Tuesday April 5, 2022 Start: Highway 58/Cameron Canyon Rd (Mojave) End: behind a large Joshua Tree, underneath a windmill, near Cottonwood creek/faucet Elevation gain/loss: 5075/5791 Mileage: 31.3 After a lovely evening in town, I was up at 5:15am to catch the 6am Kern bus. I was back on trail and hiking by 6:15am. I only … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 5
Monday April 4, 2022 Start: beyond the last windchill End: Highway 58/Cameron Canyon Rd (Mojave) Elevation gain/loss: 1401/3435 Mileage: 12.1 I was awake at 4:55 this morning, and on trail by 5:30am. It was a bit windy overnight, but I picked a flat, sheltered spot to cowboy camp so it wasn’t too bad, though my … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 4
Sunday April 3, 2022 Start: campsite 3mi beyond Landers Camp End: beyond the last windmill Elevation gain/loss: 4380/4987 Mileage: 27.8 I was awake at 4:55 this morning, and on trail by 5:30am. I missed the water source 1.4 miles into my day, but thankfully the next one was only a few more miles. I realized … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 3
Saturday April 2, 2022 Start: campsite on sharp turn 5mi from Bird Spring Pass End: campsite 3mi beyond Landers Camp Elevation gain/loss: 5125/5098 Mileage: 30.2 I was awake at 4:45 this morning, and on trail by 5:30am. Around 6:30am, while climbing above a torn-out tree in the middle of the trail, the ground gave away … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 2
Friday, April 1, 2022 Start: Walker Pass End: campsite on sharp turn 5mi from Bird Spring Pass Mileage: 16.0 Elevation gain/loss: 2822/1636 I flew into LAX last night, and traveled to a local airport hotel to spend the night. The airport hotels were significantly cheaper than other LA hotels closer to Union Station, and I … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 1
Monday August 2, 2021 Start: above Guitar Lake End: Whitney Portal Miles: 14.3 Gain/Loss: 4610’/7936′ After getting to bed around 7:45pm, I was woken up at 1am by a number of headlamps walking by. I tried to go back to sleep for another 20 minutes but finally decided to just get up. I packed up … Continue reading PCT day 6
Sunday August 1, 2021 Start: a few miles past Cottonwood Pass End: above Guitar Lake Miles: 23.0 Gain/Loss: 5233’/4511′ This morning, after another damp night, I woke up at 5:25am to a wet tent and sleeping bag. I dried the tent as best I could and packed it away wet. I was up and out … Continue reading PCT day 5
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
Transcending Mountains 