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

PCT miles 178.6 to 190.4 – Idyllwild, CA to Black Mountain Road – Total PCT miles 190.4 Good morning! Marmot here, bright eyed and bushy-tailed and ready to return to the trail! I'm sure Gabriel will be too, once be wakes up. Today we regain the approximately 2,000 feet of elevation we dropped going down … Continue reading Mt. San Jacinto or bust