Daily Miles - 14 Woke relatively early and enjoyed the light coming up over Lake Virginia from my perch above. Enjoyed the walk a lot today as I passed by several spots that I recognized - camp sites and breaks spots from previous trips through the … [Read more...]

Daily Miles - 18 Woke up with a swollen eye. Not sure what happened. Feels like someone punched me during the night....as far as I know I didn't encounter anyone during sleep. Halfway down the long set of switchbacks to the basin where Lake … [Read more...]

Daily Miles - 22 Cold last night. I got up at 3:30 and put on my base layer and back to sleep. These deep river valleys are quite cool - katabatic effect. Saw southbound PCT Later Gator, who we had met on the Colorado Trail in 2017. Great to … [Read more...]

Daily Miles - 21 I have been looking forward to this pass. Muir Pass is one of my favorites in the Sierra Nevada. Beautiful lakes on both sides of the passes, and great and varying views on both the approach and descent. The pass was windless, … [Read more...]

Daily Miles - 15 Slept OK in the cabin. Just a lot of waking up and don't know why. Went for breakfast at 8pm. The manager of Parcher's was scrambling to get things in order after some of her crew made a mess of the kitchen the night before. She … [Read more...]

Daily Miles - 17 Cold night by the water last night Am hiking out for resupply at Bishop Pass as I have never done it and I hear it is beautiful. It is also a straight forward resupply as we dropped off a box there on the way to Cottonwood Pass … [Read more...]

Daily Miles - 24 Another perfect weather day. Up by 6 and walking by 6:30 Went over Pinchot pass before seeing any other hikers. Pretty gradual up Caught up to horse crew that apparently was carrying for a group of tourists from Japan. Hard to … [Read more...]