We drove to Las Vegas to spend the time waiting for our Sierra start rather than wait at KMS. It's been an interesting but worthwhile side trip. Vegas is so.. fake. Everything is a fascade. It's not meant for pedestrians. There's a tonne of bad design and hostile design. It's such a surreal contrast to … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 75-83 Vegas Baby

We hiked from the cabin to Walker Pass quickly. It was I think an 8 mile, mostly downhill day. Secret was happy until it got hot. Then got understandably grumpy. Then bounced back and nearly ran the last three miles. He was both running and "galloping". We got there before noon. We were informed by … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 74: Walker Pass

We did the early rise again. Some hikers came in at like 9 or 10pm last night and were using white light headlamps and well, in general, lacked some camp etiquette. I was just falling asleep when they arrived then kept me up for a while longer as they talked and joked, walked around , … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 73: early rise part deux

We woke up at 4am and broke camp before 5am. I had to wake Secret, and he didn't love that. But his mood improved quickly. He ate a few bars and got dressed quickly. We started hiking in the dark with headlamps and made some peaceful but good progress. It was awesome. I vastly prefer … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 72: early rising

Today was Natasha and my 9 year wedding anniversary. We have been together for nearly 15 years (holy shit) and Secret is nearly 5 years old. Today we left the trees and ended back up in the hot, water scarce desert. I was sooo optimistic for trees as we are nearly out of the desert … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 71: 9 years

We continued with being in the trees today. We approached a creek and followed it much of the day. It was nice following water for once! We reached 600 miles at morning break where we stopped for snack at a campsite. Overall uneventful but pleasant day. Our packs are feeling better now that we have … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 70: pool cleaner

I really liked today. We went from windmills to some more interesting vegetation again. Large trees. Many deadfall. It was cool. There was some road and trail. Not too much. We had lunch at the road junction where Miller Spring can be accessed. It was a long lunch. Natasha dropped us off and the kids … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 69: Fluffy and green

Today was a surprising amount of dirt road walk. Poorly graded and rutted as well.  It was hotter than expected, despite still having trees and vegetation to cool us down. We met Hank. He was supportive and offered snacks. Near the end of the day he passed us again and offered to take a family … Continue reading PCT 2025 Day 68