PCT152 – Stehekin, the end of the road

Short post, more words than pics this time. There’s really only so many pictures you can take in 1 day. But its time for some contemplation and a day in the life stuff. I’m at mile 2572, or another way, just 80 miles to go. There’s a reroute of 21 miles off trail that will…

PCT150 – 2572 – Snoq to Stehekin

I’ve been trying to decide of there’s an appropriate metaphor for hiking the PCT. Maybe a baseball game? Announcer Joe: A haggard-looking Smokebeard takes the mound for the top of the ninth inning. After all this work, his clothes are falling off his frame, and boy, look at that five o’clock shadow! You have to…

PCT141 – 2393 – Snoqualmie Pass

Terse post, not much quality time, power and wifi at the same time. Aug 28 – 9.6 Escaping White Pass was another tricky move. Food, showers, coffee, wifi … all these things contributed to my 3pm departure. But, the trail was easy, and there was a nice lake. We were crowded, since a lot of…

PCT Musings – 10 signs you’re in Washington

If, one morning you’re hiking in the cold fog along a ridgeline with no view, and/or it’s September, you just might be in Washington. Consult this handy checklist to be sure: 1. Waking up cold and hiking cold Elevation, latitude and the calendar combine so that you can see your breath in the morning. I’ve…

PCT136 – 2295 – White Pass

It was a very hard to leave Trout Lake today. The Sun was shining, there was a breeze, the weather was nice, and there was plenty of good food and good people at hand. But, as I have said before, the trail does not hike itself. A lot of hikers were taking the day off;…