The Sierra

I had a very short and easy walk to the trailhead this morning. As always with town days, I was full of excitement to get into town. With my pack almost empty of food, I practically ran the few downhill miles to the carpark. I arrived there about half an hour before the first shuttle Read more

Camping by Papoose Lake last night was great, it was a beautiful spot and put me in a good position to get off the PCT over Duck Pass. I covered approximately 14 miles, 22.5 km to camp just after Duck Pass. I woke up this morning to ice on my tent and a dramatic scene Read more

I hiked up out of Vermillion Valley Resort today and took the trail past Lake Thomas A Edison, up Cold Creek and through Graveyard Meadows to Goodale Pass. Just down the other side, I found camp alongside Papoose Lake. Today’s mileage was 10.7 miles, 17.4 km. When I woke up this morning, the sun was Read more

I climbed out of Bear Creek today, up onto Bear Ridge and followed that down to Lake Thomas A Edison. At the lake, I walked a mile up the road before getting a hitch the rest of the way to Vermillion Valley Resort. Today I walked 9.2 miles, 14.8 km before getting that ride for Read more

I climbed up from Muir Trail Ranch today, past Sallie Keys Lakes and Heart Lake to Selden Pass. Down the other side, I passed Marie Lake and Marshall Lake while descending into Bear Creek to find camp. Today I covered 13.7 miles, 22.1 km. The climb out of MTR was steep, but fun. The trail Read more

I hiked down Evolution Creek today, through McClure Meadow to the falls at the end of the valley. I dropped into Goddard Canyon and followed the South Fork San Joaquin River past John Muir Rock and Piute Creek to the Muir Trail Ranch. Today’s mileage was 11.9 miles, 19.2 km. The first section of trail Read more

Today I climbed over Muir Pass, stopping at the Muir shelter on the way. In the afternoon, I dropped into McGee canyon to camp. By the end of the day, I’d covered 12.3 miles, 19.8 km. It was a cold start this morning, the valley was deep in shade and last night was colder than Read more

It feels so good to be back on the PCT! Today I came up from Long Lake, over Bishop Pass and then up towards Muir Pass. I covered 13.5 miles, 21.7 km to rejoin the PCT. Surprisingly, I had no issues acclimating and easily made it to the pass, descending down the other side was Read more

Since returning to the hostel, I’ve felt a powerful vortex around me, far stronger than any other, even Kennedy Meadows’. I absolutely had to get back to trail, it’s been calling me and now I think I know what people mean when they say that. I spent the morning packing my bag, organizing my food Read more

This morning, we picked up the car, a brand new Hyundai Elantra with less than 400 miles on the clock. We also met up with a friend of Rox, Wayward, who drove up from San Diego to meet us. After grouping up, we headed to Vons to pick up food for the next few days. Read more