Mile 739 to Cottonwood pass - 11 miles (17km) - 750 miles total. We got an early start in the morning to try and beat the slushy snow. Leaving at 5.30am. It was two miles of down hill, then all up hill. The snow started about a mile or so into the up hill and … Continue reading PCT Day 55
Cow Creek to Mile 739 - 20 miles (32km) - 739 miles total It was a climb first thing in the morning. I need to get use to this as the entire Sierra is just climbing up over one high pass to drop down, then back up again. Half way up the pass, the snow … Continue reading PCT Day 54
Kennedy Meadows to Cow Creek - 17 miles (27km) - 719 miles total The plan was to start the day with Breakfast at the General Store which opened at 8am and then start hiking. The best laid plans... in reality we didn't start hiking until 10am as the General Store was late in opening. It … Continue reading PCT Day 53
Death Valley to Kennedy Meadows. I had the best night sleep at the campground. Being at lower elevation it was warm overnight and I could use my sleeping bag like a blanket, which meant I had room to move my legs when needed. The next thing I knew it was 5.30am and I had slept … Continue reading PCT Day 52
Las Vegas and Hoover Dam Near the start of my time on the PCT I listened to a podcast on the Hoover Dam and like the nerd I am, I found it fascinating. It sounded like an engineering feat for its time. When I discovered it was just outside of Vegas it quickly became something … Continue reading PCT Day 51
Kennedy Meadows to Ridgecrest to Las Vegas I had organised to get a lift out of KM from a local Bob to Ridgecrest, where I could pick up a hire car. I spent the morning in Grumpy's watching Bob eat his breakfast to make sure he didn't leave without me, as I wasn't convinced that … Continue reading PCT Day 50
Kennedy Meadows I spent a couple of days in Kennedy Meadows getting ready for the Sierra, which translates into spending a lot of money. There was the obligatory ice axe and bear canister that everyone has to get while travelling through the Sierra. Then I also got some warmer gear in an attempt not to … Continue reading PCT Days 48-49
