Total PCT miles 702.8 – Kennedy Meadows General Store and Tom's Place Today's zero day is all about lounging, eating and getting packed up for the next 6 days in the Sierra. Not having to cram 12 days of food into our packs sure made the pack stuffing easier this morning. Still, we spent the … Continue reading Zero day in Kennedy Meadows

PCT miles 689.6 to 702.8 – Long Valley Loop Road to Kennedy Meadows General Store – Total PCT miles 702.8 A general rule of thumb for thru-hikers is to make it to Kennedy Meadows, CA at PCT mile 702.8 by June 15th. Getting to Kennedy Meadows around this date-and departing soon after-typically means that hikers … Continue reading Here we are in Kennedy Meadows on June 15

PCT miles 631.4 to 651.4 – Bird Spring Pass to Walker Pass Campground – Total PCT miles 651.4 Today we hiked 20 miles before 2:30 to seek out the trail magic of Walker Pass. It's amazing that a hiker can be so motivated by the promise of a soda or cookie. It drives us to … Continue reading Walker Pass Trail Magic!

Total PCT miles 558.3 – Mojave, CA Another rest day on the ol' PCT. Gabriel and I do seem to love these zero days. For this one, we hiked some 70 miles in three days! Which for us is still a little on the long side, as we're supposed to be hiking 18 miles per … Continue reading Chillin’ in Mojave

PCT miles 493.5 to 518.4 – Maxwell Camp to Hwy 138 and Hikertown – Total PCT miles 518.4 Woke this morning to the sound of a few sprinkles of rain pattering the roof of the tent. We broke camp amid overcast skies and began walking along the trail through arched tunnels of live oak and … Continue reading 500 miles and a misty day above the Mojave

PCT miles 471.6 to 478.6 – A half mile north of The Oasis to Casa de Luna in Green Valley, CA – Total PCT miles 478.6 Today we hiked just a few miles for what's known in hiker speak as a "nero-day". Nero means hiking close to zero miles in a day. But that's all we needed … Continue reading Casa de Luna

Total PCT miles 454.4 – Hike Heaven, Agua Dulce, CA Hello from Agua Dulce, California! And happy first day of June! Today we are taking a zero day at what's known in the PCT world as Hiker Heaven a trail-side oasis at the home of Donna and Jeff Saufley. Donna, Jeff and their team of … Continue reading A day in Hiker Heaven

PCT miles 369.5 to 386.1 – Wrightwood, CA to Islip Saddle – Total PCT miles 386.1 Many, many thanks to the Johnson family-an entire family of trail angels-who kindly hosted us in Wrightwood on Friday evening! This morning started out with a delightful breakfast of waffles, strawberries, coffee, orange juice, lots of lady bug kisses, … Continue reading Trail angels with waffles

Total PCT miles 265.3 Hwy 18 and Big Bear City Greetings from Big Bear! Gabriel and I got "town fever" around mile 235 on Thursday and decided we wanted two nights in a bed, fresh veggies and milkshakes. So we hiked 20 miles on Thursday and another 19 on Friday to get to town by … Continue reading Eating our way through Big Bear

PCT miles 178.6 to 265.3 – Idyllwild, CA to Hwy 18 and Big Bear City, CA – Total PCT miles 265.3