GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS
PCT DAY 44: Tuesday August 8, 2017 Mile 2474.4 – Mile 2499.5 25.1 miles (40.2km) I knew it was going to be a beautiful day even before I moved from my sleeping bag.… Continue reading
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TOWARDS GRIZZLY PEAK
PCT DAY 43: Monday August 7, 2017 Mile 2458.3 – Mile 2474.4 16.1 miles ( 25.8km) One of the effects of the smoky haze that has come in from Canada is that it… Continue reading
GLACIER LAKES
PCT DAY 42: Sunday August 6, 2017 Mile 2435.3 – Mile 2458.3 23 miles (36.8 km) Crossing Cascading Creek, 3 miles north of where I camped, was definitely a heart starter this morning.… Continue reading
A DAY OF SWITCHBACKS
PCT DAY 41: Saturay August 5, 2017 Mile 2412.0- Mile 2435.3 23.3 miles ( 37.3 km) My day started climbing switchbacks and I finished the day the same way. The smoky haze blocked… Continue reading
LEAVING SNOQUALMIE
PCT DAY 40: Friday August 4, 2017 Mile 2390.7 – 2412.0 21.3 miles ( 34 km) It took three hours of sweaty climbing to leave the hum of the I-90 behind. Although leaving… Continue reading
SCORCHER IN SNOQUALMIE
PCT DAY 39: Thursday August 3, 2017 Mile 2390.7 0 miles ( 0 km) Snoqualmie is a small ski resort on the Interstate 90 not far from Seattle. It’s not hard to imagine… Continue reading
SMOKY MOUNTAINS
PCT DAY 38: Wednesday August 2, 2017 Mile 2370.7 – Mile 2390.7 20 miles ( 32km) It was very still and so silent when I woke this morning. It was way too early… Continue reading
ELK CALLING
PCT DAY 37: Tuesday August 1, 2017 Mile 2344.7 – Mile 2370.7 26 miles ( 42km) It was a very still night without a breath of wind. The silence was broken in the… Continue reading
SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS
PCT DAY 36: Monday July 31, 2017 Mile 2318.1 – Mile 2344.7 26.5 miles (42.6 km) It was cold through the night. The lingering patches of snow on the trail on the way… Continue reading
WILDFLOWERS AND SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS
PCT DAY 35: Sunday July 30, 2017 Mile 2292.4 – Mile 2318.1 + 0.5 mile road walk 26.2 miles (42.2 km) White Pass was very quite when I left this morning. One car… Continue reading