Pacific Crest Trail Blog

Diary - what Dixie fire left behind
Walking through what remained after the Dixie fire.

Diary - Mile 1599.7
Goodbye California!

Diary - Mile 1263.5
All those things I heard about North Cal that turned out to be not exactly true.

Diary - Mile 1090.
Fire season, blooming meadows and a 1000 miles done.

Diary - Mile 788.
How I met a bear. The start of the Sierra.

Diary - Mile 702.
A detour to Sequoia National Park and a biblical end to the desert section.

Diary - Mile 558
All the night walking. (Or only 3 nights that felt like 3 weeks).

Diary - Mile 450ish
“Don’t do this section. There’s deadly algae in the water.” and many other fear mongering advice I chose to ignore.

Diary - Mile 444.
I was in need of a day off. Hot springs, six flags and a first rattlesnake.

Diary - Mile 266.
Still walking. Still desert.

Diary - Mile 180
Desert is a cozy place. The cacti, the animals and the morning sun.

Diary - Mile 0
Thus starts my first thru-hike.