May 18 (~09:00 – ~16:00) Ridge before Red Mountain – Mooshead Creek (13.1 mi / Total: 1447.7 mi) Total PCT miles: 784.7 Weather: Cold, windy, rain, fog. The day is grey and dreary. Snow in the afternoon at higher elevation. Throughout the night the mountain ridge was covered in a thick fog, which moved right … Continue reading PCT Day 55 : The Day The Snowstorm Hit
PCT Day 54 : A Touristy Burney Falls And A Gloomy Climb Into The Fog
May 17 (~07:55 – ~18:15) Before Cache 22 Water Tank / FS 22 – ridge before Red Mountain (21.2 mi / Total: 1434.6 mi) Total PCT miles: 771.6 Weather: Changeable. It’s overcast and chilly, with only a little sun. Later it begins to get foggy, rainy and cold. I wake and it’s quiet. All I … Continue reading PCT Day 54 : A Touristy Burney Falls And A Gloomy Climb Into The Fog
PCT Day 53 : From Hat Creek Rim Into Burney
May 16 (~07:30 – ~18:45) Before Cache 22 Water Tank / FS 22 – (20.4 mi / Total: 1413.4 mi) Total PCT miles: 750.4 Weather: Fresh and often overcast. Lots of rain at night. Towards the end of the desert section, the nights began to warm up, but here in Northern California the temperatures are … Continue reading PCT Day 53 : From Hat Creek Rim Into Burney
PCT Day 51 & 52 : Flip Nr 2, A New Start In Old Station
May 14 (Zero Day) & May 15 (~12:50 – ~19:00) Old Station / State Highway 44 (mi 1377.3) – before Cache 22 Water Tank / FS 22 (15.7 mi / Total: 1393.0 mi) Total PCT miles: 730.1 Weather: Windy, rainy and cold. I warm up as I walk and the rain disappears, so it’s nice … Continue reading PCT Day 51 & 52 : Flip Nr 2, A New Start In Old Station
PCT Day 50 : The Snow Blinds, The Day I Got Rescued Off The Mountain
May 13 (~09:15 – ~14:30) Susie Lake – Glen Alpine Junction (0.6 mi / Total: 1102.2 mi) (+ 4.0 mi to Fallen Leaf Fire Station) Total PCT miles: 714.4 Weather: More and more sun during the day. By the time early morning appears, my sight has been reduced to a constant haze through tears and … Continue reading PCT Day 50 : The Snow Blinds, The Day I Got Rescued Off The Mountain
PCT Day 49 : Continuing In NorCal, The Desolation Wilderness And… Snow
May 12 (~07:55 – ~15:20) Lower Echo Lake – Susie Lake (8.6 mi / Total: 1101.6 mi) Total PCT miles: 713.8 Weather: Cold in the morning, hot during the day. The sun is strong on the snow. In the afternoon the sky goes grey and it begins to thunder. It clears up later in the … Continue reading PCT Day 49 : Continuing In NorCal, The Desolation Wilderness And… Snow
