A Busy Day of Chores in Mammoth Lakes
    Mammoth Lakes / Davison Street Guest House
    6/8/2018 9:39 pm
  25. Day 81: Relaxing in Mammoth Lakes
    Mammoth Lakes / Davison Street Guest House
    6/9/2018 9:18 pm
  26. Day 82: Devils Mosquitopile
    Soda Springs Campground (911.0 miles)
    6/10/2018 9:13 pm
  27. Day 83: A Thousand Islands, But One Pass
    Campsite 925.9 (925.9 miles)
    6/11/2018 6:54 pm
  28. Day 84: Donohue Pass and Tuolumne Meadows
    Tuolumne River Campsite 946.6 (946.6 miles)
    6/12/2018 8:15 pm
  29. Day 85: Wet Feet and Lots of Mosquitoes
    Matterhorn Creek (962.1 miles)
    6/13/2018 9:46 pm
  30. Day 86: Benson Pass
    Campsite 972.8 (972.8 miles)
    6/14/2018 8:42 pm
  31. Day 87: Seavey Pass
    Campsite 987.4 (987.4 miles)
    6/15/2018 9:29 pm
  32. I’m Dreaming Of No Bear Can
    (1000.0 miles)
    6/16/2018 11:39 am
  33. Day 88: Dorothy Lake Pass and Goodbye to Yosemite
    Kennedy Canyon Creek (1005.9 miles)
    6/16/2018 8:15 pm
  34. Day 89: Sonora Pass and the Last Day With The Bear Can
    Sonora Pass / CA 108 / Kennedy Meadows North (1016.9 miles)
    6/17/2018 9:03 pm

