Category: Pacific Crest Trail

After aborting my Pacific Crest Trail thru hike in May 2023, I made the bold decision to restart it in the Fall, to visit the mountain ranges I skipped due to snow in SoCal, after learning that late-Summer rains had replenished many of the water sources in this normally bone dry region.  I decided to do it via a series of three week-long backpacking treks.  I desperately wanted to complete the Desert Section of the PCT!

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I decided to make the grand attempt at a full Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike but ultimately failed, as I only completed a subset of the first 650 miles from Campo to Walker Pass.  Just the same, I had a great time, and it was surely a trek to remember.  And who knows?  Maybe I’ll do a similar amount next year, in 2024.  We’ll see what the Winter Weather brings.

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We went on a Nine Day backpacking trek on the Pacific Crest Trail, in the Pasayten Wilderness, hiking the final 30 mile section from Harts Pass to the Canadian Border.  And 30 miles back!  Unlike thru-hikers who could easily do this in two days, we took our time instead, and enjoyed the beauty of Summer in the Washington Cascades.

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I went on a solo backpacking trek on the Pacific Crest Trail, heading southbound out of Kennedy Meadows and arriving in Walker Pass four days later.  This is one of the driest sections of the PCT, and I hiked it during a dry year, but luckily it was early enough in the season that drinking water was readily available.  The northern section was forested and the southern part was mostly chaparral, but both were beautiful in their own way.

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I did a solo section hike on the Pacific Crest Trail starting up at Mount Laguna, heading south and ending at the Boulder Oaks Campground near the I-8 freeway, hiking nineteen miles and several thousand feet down the mountain.  It was a very long day of hiking, and my feet were tired, but it was beautiful, as well.

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I did a solo section hike on the Pacific Crest Trail starting at Soledad Mountain Road near the Golden Spike, heading north, passing through picturesque Vasquez Rocks County Park, and ending at the town of Agua Dulce.  This hike was interesting in that I used an eBike to deliver myself to the beginning trailhead, and picked it up afterwards using the car, which saved me a long road walk.

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I did a solo section hike on the Pacific Crest Trail starting up at Cloudburst Summit, heading south and ending at the Burkhart Campground on Angeles Crest Highway.  This hike was interesting in that I used an eBike to deliver myself to the uphill trailhead, and picked it up afterwards using the car, which saved me a long road walk.

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I hiked solo on the Pacific Crest Trail from the Fuller Ridge Trailhead in the San Jacinto Wilderness down to Snow Creek, then across the desert, via San Gorgonio Pass, to the Whitewater Preserve near the Whitewater River.  This 28 mile stretch of trail encompassed the remaining pieces of PCT Sections B and C that I hadn’t yet hiked.  It was finally time to get this done!

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Vicki and I backpacked (mainly) on the Pacific Crest Trail from Mill Creek Summit in the Angeles National Forest to the Golden Spike in Soledad Canyon, near Acton.  Along the way we climbed Mount Gleason and visited the Station Fire Memorial.  We also checked out the “Golden Spike” monument, where the PCT was formally completed and dedicated as a National Scenic Trail back in 1993.  The weather started out hot, but a cold front came through and produced plenty of chilly damp clouds for the second half of the hike.  As always, the PCT delivered plenty of views and lots of ups and downs.

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Vicki and I backpacked on the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Dam in Hesperia to Interstate 15 near Cajon Pass, visiting Silverwood Lake along the way.  We’re fairly wimpy hikers, so it took us four days to hike 29 miles!  Why did we do it?  Because this was just about the final piece of PCT Section C that we had left to hike.  The weather was a bit warm, but we had a good time, and got the 2021 hiking season off to a fun start.

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