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
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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
ZERO IN WHITE PASS
PCT DAY 34: Saturday July 29, 2017 Mile 2292.4 – Mile 2292.4 0 miles (0 km) White Pass is very conveniently located, only half a mile from the trail crossing of Highway 12.… Continue reading
GO TO THE MOUNTAIN
PCT DAY 33: Friday July 28, 2017 Mile 2272.1 – Mile 2292.4 20.3 miles (33 km) “Don’t climb mountains so that people can see you. Climb mountains so that you can see the… Continue reading