Northern California
June 18, 2018 - July 26, 2018

  1. Day 90: Too Much Meat? I Don’t Think That’s Possible.
    East Fork Carson River (1026.1 miles)
    6/18/2018 8:06 pm
  2. Day 91: Ups, Downs, and Another Day in the Mountains
    Campsite 1046.1 (1046.1 miles)
    6/19/2018 8:44 pm
  3. Day 92: “Don’t Worry, He’s Friendly”
    Campsite 1066.7 (1066.7 miles)
    6/20/2018 8:48 pm
  4. Day 93: Hike (Not So) Naked Day
    Campsite 1087.2 (1087.2 miles)
    6/21/2018 6:38 pm
  5. Day 94: Let’s Not Take the Scooter Along the Highway Again
    US 50 / South Lake Tahoe / Mellow Mountain Hostel (1090.7 miles)
    6/22/2018 10:48 am
  6. Day 95: Zero in South Lake Tahoe
    South Lake Tahoe / Mellow Mountain Hostel
    6/23/2018 11:26 pm
  7. Day 96: Is There An Echo (Lake) Here?
    Lake Aloha (1098.4 miles)
    6/24/2018 7:22 pm
  8. Day 97: Do You Like Pollen As Much As Those Trees Do?
    Campsite 1123.3 (1123.3 miles)
    6/25/2018 8:14 pm
  9. Day 98: Lake Tahoe is Beautiful
    Campsite 1144.5 (1144.5 miles)
    6/26/2018 7:08 pm
  10. Day 99: Trucking Through Truckee
    Campsite 1153.9 (1153.9 miles)
    6/27/2018 8:47 pm
  11. Day 100: In The Game Of Birds, There Are No Winners
    Campsite 1177.2 (1177.2 miles)
    6/28/2018 7:38 pm
  12. Day 101: I Like Big Cheeseburgers, And I Can Not Lie
    CA 49 / Sierra City (1195.4 miles)
    6/29/2018 9:24 pm
  13. Day 102: Old Trails Still Need Love
    Little Jamison Creek (1216.0 miles)
    6/30/2018 7:14 pm
  14. Day 103: The Longest Day
    Middle Fork Feather River (1249.8 miles)
    7/1/2018 11:29 pm
  15. Day 104: When The Trail Offers You A Teepee, Say Yes
    Big Creek Road / Quincy / Jennifer’s Teepee (1263.8 miles)
    7/2/2018 11:15 pm
  16. Day 105: An Unexpected Zero In Quincy
    Quincy / Jennifer’s Teepee
    7/3/2018 8:39 pm
  17. Day 106: Who Needs Fireworks When You Have The Trail’s Scenery?
    North Fork Feather River Campsite 1286.6 (1286.6 miles)
    7/4/2018 9:45 pm
  18. Day 107: Goodbye Sierra, Hello Cascades
    Campsite 1307.3 (1307.3 miles)
    7/5/2018 7:09 pm
  19. Day 108: Halfway to Canada
    CA 36 / Chester / Seneca Motel (1331.3 miles)
    7/6/2018 9:00 pm
  20. Day 109: Melting at the Trailhead
    Stover Spring (1334.8 miles)
    7/7/2018 5:55 pm
  21. Day 110: Finally, Something On The Trail Smells Worse Than Me
    Lassen Volcanic National Park Northern Boundary (1365.5 miles)
    7/8/2018 9:55 pm
  22. Day 111: Yes, I Would Like to Stay in the Treehouse
    Old Station / Fire Fly’s Treehouse (1376.3 miles)
    7/9/2018 11:17 pm
  23. Day 112: Second Dessert Is Awesome. Second Desert Not So Much.
    Cache 22 (1393.6 miles)
    7/10/2018 11:01 pm
  24. Day 113: Don’t Get Eaten by a Mountain Lion
    Burney Mountain Guest Ranch (1409.7 miles)
    7/11/2018 6:10 pm
  25. Day 114: Pool Day at Burney Mountain Guest Ranch
    Burney Mountain Guest Ranch
    7/12/2018 9:28 pm
  26. Day 115: Burney Falls, Even When The Creek Is Dry
    Campsite 1424.7 (1424.7 miles)
    7/13/2018 5:23 pm
  27. Day 116: I Do Not Like This Heat Wave One Bit
    Moosehead Spring (1447.3 miles)
    7/14/2018 7:27 pm
  28. Day 117: “That privy has a distinctive odor.”
    Ash Camp & McCloud River (1470.9 miles)
    7/15/2018 4:48 pm
  29. Day 118: Melting in the Heat
    Campsite 1496.4 (1496.4 miles)
    7/16/2018 7:32 pm
  30. Day 119: Having a Town and Mountain With the Same Name is not Confusing at All
    I-5 & Soda Creek Road / Mount Shasta / Travel Inn (1501.2 miles)
    7/17/2018 9:58 pm
  31. Day 120: Melting My Way Up The Trail
    Campsite 1514.8 (1514.8 miles)
    7/18/2018 8:06 pm
  32. Day 121: Climbing Mountains is an Inefficient Way to Cool Down, But It Works
    Lower Deadfall Lake (1536.8 miles)
    7/19/2018 6:59 pm
  33. Day 122: The Road North Leads ... Southwest?
    Campsite 1561.6 (1561.6 miles)
    7/20/2018 8:10 pm
  34. Day 123: A Little Smoke Goes A Long Way
    Campsite 1586.1 (1586.1 miles)
    7/21/2018 7:52 pm
  35. Day 124: If You Love Your Equipment, Don’t Set It Free And Make Others Bring It Back To You
    Sawyers Bar Road / Etna / Hikers Hut (1599.8 miles)
    7/22/2018 10:02 pm
  36. Day 125: The Amount of Shade is Inversely Proportional to the Size of the Burn Area
    Campsite 1618.5 (1618.5 miles)
    7/23/2018 7:41 pm
  37. Day 126: Hot and Dry; Cold and Wet
    Campsite 1641.6 (1641.6 miles)
    7/24/2018 6:19 pm
  38. Day 127: Downhill to Seiad Valley
    Seiad Valley / Mid River RV Park (1655.9 miles)
    7/25/2018 10:14 pm
  39. Day 128: The Last Full Day in California
    Campsite 1679.2 (1679.2 miles)
    7/26/2018 8:30 pm

