After a pleasant night in my own little cabin and enough time for coffee inside, I started the 10 mile hike to Fish Lake resort. For the first time I…

A day to get some miles done … It was lovely to have a bit of extra time in the morning to enjoy the view of Hyatt Lake with a…

Oh if all days could be like this 😉 Starting with coffee in camp with Loura and Theresa, I made the decision to accept their generous offer of a ride…

I made it into Oregon! The border was about 8.5 miles from my starting point for the day. The trail was forgiving and there was even some easy walking on…

It was hard to leave Happy Camp 🙂 but after saying goodbye to the motel owners Sheri and Gregg, and mailing half my food to Callahan’s in Oregon, I met…

After a solid day of downpour, there better not be any fire danger 🤣 On my second zero – what a luxury – it finally cleared and the sun is…

It’s a zero! This is the official name for days that include no hiking (walking to the laundromat doesn’t count …). Loud thunder at night and right now, and the…

Lovely campsite with water access, flat and wide, made for a good night. Not that it’s hard to sleep after a tiring day 🙂 I tried to get up early,…

Just when I thought the difficult terrain was behind me, the PCT served up more challenges 🙂 I left camp and stopped for breakfast after 2 hours of walking. The…

To be completely honest, that was as tough a hiking day as they come! I’m proud to have made it but my spirits definitely weren’t high yesterday 🙂 After Derek…

A warm night with a bright moon, no condensation in the tent, lovely. After the major snow fields yesterday I was nervous about the stretch south of Etna Summit that…

Waking up in the nice Scott Mountain campground, it was easy to spend some extra time having a coffee at the picnic table. Amazing what sitting off the ground will…