September 10 (~07:00 – ~10:45) Before Kearsarge Pass junction – Kearsarge Pass Trail (1.2 mi / Total: 789.1 mi) (+7.3 bonus miles to Onion Valley Trailhead) Total PCT miles: 2566.0 Weather: Painfully cold in the morning, one of the lakes is frozen. Hot in the sun once it comes out. When my alarm goes off … Continue reading PCT Day 159 : Over Kearsarge And Into Bishop
PCT Day 158 : Pinchot And Glen And No, Not Kearsarge
September 9 (~08:10 – ~20:20) Before Lake Marjorie – before Kearsarge Pass junction (19.4 mi / Total: 790.3 mi) Total PCT miles: 2564.8 Weather: Freezing cold in the morning. Sunny and warm during the day, despite a chilly wind. Cold again in the evening. I wake up and it’s so cold I don’t know how … Continue reading PCT Day 158 : Pinchot And Glen And No, Not Kearsarge
PCT Day 157 : Stairwell To Mather
September 8 (~07:10 – ~20:10) Before Big Pete Meadow – before Lake Marjorie (23.3 mi / Total: 809.6 mi) Total PCT miles: 2545.4 Weather: Cold in the morning. Hot and sunny during the day, though windy and chilly at higher elevation. It’s cold. It’s very cold. I don’t know if it’s the seasons changing or … Continue reading PCT Day 157 : Stairwell To Mather
PCT Day 156 : Muir Pass, You’re Cool
September 7 (~07:45 – ~19:00) Evolution Creek crossing – before Big Pete Meadow (18.0 mi / Total: 832.9 mi) Total PCT miles: 2522.1 Weather: Sunny with clouds and wind. My day starts with the Evolution Creek crossing. This is usually a river of concern, chest deep with a strong current that needs to be forded … Continue reading PCT Day 156 : Muir Pass, You’re Cool
PCT Day 155 : Simply Selden
September 6 (~08:10 – ~19:40) Fish Creek – Evolution Creek crossing (21.5 mi / Total: 850.9 mi) Total PCT miles: 2504.1 Weather: Cloudy. Overall not too hot or cold, so nice hiking temperature. Today is simple. A long, slow ascend over less than 7 miles to Selden Pass, down the other end, and then the … Continue reading PCT Day 155 : Simply Selden
PCT Day 154 : Switchbacks And Silver Pass
September 5 (~06:45 – ~20:10) Duck Lake Outlet – Fish Creek (23.5 mi / Total: 872.4 mi) Total PCT miles: 2482.6 Weather: Overcast, thunder in the morning, then showers and ample grey clouds throughout the day. After Mammoth, I feel like I’m headed deeper and deeper into the High Sierra – the passes, the moonscapes, … Continue reading PCT Day 154 : Switchbacks And Silver Pass
