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Pacific Crest Trail

Pacific Crest Trail 2019

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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Day 48, Tentsite at Mile 587.3 to Tentsite at Mile 604.4

Water beads on a plant

Day 49, Tentsite at Mile 604.4 to Abandoned Mine Site

Sunlight breaking through clouds

Day 50, Abandoned Mine Site to McIver's Cabin

Morning view on the PCT

Day 51, McIver's Cabin to Walker Pass

Climbing into shuttle driver's car at Walker Pass

Day 52, Walker Pass to Spanish Needle Creek

Smooth trail descending on the PCT

Day 53, Spanish Needle Creek to Manter Creek

Descending toward Manter Creek on the PCT

Day 54, Manter Creek to Kennedy Meadows

Rainbow on ridge

Waiting for the snow to melt

The Woohoo Crew

Day 55, Hart's Pass to Tentsite at Mile 2633.5

Ralph viewing North Cascade Mountains

Day 56, Tentsite at Mile 2633.5 to Castle Pass

View of the Northern Cascades from the Pacific Crest Trail

Day 57, Castle Pass to Northern Terminus to Woody Pass

Gravity and Polecat standing at the northern terminus monument

Day 58, Woody Pass to Windy Pass

Leaving Woody Pass

Day 59, Windy Pass to Methow River

Ralph walking along a ridge overlooking a valley with low clouds

Day 60, Methow River to Rainy Pass

Ralph walking on the trail

Day 61, Rainy Pass to North Fork Campsite

A bug walks across petals of two leafybract aster flowers

Day 62, North Fork Campsite to Tentsite at Mile 2557.6

An old, weathered PCT marker nailed to a tree

Day 63, Tentsite at Mile 2557.6 to Vista Creek

Clouds over the Pacific Crest Trail

Day 64, Vista Creek to Fire Creek

A view of Chiwawa and Fortress mountains

Day 65, Fire Creek to Reflection Pond

The bridge at Kennedy Creek is broken in half

Day 66, Reflection Pond to Wenatchee Pass

Clouds, mountains, more clouds and trees

Day 67, Wenatchee Pass to Stevens Pass

Ralph walking through a foggy meadow near the summit of Grizzly Peak

Day 68, Zero Day in Wenatchee and Cashmere

Worn-out Altra Lone Peak 4 shoes

Day 69, Stevens Pass to Tentsite Near Trap Lake

Crossing scree on the PCT

Day 70, Tentsite Near Trap Lake to Tentsite at Mile 2433.8

Tents set up near Trap Pass

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