Trout Lake (Mile 2226) This may be a tricky hitch, as the trail crosses a very quiet road.  Certainly many hikers go into Trout Lake, but you may have to wait awhile for a hitch.  Once you get into town, you have the benefits of a tiny town where … [Read more...]

Ashland/Callahan’s Resort (Mile 1716) Beardoh went into Ashland his first hike(2012) and then we just went to Callahan’s Resort  when we hiked together in 2016.  Beardoh liked Ashland, but it is pretty spread out and you will likely have to do a lot … [Read more...]

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - MILE 1090 The best place to get off for SLT is around Echo Summit.  The road here is Highway 50 and cars are going fast, but folks will stop to pick you up.  It is a bit of a haul into town, but once you get dropped off near the … [Read more...]

  Kennedy Meadows - Mile 702 NOBO This is not only a resupply point, but it is a true milestone on a PCT thru-hike.  When hikers arrived at the store during the years of our thru-hikes, everyone out on the porch would applaud … [Read more...]

Casa De Luna, aka The Anderson’s (Mile 478 NOBO) Casa De Luna is an institution on the PCT.  Beardoh went to The Anderson's in 2012 and had a good time.  There are plenty of cars passing on the road that crosses the PCT where one can … [Read more...]

Here is our  quick and dirty guide to towns on the PCT that we have been through. Many of these, Beardoh has had the pleasure of passing through on two, three or even four occasions, and some were skipped on one thru hike but perhaps not on … [Read more...]