PCT #62, 1499mi: Cruising into town and a lot of wildlife this morning

17 miles to the junction and 2 more into town. So again wake up at 4.15 and on…


PCT #61, 1483mi: Another 27 mile day, 106F heat and a happy ending taking a swim

Today was dedicated to hiking. We have to be in Castella before 3pm tomorrow.…


PCT #60, 1456mi: A 14h hiking day, mountaineering experience and getting closer to Mt Shasta.

Another wake up call at 4am. As soon as we left the tents the mosquitoes were…


PCT #59, 1430mi: A bad start, German engineering and 106F!

The weather forecast predicted 106F / 41C. Way too hot for hiking. So we wanted…


PCT #58, 1407mi: Barbecued in the heat, eaten by mosquitoes and all ended well - in the pool

The alarm went off at 4.30am. Forecast was in the very high 90’s F and the hike…


PCT #57, 1383mi: A hero-day in Old Station

We got up early today. The reason: the proximity of Old Station with only 7…


PCT #55 & 56, 1367mi: Two hard days in the snow and a lot of fun.

We made it out of Chester early - as promised to ourselves. Of course not…


PCT #54, 1329mi: The big surprise!

The day started unexpectedly. We had just woken up when somebody carefully…


PCT #53, 1313mi: A first long day in new terrain.

Yesterday after we got dropped off in Belden we started the almost 5,000ft…


PCT - A tough decision how to continue and a drastic change in plans..

Once in town most people who I hiked with decided not to go back into the…