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…