Oregon
July 27, 2018 - August 20, 2018

  1. Day 129: Goodbye California, Hello Oregon!
    Campsite 1702.6 (1702.6 miles)
    7/27/2018 6:53 pm
  2. Day 130: In The Midst Of Fires, Will Ashland Live Up To It’s Name?
    Callahan’s Turn-Off / Ashland / Janet’s House (1717.7 miles)
    7/28/2018 10:40 pm
  3. Day 131: Zero in Ashland
    Ashland / Janet’s House
    7/29/2018 11:54 pm
  4. Day 132: Smoke-Filled Views Are No Fun
    Campsite 1730.1 (1730.1 miles)
    7/30/2018 9:41 pm
  5. Day 133: Walking through a Green Corridor
    Campsite 1755.2 (1755.2 miles)
    7/31/2018 7:43 pm
  6. Day 134: Not Quite Thirty Miles Is Still A Lot Of Miles
    Christi’s Spring (1784.9 miles)
    8/1/2018 7:57 pm
  7. Day 135: A Marathon A Day Keeps The Doctor Away?
    Campsite 1812.7 (1812.7 miles)
    8/2/2018 8:30 pm
  8. Day 136: Crater Lake Gift-Wrapped In Smoke
    Grouse Hill Camp (1838.8 miles)
    8/3/2018 8:25 pm
  9. Day 137: Oregon Shows Its Beauty
    Campsite 1861.8 (1861.8 miles)
    8/4/2018 6:34 pm
  10. Day 138: Chipmunks: Good for Entertainment, Bad for Tents
    Campsite 1885.3 (1885.3 miles)
    8/5/2018 7:40 pm
  11. Day 139: If It’s Not Safe To Touch, Why Is It Safe To Fish?
    Shelter Cove (1906.6 miles)
    8/6/2018 8:00 pm
  12. Day 140: When Oregon Lacks Views, It Makes Up With Lakes
    Charlton Lake (1925.1 miles)
    8/7/2018 10:09 pm
  13. Day 141: Lakes, Ponds, and Muddy Pits
    Island Lake (1946.4 miles)
    8/8/2018 8:11 pm
  14. Day 142: Approaching the Three Sisters
    Campsite 1964.0 (1964.0 miles)
    8/9/2018 6:54 pm
  15. Day 143: Lava Rock: The Bane of Boots Everywhere
    Campsite 1986.6 (1986.6 miles)
    8/10/2018 8:39 pm
  16. Day 144: Goodbye Lava Rock, I Won’t Miss You At All
    Campsite 2004.4 (2004.4 miles)
    8/11/2018 8:11 pm
  17. Day 145: Three Fingered Jack Gives The Finger To The Fires
    Campsite 2029.6 (2029.6 miles)
    8/12/2018 7:30 pm
  18. Day 146: Drowning The Dead Horse Around Mount Jefferson
    Jude Lake (2049.2 miles)
    8/13/2018 7:09 pm
  19. Day 147: Green Tunnels Aren’t Always Bad
    Timothy Lake Campsite 2076.2 (2076.2 miles)
    8/14/2018 8:10 pm
  20. Day 148: Taking a Shining to Timberline Lodge
    Timberline Lodge (2096.9 miles)
    8/15/2018 5:04 pm
  21. Day 149: Zig-zagging Along Mount Hood’s Treeline
    Muddy Fork Sandy River (2109.0 miles)
    8/16/2018 6:29 pm
  22. Day 150: I Can See Washington From Here
    Wahtum Lake Campsite 2130.3 (2130.3 miles)
    8/17/2018 7:26 pm
  23. Day 151: The Lowest Point On The Trail
    Cascade Locks / Thunder Island (2146.8 miles)
    8/18/2018 6:38 pm
  24. Day 152: Zero in Cascade Locks
    Cascade Locks / Marine Park
    8/19/2018 9:44 pm
  25. Day 153: Double-Zero in Cascade Locks
    Cascade Locks / Bridge of the Gods Motel
    8/20/2018 8:36 pm

