Today I went on the most uncomfortable hitch into town that I've been on so far on the PCT. It was one of those easy days heading into town. First step was to head into the trailhead, and that was pretty chill. Then the next step was to head to lone pine. But since we … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 93: Lone Pine
We left our camp at good time, and had some awesome views. As we headed into water, Secret bailed while running down the trail and ended up with a bloody mouth. We cleaned it out. I took him to the water to soak his feet and play in the water a bit. His mood improved … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 92: Split lip
The theme today was losing the immersion of being on trail. We saw and heard lots and lots of jets and air force planes today. Secret went wild. It was cool but takes you out of feeling like you are in the wilderness. You hear the boom - then look up, and the jet is … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 91: top gun
It's been beautiful again. The meadows keep going. Water by bridge this morning caused us to have a larger than planned break. There are so many birds by the water - it's beautiful. Secret played in the water for longer than intended. I stopped at Cow Creek for a rest. Despite the name it's beautiful. … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 90: cowabunga (creek)
I had a pretty good Father's Day The kids were behaving very well. I had an awesome hike with Secret and Lil Flier - each on their own turns. It was a beautiful day. No water stress! Lunch was pleasant. We were able to do diaper laundry with water and it dried before we left. … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 89: happy Father’s Day (to me)
It was a slow day to KMS. We got there! But at like 2:30 or 3pm. There was zero motivation for ice cream or snacks by Secret. He just would rather play with pipe gates on trail. And so_many_pipe_gates. He was so distracted by the area (which is a pretty neat transition IMO) and we … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 88: into KMS
Today we hiked out of Chimney Creek campground and straight into a solid transition from desert to mountain. The morning was cooler (the last little while the evenings and mornings are quite warm) and in general, the temperature just keeps getting more manageable. We have more shade, more breeze (but not an intense wind) and … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 87: “Hey this reminds me of home”
It was overall a good day. I slept not great but better than I expected. Secret was all about talking to dad today. So him and I almost exclusively hiked together all day even when I was carrying Lil Flier. Which was probably a good thing. Party City got whatever cold Lil Flier has so … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 86: Dad day. And trail magic
Last night wasn't the best sleep. It got windy. It was hot. I was very thirsty. I woke up tired and thirsty then made the bad decision to wait on coffee. I figured having water would be a more versatile idea than coffee - the kids can't drink the coffee - and I could make … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 85: water, sweet water
It was like 38 degrees today. Maybe 40. My god. We left Ridgecrest at 8am. After eating our continental breakfast and talking to other hikers (Smiles, Galfalf and others), we got a ride to trail from Ronaldo (Ro) and got hiking. It's so frickin hot. And we have a long water carry (like 12 or … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 84: it’s fucking hot
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