After deciding to skip the High Sierra (for now -we’ll be back for it someday!) we were very happy to spend about a week in Sacramento with friends (thank you Virginia, Matt, Emmitt,and Fiona for hosting and letting us turn a 2 night stay into six days!). While there we determined our next starting point…
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Here are 50 of my favorite scenes from the desert section of our Pacific Crest Trail adventure (from the Mexico border to Walker Pass, roughly 650 miles). Some words that stick out from this section are: Flowering Cacti. Grape soda lupine….
7 minutes covering many of our favorite parts of the desert including the trail, campsites, water, plants, small animals, and people-sized animals
After finishing 40 days and nights of walking through the desert we took a much needed day off or “zero” day in Tehachapi. Our roughly 48 hour schedule included showers, laundry, eating salads, shopping for our next week of food, naps, and hanging out with some new friends from the trail – all of whom…
All the mushrooms we have found during our first 40 days on the PCT Campo to Tehachapi, Ca Trail miles 1-566 May 6 – June 15 2023 Learn more about what mushrooms we found here
Over the past 40 days and 40 nights I have been recording short clips of the trail to help capture the general feel of the trail. The terrain is wildly varied and can change with small differences in elevation, aspect of the slope, and of course in close proximity to water. Below is a recording…
At mile 517 along the Pacific Crest Trail there is a quirky hiker oasis known as Hikertown. Up to 40(?) PCT hikers may pass through daily descending out of the San Gabriel Mountains NE of Los Angeles, heading north across a narrow stretch of the Mojave Desert, and into the Tehachapi Mountains.
Yucca blooms, like candlesticks set in the hillside. Holding vigil for their final days, offering tribute to the desert. From our first day on the PCT we have been captivated by the giant blooming stalks of the chaparral yucca. This is one of the few plants that has been a regular companion for the past…
Today we crossed 400 miles and a few days ago 1,000,000 steps. We skipped about 15 miles and walked around a section of the trail. We’re not purists with regards to our trail miles but I wanted to mention it somewhere and not worry about clarifying on every post. Tonight we are camped on a…
A collection of things one might take on the trail. We’re still experimenting but here are some of the things we have carried, or have seen friends carry. We are probably burning 4000 – 5000 calories per day so we can basically eat whatever we want. The challenge is keeping up with the amount of…