Washington
August 21, 2018 - September 20, 2018

  1. Day 154: One Last State To Go
    Rock Creek (2166.2 miles)
    8/21/2018 6:37 pm
  2. Day 155: Signs Of Fire
    Forest Service Road 68 (2187.1 miles)
    8/22/2018 7:26 pm
  3. Day 156: Land Of Many Lakes
    Junction Lake (2207.3 miles)
    8/23/2018 8:54 pm
  4. Day 157: A Foggy, Dreary Day to Trout Lake
    Forest Service Road 23 / Trout Lake / Mt. Adams County Park (2228.9 miles)
    8/24/2018 7:31 pm
  5. Day 158: Mountains, Clouds, Creeks, and Waterfalls
    Killen Creek (2244.3 miles)
    8/25/2018 5:45 pm
  6. Day 159: A Soggy Romp Through The Forest
    Campsite 2264.6 (2264.6 miles)
    8/26/2018 8:12 pm
  7. Day 160: Across the Knife’s Edge
    Miriam Fire Detour: Coyote Trail - Upper Lake Creek Trail Jct (2280.1 miles)
    8/27/2018 8:29 pm
  8. Day 161: A Detour to Views
    Miriam Fire Detour: US 12 / Packwood / Hotel Packwood (2294.9 miles)
    8/28/2018 9:03 pm
  9. Day 162: A Steep Detour Back to the Trail
    Pipe Lake (2302.0 miles)
    8/29/2018 5:45 pm
  10. Day 163: A Wet Entrance to Rainier National Park
    Dewey Lake Inlet (2320.8 miles)
    8/30/2018 8:08 pm
  11. Day 164: The Clouds Flow Through Mountain Valleys
    Martinson Gap (2337.0 miles)
    8/31/2018 5:52 pm
  12. Day 165: An Unexpected Tent Guest
    Campsite 2354.2 (2354.2 miles)
    9/1/2018 5:31 pm
  13. Day 166: Zig-zagging Our Way North
    Campsite 2375.5 (2375.5 miles)
    9/2/2018 6:43 pm
  14. Day 167: Towards the Last Resupply
    Snoqualmie Pass (2392.8 miles)
    9/3/2018 8:44 pm
  15. Day 168: One Last Zero in Auburn
    Snoqualmie Pass / Auburn
    9/4/2018 10:20 pm
  16. Day 169: Across Katwalks, Around Lakes, and Aside Ridges
    Campsite 2407.9 (2407.9 miles)
    9/5/2018 6:53 pm
  17. Day 170: A Spectacle of Views
    Waptus River (2427.9 miles)
    9/6/2018 7:06 pm
  18. Day 171: A Deceptively Nice Day
    Deception Lakes (2446.5 miles)
    9/7/2018 8:08 pm
  19. Day 172: Red Key, Red Door
    Stevens Pass / Skykomish / Cascadia Inn (2464.2 miles)
    9/8/2018 8:18 pm
  20. Day 173: Why Stick To One Naming Theme When Three Will Work?
    Lake Janus (2473.8 miles)
    9/9/2018 7:51 pm
  21. Day 174: The Washington Rains Continue
    Dishpan Gap (2495.2 miles)
    9/10/2018 7:18 pm
  22. Day 175: The First Glimpse of Winter
    Pumice Creek (2515.7 miles)
    9/11/2018 6:56 pm
  23. Day 176: More Marmots Than Hikers
    Vista Creek Campsite 2535.2 (2535.2 miles)
    9/12/2018 9:10 pm
  24. Day 177: A Rainy Washington Marathon
    Bannock Lakes Fire Detour: Holden-Forest Service Campground (2551.8 miles)
    9/13/2018 10:09 pm
  25. Day 178: The Final Resupply
    Bannock Lakes Fire Detour: Harlequin Bridge / Stehekin (2565.4 miles)
    9/14/2018 8:54 pm
  26. Day 179: A Wild Bear Appears
    Bridge Creek Campground (2576.8 miles)
    9/15/2018 5:06 pm
  27. Day 180: Rainy Day to Rainy Pass
    Rainy Pass / Mazama / Ravensong’s Roost (2591.1 miles)
    9/16/2018 8:16 pm
  28. Day 181: Saving the Best for (Almost) Last
    Brush Creek (2609.4 miles)
    9/17/2018 8:27 pm
  29. Day 182: The Last Road
    Holman Fire Detour: Berk Creek (2622.0 miles)
    9/18/2018 6:54 pm
  30. Day 183: “Bridge Under Construction. Not Open For Use.”
    Hopkins Lake (2646.2 miles)
    9/19/2018 8:34 pm
  31. Day 184: All Good Hikes Must Come To An End
    Manning Park, BC (2652.6 miles)
    9/20/2018 9:01 pm

Epilogue
March 18, 2019 - March 26, 2020

  1. The Mountains Were Calling, And I Was There
    3/18/2019 11:10 pm
  2. Weather on the PCT: Nice Until It’s Not
    3/21/2019 8:43 pm
  3. What to Wear on the PCT
    3/25/2019 6:06 pm
  4. Thru-Hike Numbers and Statistics
    3/28/2019 2:53 pm
  5. Reflections on Pacific Crest Trail Gear
    3/26/2020 8:46 pm