Day 41: Woods Creek to Palisade Creek (19.5 miles - 819.3)
June 17, 2016 - My tent got very wet from some serious condensation, it was like it rained just inside my tent but that’s what you get...
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Day 42: Palisade Creek to Muir Pass Hut (19.2 miles - 838.5)
June 18, 2016 - Got another good night of sleep. I kept thinking it was going to be cold because of the strong wind I kept hearing but it...
Day 43: Muir Pass Hut to CS871 (32.4 miles - 870.9)
June 19, 2016 - I was surprised at how warm that hut kept us last night, being at 12,000 feet and surrounding by snow you would think it...
Day 44: CS871 to CS896 (25.1 miles - 896.1)
June 20, 2016 - Well it was another long day of getting lost and falling down but I survived and will hit Mammoth tomorrow morning. I...
Day 45: CS871 to Mammoth-Reds Meadow (10.7 miles - 906.6)
June 21, 2016 - Up and early so I could get to Reds Meadow as soon as possible so I could catch the bus into Mammoth. I wanted to get to...
Day 46: Mammoth-Reds Meadow to Rush Creek (20.3 miles - 926.9)
June 22, 2016 - Slept all through the night, kinda rare for me out in the woods. Got up at 6am trying hard not to wake up the neighbors...
Day 47: Rush Creek to Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp (21.4 miles - 948.3)
June 23, 2016 - Didn’t sleep too well as I had a stomach ache since dinner, think I ate too much sugar. First thing off the bat was to...
Day 48: Glen Aulin High Sierras Camp to CS975 (27.1 miles - 975.4)
June 24, 2016 - Had a good night sleep and out hiking by 6:45am. I started off going the wrong direction, so many trails in Yosemite and...
Day 49: CS975 to CS1004 (28.5 miles - 1003.9)
June 25, 2016 - Today I probably had the worst luck one could have on trail. The day started off with a downhill on steep snow which made...
Day 50: CS1004 to CS1028 (24.1 miles - 1027.9)
June 26, 2016 - Woke up early, 5am, in hopes to beat the mosquitos before they would wake up. Not too many out so I didn’t have to rush...
Day 51: CS1028 to CS1060 (33.0 miles - 1060.9)
June 27, 2016 - It was kind of a boring morning of hiking, just in the woods. There were several snowpacks I had to deal with which are...
Day 52: CS1060 to South Lake Tahoe (29.9 miles - 1090.8)
June 28, 2016 - I slept horrible as I kept moving around on the very rocky surface, if only I had been able to an actual campsite last...
Day 53: South Lake Tahoe to Aloha Lake (8.4 miles - 1098.4)
June 29, 2016 - One of the best night sleeps I’ve had since I started my hike. I was coming off a 30 mile day and not much sleep the...
Day 54: Aloha Lake to CS1132 (34.0 miles - 1132.4)
June 30, 2016 - I think that was my longest mileage day so far on the PCT. It started off with hiking around Aloha Lake which was nice...
Day 55: CS1132 to CS1164 (32.0 miles - 1164.4)
July 1, 2016 - Had a bad stomach ache last night, woke me up around 11pm, took some medicine and about 30 minutes later I fell asleep and...
Day 56: CS1164 to Sierra City (31.0 miles - 1195.4)
July 2, 2016 - I didn’t wake up at 4:30am like I planned but still got up early and was hiking by 5:45am. The mosquitos were still bad in...
Day 57: Sierra City to East Hopkins Seep (30.6 miles - 1226.0)
July 3, 2016 - I’m not going to lie but I’m really surprised I made it the 30 miles today. Since I got to bed so late I knew I would try...
Day 58: East Hopkins Seep to CS1258 (32.2 miles - 1258.2)
July 4, 2016 - Well basically the first 20 miles on the day were just in the woods. At times it would open up and see the sun but no...
Day 59: CS1258 to William’s Cabin Site (32.0 miles - 1290.2)
July 5, 2016 - I got an early start as I always do when heading to town. Plus I was woken up by the construction vehicles that I saw last...
Day 60: William’s Cabin Site to CS1310 (29.1 miles - 1319.3)
July 6, 2016 - It was tough getting up this morning after that late night hike out of Belden but I still had more climbing to do and...
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