Saturday July 31, 2021 Start: 1 tent campsite alongside Cow Creek (dry) End: a few miles past Cottonwood Pass Miles: 28.2 (+0.4 for water at Dead Canyon) Gain/Loss: 6896’/4708′ It rained hard from maybe 8pm until 11pm, completely soaking the tent both inside and out. I woke up around 5am and remained in my sleeping … Continue reading PCT day 4
Friday July 30, 2021 Start: campsite just beyond Kern River End: 1 tent campsite alongside Cow Creek (dry) Miles: 23.1 Gain/Loss: 5440’/2539′ After getting into camp at 6:30pm last night, I was asleep before 8pm. I let myself sleep until 5:30am, since I would only have 5 miles to Kennedy Meadows in the morning. I … Continue reading PCT day 3
Thursday July 29, 2021 Start: single campsite by small trickle End: campsite just beyond Kern River Miles: 28.3 Gain/Loss: 7864’/7638′ I was awake at 5am, after an okay night of sleep. People had commented about seeing bears nearby so I was very nervous every time I heard something. I didn’t see anyone on trail yesterday … Continue reading PCT day 2
Wednesday July 28, 2021 Start: Walker Pass, Rt 178 End: single campsite by small trickle Miles: 18.1 Gain/Loss: 6253’/5899″ After getting Toby off to the bus this morning at 7am, I had one last shower, packed up, and checked out before heading to the bus stop myself. My bus arrived on time and I was … Continue reading PCT day 1
Sunday July 25, 2021 Start: Dusy Basin lake, partway up to Bishop Pass on the side trail End: South Lake/Bishop Pass trailhead Miles: 7.8 Gain/Loss: 1749’/2680″ After a decent night of sleep, we were up at 5:10am and on trail by 6:15am, though Toby was feeling nauseous. We walked up past the lake and did … Continue reading JMT day 9
Saturday July 24, 2021 Start: Evolution Lake campsite End: Dusy Basin lake, partway up to Bishop Pass on the side trail Miles: 16.1 Gain/Loss: 4140’/4249″ We were both asleep by 8pm last night. It was a windy night, and we were both woken up by the wind battering the tent multiple times. Despite that, we … Continue reading JMT day 8
Friday July 23, 2021 Start: campsite at bridge over South Fork of the San Joaquin River End: Evolution Lake campsite Miles: 8.9 Gain/Loss: 3012’/614″ We had a very hard night with very little sleep. We were up at 6am and out of the campsite by 7:15am. We climbed a good 800′, and then waded across … Continue reading JMT day 7
Thursday July 22, 2021 Start: Lou Beverly Lake Junction End: campsite at bridge over South Fork of the San Joaquin River Miles: 16.6 Gain/Loss: 3228’/4780″ We woke up around 5:30am and were on trail by 6:45am. We climbed up towards Selden Pass, taking a breakfast break at Marie Lakes on the way through. We then … Continue reading JMT day 6
Wednesday July 21, 2021 Start: Silver Lake campsite End: Lou Beverly Lake Junction Miles: 16.9 Gain/Loss: 4318’/4767′ We woke up around 5:30am, though Toby hadn’t slept well. It was cooler and we took until 7am to get packed up and out of camp. We descended for a long while, down to the turn off for … Continue reading JMT day 5
Tuesday July 20, 2021 Start: Duck Lake outlet End: Silver Lake campsite Miles: 12.0 (+8.6 mi for me) Gain/Loss: 3770’/3300′ In the morning, I got up early and set out to see if I could find Toby’s socks. I walked almost all the way back to Deer Creek but couldn’t find them, despite finding two … Continue reading JMT day 4
Transcending Mountains 