Daily Miles: 17 Total Miles: 164 We seem to wake up before our alarm these days. That seems to help us be ready to get up and get right into packing up. We’ve all gotten into a good morning routine, so we can be on the trail by 6:00 a.m. It … [Read more...]
PCT – KM to TM Section Hike – Day 9
Daily Miles: 18 Total Miles: 147 Great day up and over Mather Pass. The campsite worked well last night. While it was somewhat close to the river, there wasn’t too much moisture in the air, and our gear stayed largely dry. It was quite cold, … [Read more...]
PCT – KM to TM Section Hike – Day 8
Daily Miles: 16 Total Miles: 129 It was a pretty cold night, being not too far from a lake. The outside of Mace’s tent was pretty soaked this morning. Somehow, our tarps stayed dry—maybe the tree cover protected us from the condensation. Our … [Read more...]
PCT – KM to TM Section Hike – Day 7
Daily Miles: 16 Total Miles: 113 Bigger day today with two passes and some weather. We got a ride up to the trailhead from a lady who lives near the motel where we stayed. She picked us up at 6 a.m., so we were on the trail around 6:30 from the … [Read more...]
PCT – KM to TM Section Hike – Day 6
Daily Miles: 16 Total Miles: 97 It was a good night of sleep…one of the first mornings where we were actually woken up by the alarm. Other days we have already been awake by the time our alarm goes off at 5:00am. We were packed up by 6:00am and … [Read more...]
PCT – KM to TM Section Hike – Day 5
Daily Miles: 17 Total Miles: 81 Good night sleeping for all of us last night as hoped. It was quite cool and moist - Mace’s tent and our tarps had quite a bit of moisture on them from being so close to the stream…not our favorite kind of camp spot, … [Read more...]
PCT – KM to TM Section Hike – Day 4
Daily Miles: 17 Total Miles: 64 Last night was surprisingly warm. We figured that since we were camping around 11,200 feet, that it would be a cool night. But it was far from it. It was a night for minimal clothes and legs sticking out from the … [Read more...]
