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Started: 08:00 @ MM 341.9 - Best Western, Cajon Pass (Elevation 3,076ft) Finished: 14:30 @ MM 357.2 - Random flat bit of ground near dirt road (Elevation 6,468ft) Water: Drank 3L, 2 coffee, SmartWater and Hot Chocy (courtesy of The Flash). Food: Best Western Breakfast, Cashew Nuts, Protein Bar, Gummie Lifesavers, Couscous with Veggies and … Continue reading PCT Day 21 – Great Expectations →

Started: 07:05 @ MM 318.0 - Grass Valley Creek (Elevation 3,343ft) Finished: 17:30 @ MM 341.9 - Best Western, Cajon Pass (Elevation 3,076ft) Water: Drank 5L, a gallon of soda and still only peed twice! Food: Oatmeal, Jerky, Trail Mix, Nakd Bar,  McDonalds Milkshake, 6" Subway, Cookies, Popcorn, Reese's Ice-cream Wildlife: 0 Snakes and 0 … Continue reading PCT Day 20 – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly →

Started: 07:05 @ MM 294.1 - Holcomb Creek Camp (Elevation 5,230ft) Finished: 17:50 @ MM 318.0 - Grass Valley Creek (Elevation 3,343ft) Water: Drank 5L and still felt dehydrated Food: Oatmeal, Jerky, Trail Mix, Trek Bar, Sweet & Sour Chicken with Rice, Nakd Bar, Fruit Pastells Wildlife: 4 Snakes and 0 Bears Health: 0 Blisters, … Continue reading PCT Day 19 – Up The Creek! →

Started: 08:40 @ MM 275.1 - Van Dusen Canyon (Elevation 7,260ft) Finished: 15:45 @ MM 294.1 - Holcomb Creek Camp (Elevation 5,230ft) Water: Drank 2L & 2 cups of coffee Food: Massive SoCal Sufer Chick Breakfast (eggs, sausage, bacon, avocado, fresh fruit, muffins etc. etc.), Cliff Bar, Trail Mix, Chicken & Vegetable Stew with Dumplings, … Continue reading PCT Day 18 – Feel The Burn →

The pesky fire closure north of Ziggy's meant that we were now a couple of days ahead of schedule. I was finding it quite curious how easy it is to become somewhat competitive when hiking the PCT. For reasons that I don't fully understand, both myself and Chance seemed to be silently brooding about our … Continue reading PCT Day 16 & 17 – Zero Miles but Lots of Smiles →

Started: 08:30 @ MM 252.1 - Onyx Summit (Elevation 8,534ft) Finished: 17:15 @ MM 275.1 - Big Bear Hostel, Big Bear Lake (Elevation 7,260ft) Water: Drank 3L, 2 cups of coffee and my very first Mr Pibb Food: Oatmeal, Trail Mix, Fig Newtons, Protein Bar, Sour Octopuss Jelly Things, Instant Mash Potato, Veggies and Sausage, … Continue reading PCT Day 15 – Backtracking and Slackpacking →

Started: 09:15 @ MM 210.8 - Ziggy and the Bear's (Elevation 1,519ft) Finished: 16:15 @ MM 266.1 - Big Bear Hostel, Big Bear Lake (Elevation 6,794ft) Water: Drank 1L and bottomless coffee Food: Oatmeal, Banana, Eggs, Hash Browns, Sausage, Toast, Pancakes, Ice-Cream Wildlife: Whole bunch of tweakers and wack jobs at the San Bernardino Transit … Continue reading PCT Day 14 – All Aboard the Magic Mountain Bus →

Started: 07:15 @ MM 190.5 - Fuller Ridge Campsite (Elevation 7,748ft) Finished: 16:15 @ MM 210.8 - Ziggy and the Bear's (Elevation 1,519ft) Water: Drank 3L ... Definitely not enough. Food: Cliff Bar, Protein Bar, Ritz & BabyBell Cheese, Gummie Lifesavers, Trail Mix, Spaghetti, Cracker Barrel. Wildlife: 1 Woody Woodpecker and lots of Chipmunks Health: … Continue reading PCT Day 13 – Out of the Wilderness and into the Wind →

Started: 07:15 @ MM 179.4 - Idyllwild (Elevation 5,350ft) Finished: 18:30 @ MM 190.5 - Fuller Ridge Campsite (Elevation 7,748ft) Water: Drank 3L ... Probably not enough. Food: Oatmeal, Ritz & BabyBell Cheese, Coconut Bar, Pasta & Tuna, Gummie Lifesavers. Health: 0 Blisters. Frostbite! Firstly, I feel that I need to put a few things in … Continue reading PCT Day 12 – Struggling Through a Winter Wonderland →

I was awoken at about 3am by that all too familiar sound ... God laughing at my plans. It was raining and in these frigid conditions that meant just one thing, snow on the San Jacinto Range! I burrowed back into my nest and tried to ignore the cold as best as I could. At … Continue reading PCT Day 11 – The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men →