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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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Water beads on a plant
Day 48

Tentsite at Mile 587.3 to Tentsite at Mile 604.4

Sunlight breaking through clouds
Day 49

Tentsite at Mile 604.4 to Abandoned Mine Site

Morning view on the PCT
Day 50

Abandoned Mine Site to McIver's Cabin

Climbing into shuttle driver's car at Walker Pass
Day 51

McIver's Cabin to Walker Pass

Smooth trail descending on the PCT
Day 52

Walker Pass to Spanish Needle Creek

Descending toward Manter Creek on the PCT
Day 53

Spanish Needle Creek to Manter Creek

Rainbow on ridge
Day 54

Manter Creek to Kennedy Meadows

The Woohoo Crew

Waiting for the snow to melt

Ralph viewing North Cascade Mountains
Day 55

Hart's Pass to Tentsite at Mile 2633.5

View of the Northern Cascades from the Pacific Crest Trail
Day 56

Tentsite at Mile 2633.5 to Castle Pass

Gravity and Polecat standing at the northern terminus monument
Day 57

Castle Pass to Northern Terminus to Woody Pass

Leaving Woody Pass
Day 58

Woody Pass to Windy Pass

Ralph walking along a ridge overlooking a valley with low clouds
Day 59

Windy Pass to Methow River

Ralph walking on the trail
Day 60

Methow River to Rainy Pass

A bug walks across petals of two leafybract aster flowers
Day 61

Rainy Pass to North Fork Campsite

An old, weathered PCT marker nailed to a tree
Day 62

North Fork Campsite to Tentsite at Mile 2557.6

Clouds over the Pacific Crest Trail
Day 63

Tentsite at Mile 2557.6 to Vista Creek

A view of Chiwawa and Fortress mountains
Day 64

Vista Creek to Fire Creek

The bridge at Kennedy Creek is broken in half
Day 65

Fire Creek to Reflection Pond

Clouds, mountains, more clouds and trees
Day 66

Reflection Pond to Wenatchee Pass

Ralph walking through a foggy meadow near the summit of Grizzly Peak
Day 67

Wenatchee Pass to Stevens Pass

Worn-out Altra Lone Peak 4 shoes
Day 68

Zero Day in Wenatchee and Cashmere

Crossing scree on the PCT
Day 69

Stevens Pass to Tentsite Near Trap Lake

Tents set up near Trap Pass
Day 70

Tentsite Near Trap Lake to Tentsite at Mile 2433.8

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