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PCT Day 155

Posted on September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 by Up to the Hills

Spring Campsite to Hopkins Lake - 30 miles (48km) - 2647 miles total T-1 to Canada. Today is my last full day of hiking and I am so excited about so many things. I'm excited about not eating pop tarts again, eating fresh food, sleeping in a real bed with a real pillow. I'm excited … Continue reading PCT Day 155 →

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PCT Day 154

Posted on September 25, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Bridge Creek to spring campsite - 27 miles (43km) - 2616 miles total I crossed the 2600 mile marker today. It is T-2 until Canada. There was a lot of climbing today, however at only 27 miles it was pretty easy and we made it to camp before 6pm. Absolute luxury. The start of the … Continue reading PCT Day 154 →

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PCT Day 153

Posted on September 24, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Highbridge (Stehekin) to Bridge Creek - 17 miles (27km) - 2589 miles total T-3 Days remaining and only 63 miles to Canada! It rained overnight, but I think I've finally worked out my ground sheet/tent so that water doesn't flow in under the tent and I wake up in a pool. It was nice to … Continue reading PCT Day 153 →

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PCT Day 152

Posted on September 23, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Miners Creek to Highbridge Rangers Station (Stehekin) - 23 miles (37 km) - 2572 miles total I got an early start in the morning as I wanted to make the 3pm shuttle into town and the last week or so I've only been averaging 2.5 miles an hour. Thankfully it didn't rain overnight so I … Continue reading PCT Day 152 →

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PCT Day 151

Posted on September 22, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Mica Lake to Miners Creek - 28 miles (45km) - 2549 miles total. T-5 days and just over 100 miles left to Canada. I'm so excited. I woke this morning to a beautiful lake which I had not seen the night before because I was late getting to camp. The sun came out for the … Continue reading PCT Day 151 →

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PCT Day 149

Posted on September 20, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Campsite 2477 to campsite 2505 - 28 miles (45km) - 2505 miles total It rain a little bit over night but not too bad. It wasn't raining when I woke up in the morning so I got my tent packed up without getting the inner wet. Although the fly was wet. The trail went up … Continue reading PCT Day 149 →

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PCT Days 147-148

Posted on September 19, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Day 146 Leavenworth An unplanned day off, it was great. Breakfast was at the motel. It was basic with cereal, yoghurt and waffles, but it was still good. I then went back to bed and watched TV. By that time, the others had texted and were 2-5 miles away from Stevens Pass and would hitch … Continue reading PCT Days 147-148 →

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PCT Day 146

Posted on September 17, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Campsite 2440 to Steven Pass - 24 miles (38km) - 2464 miles total It didn't rain over night which was really nice. So my tent was mostly dry in the morning apart from a few tree drops. It was only 24 miles to Stevens Pass, which on a normal day should be possible by mid-late … Continue reading PCT Day 146 →

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PCT Day 145

Posted on September 16, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Goldmyer Hotsprings to 2440 campsite- 24 miles (39km) - 2440 miles total The trail for the morning continued along a fire service Rd for about 3 miles until it turned back into a track. It led past a beautiful lake before dropping me back down to rejoin the PCT about 12 miles later. After raining … Continue reading PCT Day 145 →

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PCT Day 144

Posted on September 15, 2019May 2, 2020 by Up to the Hills

Snoqualmie Pass to Dutch Miller Gap Trail - 12 miles (21 km) - 2405 miles total It was great to be inside with the rain pouring outside. We went to breakfast at the pancake house attached to the restaurant. Then returned to lounge around in the room until late check out at 12pm. It was … Continue reading PCT Day 144 →

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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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