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
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
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
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
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
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
PCT DAY 32: Thursday July 27, 2017 Mile 2246.6 – Mile 2272.1 25.5 miles (40.8 km) I woke up at some point through the night. I looked up and I could see some… Continue reading
PCT DAY 31: Wednesday July 26, 2017 Mile 2226.4 – Mile 2246.6 20.2 miles ( 32.3km) Today Washington really turned it all on. The glimpses of snowy volcanic mountains that I have been approaching… Continue reading
PCT DAY 30: Tuesday July 25, 2017 Mile 2216.2- Mile 2226.4 10.2 miles (16.3 km) Being an early riser I was concerned about waking up the rest of the hikers with my early… Continue reading
PCT DAY 29: Monday July 24, 2017 Mile 2187.9 – Mile 2216.2 28.3 miles (45.3 km) Today is a brand new day and to quote Rilke “Full of things that have never been”… Continue reading
PCT DAY 28: Sunday July 23, 2017 Mile 2163.7 – Mile 2187.9 24.2 miles (38.7 km) From Rock Creek where I was camped, I went up through the forest for a couple of… Continue reading