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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.

Page 1

View from Big Hump on the Appalachian Trail

Prologue

Gravity looks out plane window
Day 0

Scout and Frodo’s House

Gravity at Campo
Day 1

Campo to Hauser Canyon

Faded trail sign
Day 2

Hauser Canyon to Boulder Oaks Campground

Tramily on trail near Mt. Laguna
Day 3

Boulder Oaks Campground to Mt. Laguna

Tramily on the trail
Day 4

Mt. Laguna to Tentsite at Mile 47.7

Sunrise view from my tent
Day 5

Tentsite at Mile 47.7 to Tentsite at Mile 63.6

Tramily walking to RV park
Day 6

Tentsite at Mile 63.6 to Stagecoach Trails RV Resort

Gilligan and Bookworm
Day 7

Stagecoach Trails RV Resort to Tentsite at Mile 85.3

California poppy
Day 8

Tentsite at Mile 85.3 to Tentsite at Mile 101.6

Eagle Rock
Day 9

Tentsite at Mile 101.6 to Tentsite at Mile 114.7

Side trail to Mike's Place
Day 10

Tentsite at Mile 114. 7 to Mike’s Place

Tengo Hambre on the trail
Day 11

Mike’s Place to Mary’s Place

Tengo Hambre walking on Highway 74
Day 12

Mary’s Place to Idyllwild

Mayor Max of Idyllwild
Day 13

Zero Day in Idyllwild

Stopping to look at the view
Day 14

Idyllwild to Fobes Ranch Trail Jct.

Tengo and Bookworm on a switchback
Day 15

Fobes Ranch Trail Jct. to Tentsite at Mile 176.4

Snowy descent
Day 16

Tentsite at Mile 176.4 to Stealth Tentsite at Mile 187.3

MJ, Tengo Hambre and Rainbow Sherbet
Day 17

Stealth Tentsite at Mile 187.3 to Fuller Ridge

Falls and Spamalot at In-N-Out Burger
Day 18

Fuller Ridge to Interstate 10

Pacific Crest Trail marker
Day 19

Interstate 10 to Whitewater River

Tengo Hambre crossing Mission Creek
Day 20

Whitewater River to Mission Creek

Tengo Hambre crossing snow
Day 21

Mission Creek to Coon Creek Cabin

Former site of Randy Miller’s Predators in Action
Day 22

Coon Creek Cabin to Big Bear Lake

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