The Desert

We spent all day hiding from the sun. Moving every couple of hours to stay in the shade, and sleeping whenever possible on the hot sand. I was totally exhausted from yesterday, and I badly needed rest as my feet were deeply bruised, it felt like walking on bags of rocks. My first nap, as Read more

This is a notorious section of the PCT, we covered some big miles over the day and through the night. Today’s mileage comes in at 30.4 miles, 49 km. The day was split into two, with a rest in the middle. The aquaduct section itself is practically always hiked through the night because it’s so Read more

Today I covered 14.3 miles, 22.9 km. I slept just 6 hours last night, and fought with a mouse, so I was still feeling some fatigue from yesterday. By the end of the day I was relieved to see camp at around 5:30 pm. Earlier in the day, I crossed the 500 mile marker, a Read more

Today I covered 18.5 miles, 29.8 km. I also managed to catch the people who I’d been with. On my way up to camp I also explored a couple of small caves on the side of the trail. Arrival at camp was a little late, which didn’t leave me much time to set up, make Read more

Today I covered 12.9 miles, 20.7 km. I fell short of the planned 15.7 miles, but I hit the jackpot and found back to back trail magic on both sides of the same road. Tomorrow, I’m going to need to leave early if I want to catch the people I’ve been hiking with for the Read more

Today was a bit like a bonus town day, but we still covered 14.3 miles, 22.9 km. We walked past the famous Vasquez Rocks, which have historically been used to shoot dozens of films and TV series. We also had lunch in an awesome Mexican bar and camped just on the other side of town. Read more

I camped just 4 miles from the Acton RV Resort last night, so thankfully I didn’t have far to walk in the heat before getting there. I left camp at 7 am, got to the campground around 9:30, and spent the the day resting, resupplying and catching up with other hikers. Leaving camp, it was Read more

Today was seriously hot, I don’t have a good way of knowing but it could easily have been high 30s or 40 °C. I went through about 8 L of water, hiking 13.2 miles or 21 km. At the end of the day I ended up about 2 hours from the Acton LA RV Resort. Read more

Today I hiked 15.2 miles, 24.5 km. I got on the trail around 8 am, and hiked until 6 pm. It seems my legs are now capable of hiking 10 hours per day and around 15-17 miles consistently. The tent site last night was perfectly placed to get the sunrise through my door. As soon Read more

Today we covered 16.6 miles, 26.7 km from Cooper Canyon trail camp to a spot on the north east spur of Mt Pacifico. The day began with a long climb out of Cooper Canyon. The trail loops around a huge bowl, and I could look across and see the trail half an hour behind me. Read more