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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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Jagged rocks of Reynolds Peak
Day 120

Tentsite at Mile 1071.6 to Sherrold Lake

Rocks that look like Stonehenge
Day 121

Sherrold Lake to Carson River

View of mountains in the High Sierra
Day 122

Carson River to Kennedy Canyon Creek

Approaching Stella Lake
Day 123

Kennedy Canyon Creek to Wilma Lake

Red breasted nuthatch
Day 124

Wilma Lake to Tentsite near Volunteer Peak

Alpenglow on Cathedral Peak in Yosemite
Day 125

Tentsite near Volunteer Peak to Tentsite at Mile 951.1

View of Fairview and Cathedral peaks
Day 126

Tentsite at Mile 951.1 to Tuolumne Meadows

Lyell Fork near Donohue Pass
Day 127

Tuolumne Meadows to Rush Creek

Island Pass
Day 128

Rush Creek to Red’s Meadow

Blue sky over Purple Lake
Day 129

Red’s Meadow to Fish Creek

Direction sign near Silver Pass on the PCT
Day 130

Fish Creek to Bear Creek

The PCT heads to Marie Lake
Day 131

Bear Creek to Tentsite near Muir Trail Ranch

Sapphire Lake and Mt. Huxley in Kings Canyon National Park
Day 132

Tentsite near Muir Trail Ranch to Sapphire Lake

Clouds over Le Conte Canyon
Day 133

Sapphire Lake to Middle Fork Trail

Descending southbound from Mather Pass
Day 134

Middle Fork Trail to Tentsite at Mile 809.6

A hiker descends from Pinchot Pass
Day 135

Tentsite at Mile 809.6 to Rae Lakes

Sunrise above Rae Lakes
Day 136

Rae Lakes to Independence

A mule deer looks up
Day 137

Independence to Bubbs Creek

Climbing to Forester Pas
Day 138

Bubbs Creek to Whitney Creek

Burnt trees
Day 139

Whitney Creek to Dutch Meadow

A PCT emblem nailed to a tree
Day 140

Dutch Meadow to Cow Creek

A PCT sign nailed to a tree
Day 141

Cow Creek to Kennedy Meadows

A road map
Days 142-144

Flipping Again

Snow-covered trees
Day 145

Ashland to Grouse Gap

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