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Pacific Crest Trail

Pacific Crest Trail 2019

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Start
March 24
End
October 25
Miles
2362.8

I started my PCT thru-hike at the southern terminus on March 24, 2019. Although I needed to take a long break because of unusually heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada, I completed the entire trail and finished on October 25.

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Gilligan, Rainbow Sherbet, Jukebox and Tengo Hambre
Day 23

Zero Day in Big Bear Lake

Pacific Crest Trail near Big Bear Lake and Bertha Ridge
Day 24

Big Bear Lake to Little Bear Springs Camp

Tramily on the trail
Day 25

Little Bear Springs Camp to Deep Creek

Rusty sign on the Pacific Crest Trail
Day 26

Deep Creek to Grass Valley Creek

Mileage sign on the Pacific Crest Trail
Day 27

Grass Valley Creek to Tentsite at Mile 335.6

No view because of clouds
Day 28

Tentsite at Mile 335.6 to Swarthout Canyon

MJ follows trail through burnt trees
Day 29

Swarthout Canyon to Guffy Campground

Spamalot sitting on a ski lift chair
Day 30

Guffy Campground to Wrightwood

View of Mount Baden-Powell
Day 31

Wrightwood to South Fork Campground

Entering Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness Area
Day 32

South Fork Campground to Cooper Canyon Campground

Pacific Crest Trail marker
Day 33

Cooper Canyon Campground to Tentsite at Mile 411.7

View through burnt trees
Day 34

Tentsite at Mile 411.7 to Messenger Flat Campground

Yellow and white flowers
Day 35

Messenger Flat Campground to Acton KOA

California poppies
Day 36

Acton KOA to Hiker Heaven

Road walking outside of Agua Dulce
Day 37

Hiker Heaven to Bouquet Canyon Road

Rusty shovel with PCT emblem
Day 38

Bouquet Canyon Road to Casa de Luna

 hexagram of the heavens
Day 39

Casa de Luna to Tentsite at Maxwell Road

500 miles written in rocks
Day 40

Tentsite at Maxwell Road to Horse Trail Camp

Snake on the trail
Day 41

Horse Trail Camp to Hiker Town

Joshua trees at sunrise along the Los Angeles Aqueduct
Day 42

Hiker Town to Tylerhorse Canyon

Looking back to Antelope Valley
Day 43

Tylerhorse Canyon to Tehachapi

Waiting in line in Tehachapi
Days 44 and 45

Double Zero in Tehachapi

Lupins in the Tehachapi Mountains
Day 46

Tehachapi to Tentsite at Mile 572.9

Wind mills pointing in many directions
Day 47

Tentsite at Mile 572.9 to Tentsite at Mile 587.3

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