After the snowy Mount Baden Powell, we made our way to Big Bear, and there were many fun stops and things that happened in this 100 mile stretch! Only 22 miles after Wrightwood, the PCT crosses highway 15 at Cajon Pass, house of the famous “PCT McDonalds”. We headed out
The time is flying by so fast we can’t even believe it. We left the Sierras on October 2nd-ish, feeling how the weather window was closing behind us. Fall and winter weather was approaching and we were lucky to finish our Sierra section when we did. Since then, we’
Last post went over our time in the Sierras from a scenery and nature perspective but we had a lot of fun (and not so fun) stories that happened during our hike through the Sierra Nevadas. Here’s a compilation of stories or special moments: In Bishop, CA we stayed
South Lake Tahoe was the beginning of the 4th section going south: the Sierras, our second to last section (!!). We’d been hearing magical things about it for hundreds of miles, how it’s been every NOBO’s favorite. But, we have to see for ourselves, right? So there we
We left Belden with 4000ft climb over 5 miles which we did at 7pm to avoid the heat of the day. We made it to the top and cowboy camped for the night. The journey from here on was the end of the burn, so the trail started getting “pretty
Upon returning from Alex and Allison’s wedding celebration in Portland, we headed back to the trail via rental car, eventually failing a hitching effort that turned into a 1h Uber. We made it to the trail on Labor Day night, and we started hiking from a campsite. We were
We continued our journey to Burney and this stretch was characterized by: 1.- Poison oak and other trail threats In this section the trail goes through lower elevations where poison oak thrives and therefore, we’ve had to be careful with touching this poisonous plant. Miles is especially sensitive
First things first; this might be one of the first emails you receive from our blog in a while (if you’re subscribed). We’ve been posting but we’ve had some technical difficulties with the emailing service. However, the software wizard Miles has just fixed them and everything should
Quick report from Etna - the trail in California has welcomed us with open arms! We’ve walked about 100 miles in CA, bringing our total above 1000 miles 🥳 and the fire closure on the trail near Etna reopened - so it seems luck is on our favor! On our
Last state for us to walk: California!! 2/3 states completed, if only our journey so far had been two thirds of the total🤪 With full hearts and many stories we leave the Pacific Northwest but eager for more in the state we’ve called home for several years.
This place is so majestic that it deserves a full blog post! The PCT doesn’t actually go next to Crater Lake, but there’s an alternate route that takes you through the rim of the lake. Everyone takes the alternate route. If you ever find yourselves in this area,
After having hiked more than 800 miles / 1300 km, we have been able to pick up our hand tags!! Hand tags are these small plastic PCT logo that you hang off your backpack so other hikers can recognize you. They’re made by the PCTA and you can read more