wildlife sightings so far
We've seen endless squirels, pikas and marmots. Also a lot of deer and one bear! Hmmm... also some mice, slugs and frogs. So many birds as well. The one wildlife we’re not enjoying are the mosquitoes!!
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We made it!!!
On November 9th 2025 we reached the US-Mexican border, after having lived on the trail for 144 days. We popped open some Catalan cava (aka the best sparkling wine) and celebrated with Miles' family and with Daphne's family on the phone. There's a trail register
Last steps to the Mexican Border!
If you'd asked us before the trail "is 77 miles a long backpacking trip," we would have respond with a resounding yes. Prior to the PCT, our longest backpacking trip was in Olympic National Park, where we hiked 60 miles over 5 and a half days,
Idyllwild to Julian
This was our second to last section of the PCT! We were having such a good time in Idyllwild that it was really hard to leave, but we were getting anxious to finish the trail - we were physically tired but also excited and sad to see the end of
Big Bear to Idyllwild
This post and the following ones come with a delay, since... we already finished the trail on November 9th!! Writing on the blog became a second priority (or last priority more so) while we walked the last miles on the trail as we became increasingly tired and just focused on