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PCT Day 134

Posted on September 5, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Rock Creek to mile 2195 campsite - 29 miles (46km) - 2195 miles total The day started off in misty cloud, until it burnt off at about lunch time. Second day in Washington and both have had rain. This does not bode well for the rest of the state. The trail was hard today. It … Continue reading PCT Day 134 →

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PCT Day 131

Posted on September 3, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Mile 2121 camp to Cascade Locks - 26 miles (42 km) - 2147 miles total It was incredibly windy last night, but I was surprised how well my tent held up in the wind. It was so windy that I didn't hear my alarm going off. So I woke up at 5.40am, when I'd planned … Continue reading PCT Day 131 →

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PCT Day 126

Posted on August 29, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Obsidian Boundry to 2000 mile marker - 26 miles (42km) - 2000 miles total It rained for most of the night. Actually it probably cleared at some point to light mist in the clouds, but because I was camped among the trees, they dropped on my tent all night making it seem heavier than it … Continue reading PCT Day 126 →

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PCT Day 70

Posted on July 6, 2019June 30, 2019 by Up to the Hills

Mitt Lake Junction to Purple Lake - 12 miles (19km) - 893 total. Today was another killer day. What should have been easy was a slough in the snow. The highlight of the day was starting late at 8am with hopes that the sun would warm us up for the two initial river crossings. The … Continue reading PCT Day 70 →

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PCT Day 60

Posted on June 25, 2019June 22, 2019 by Up to the Hills

Tyndall Creek to Vidette Meadow - 12 miles (19 km) - 786 miles total Today was an exciting day. Forrester Pass the highest point of the PCT at 13124ft or 4000m. We were up and left by 2am to do the pass while the snow was still hard. Again we had moonlight. It was either … Continue reading PCT Day 60 →

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PCT Day 59

Posted on June 24, 2019June 22, 2019 by Up to the Hills

Whitney Creek to Tyndall Creek - 8 miles (13km) - 774 miles total Today was meant to be a short easy day. The idea was that we would hike the 8 miles to the base of Forrester Pass to then get up early the next day before the snow turns slushy in order to get … Continue reading PCT Day 59 →

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PCT Day 57

Posted on June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 by Up to the Hills

Cottonwood Pass to Whitney Trail - 16 miles (25 km) - 766 miles total. We woke up early, like ridiculously early to try and beat the snow turning to slush and making the trail slow. We hiked out at 3am, which wasn't as cold as I thought it would be. The plan worked the snow … Continue reading PCT Day 57 →

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PCT Day 55

Posted on June 18, 2019June 13, 2019 by Up to the Hills

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 →

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PCT Days 48-49

Posted on June 12, 2019June 9, 2019 by Up to the Hills

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 →

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Day 46

Posted on June 9, 2019June 9, 2019 by Up to the Hills

Spanish Needle Creek to Manter Creek - 25 miles (40km) - 693 miles total I got an early start today. I was hiking at 6.15am. Partly to try and beat the heat and partly because I knew I had a long day ahead of me if I was going to make it to a water … Continue reading Day 46 →

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It’s hard to believe that 2 years ago today, I started walking from Mexico to Canada. I miss so much about the trail, except the cold desert nights πŸ₯Ά πŸ™…πŸ»β€β™€οΈ. I think I even miss being damper than a panther and moister than an oyster in Washington! πŸ˜‚ Last year in lockdown, I taught myself procreate, which is still a work in progress, but some of the fruits of that time are available as digital cards available to download and print on Etsy. Link in profile if you want to send a card to your fellow hiker trash who you miss.
South Coast Track Day 5-6 (Day 11-12 of trip) - Finally posting the last of the photos, it only takes a year! The final two days could have been done in one, but Soph wanted as much time in the bush as possible, I however wanted a shower (soft through hiker that I am πŸ˜‚) Day 11 involved me falling in a mud puddle, see story and then on Day 12 we finally made it out to Cockle Creek where our car was waiting for us, we high tailed it to the nearest RSL for a burger, then finally returned to Hobart for my shower. South West Cape track was particularly fun. 10/10 would recommend 🀩
South Coast Track Day 3-4 (day 9-10 of trip) A couple of easier days with an awesome sunset. On day 3 we had to cross a river. There are 3 dinghies and you have to row back and forth pulling a spare dinghy to ensure that there is always at least 1 dinghy on each side of the river for the next people who come along. It was fun to row for a bit and have a break from walking. Our campsite on night 10 was at the top of a waterfall. I’m missing the freedom of living outside.
South Coast Track - Day 1 and 2 (but day 7 & 8 of the entire trip) - Day 7 we smashed out 30km to combine 2 days of the South Coast track into 1. Day 8 started with a quoll stealing my muesli then a 1000m climb up the iron bound range, the first photo (plus a few others) are from the top, then began the slow slog down in slippery mud. Photo 10 is from the bottom of the iron bounds looking up at the climb.
Day 5 & 6 - South West Cape Circuit. The track notes for the day said approx 12km but 10-12hrs of hiking! That is 1km per hour so we weren’t expecting great things from the day but going up and over the range to horseshoe bay was no where near as slow as we anticipated even with a very thick bush bash navigational detour, but once at horseshoe bay it took time to wade around the bay in shin deep water and swim a few rivers with our packs in garbage bags. Thankfully all our gear stayed dry on the swims.
South West Cape Circuit -Day 3 & 4 - Day 3 was a big day and involved a steep climb up on to the head land to Mt Karamu, then a bushbash up, over and through the South West Cape Range which the track notes say it is not a well defined track and easy to get lost. Thankfully we had pretty good weather on top of the range and were able to follow a faint footpad most of the time. However, there was a lot of thick growth to bash through. Day 4 was a shorter day from Window Pane Bay to Murgarb Creek.

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