PCT 2023 Thru Hike

I decided to make the grand attempt at a full Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike but ultimately failed, as I only completed 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.  Anyway, this page is the Table of Contents for my 2023 thru-hiking chronicles.  Yes, I know:  It’s very long, so take my advice and simply look at the pictures if you have limited time.  Enjoy!

 

Intro and Gear   

 

Day 00: PCT Southern Terminus   

 

Day 01: Campo to Hauser Canyon   

 

Day 02: Lake Morena to Cibbets Flat   

 

Day 03: Mount Laguna   

 

Day 04: Blisters at Pioneer Mail   

 

Day 05: Cuyamaca to Chariot Canyon   

 

Day 06: Granite Mountain   

 

Day 07: Boot Fail at Scissors Crossing  

 

Day 08: Happy Feet at Scissors Crossing   

 

Day 09: San Felipe Hills   

 

Day 10: Barrel Spring   

 

Day 11: Warner Springs and Los Coyotes   

 

Day 12: Warner Springs and Lost Valley   

 

Day 13: Combs Peak   

 

Day 14: Nance Canyon and the Desert   

 

Day 15: Highway 74 Anza   

 

Day 16: Flipped to Acton   

 

Day 17: Vasquez Rocks and Agua Dulce   

 

Day 18: Sierra Pelona and Leona Divide   

 

Day 19: Sawmill Mountain   

 

Day 20: Bear Campground   

 

Day 21: Heatwave at Hikertown   

 

Day 22: Zero at Hikertown   

 

Day 23: Aqueduct to Cottonwood Creek   

 

Day 24: Tehachapi Mountains   

 

Day 25: Tehachapi Pass   

 

Day 26: NOBO from Tehachapi Pass   

 

Day 27: More Windmills   

 

Day 28: Piute Mountains   

 

Day 29: Landers Camp and Kelso Road   

 

Day 30: Kiavah Wilderness   

 

Day 31: Walker Pass   

 

Day 32: Mission Creek Preserve   

 

Day 33: Mission Creek   

 

Day 34: Bailed at Big Bear   

 

Day 35: Autumn Restart at I-15   

 

Day 36: Hunters on Blue Ridge   

 

Day 37: Passing Wrightwood   

 

Day 38: ACH to Little Jimmy   

 

Day 39: Highway Bypass to Three Points   

 

Day 40: Pacifico Mountain to Mill Creek   

 

Day 41: Mount Gleason   

 

Day 42: Down to Acton   

 

Day 43: Return to Big Bear   

 

Day 44: Big Bear Lake   

 

Day 45: Holcomb Creek   

 

Day 46: Deep Creek   

 

Day 47: Bailed at Mojave Dam   

 

Day 48: Dam to Silverwood Lake   

 

Day 49: Silverwood Lake to I-15   

 

Day 50: Highway 74 to Fobes Saddle   

 

Day 51: San Jacinto Mountains   

 

Day 52: Fuller Ridge   

 

Day 53: Snow Creek and I-10   

 

Trek Summary   

 

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