June 26th N of Bear Creek Crossing(873.5)-Vermilion Valley Ranch(878.5)Today’s Mileage: 5mi(plus 1.5mi)=6.5mi I got started at 6am so that I could make it to Vermilion Valley Ranch in time for the 9:30am ferry. I luckily buffered extra time because the trail was again...

June 25th Campground along Evolution Creek(851)-N of Bear Creek crossing(873.5)Today’s Mileage: 22.5mi As I mentioned yesterday, we stopped early knowing that our remaining mileage of 27mi would take two days. As we started hiking this morning, we found out that most...

June 24th Just N of Big Pete Meadow(833)-Campground along Evolution Creek(851)Today’s Mileage: 18mi Today has been my favorite complete day in the Sierras so far. This morning while we were waking up, we also had Team Legs at our camp. They were in their sleeping bags...

June 23rd Just before Mather Pass(815.5)-N of Big Pete Meadow(833)Today’s Mileage: 17.5mi We got going at our usual 5:30am Sierra time. Within an hour, we were over Mather Pass. I was definitely not a fan. The other passes had a clear path in the snow that we were...

June 22nd Campground along Woods Creek(801.5)-Just before Mather Pass(815.5) Today’s Mileage: 14mi I was relieved today to see that I wasn’t the only one affected by the endless snow. The guys struggled today the way I did yesterday. We luckily got to camp at low...

June 21st Kearsarge Pass(side trail back to PCT)-Campground along Woods Creek(801.5)Today’s Mileage: 14mi Today was exhausting! The snow is really getting to me mentally and physically. I’m not the only one, but it is REALLY slowing me down. To wake up with it all...

June 20th Independence-Kearsarge Pass(side trail back to PCT)Today’s Mileage: 6mi *I just got to my stop at VVR on June 26th...I'm working on getting these posts up ASAP. Internet is sketchy and I'm having to retype the entries, so I hope it comes out okay. I also...

June 18th & 19th Whew! I was just able to load all the journals, pics, and videos from this past section. Sorry for the overload. I was going to stagger them, but more people were requesting them earlier and I know this is important info for hikers behind me. Please...

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June 17th Tyndall Creek(775.5)-Kearsarge Pass (side trail from PCT mile 789) Today's Mileage: 15.5mi Today we did two passes and had completely different experiences with each one. The day was so long it felt like two days! A group of us decided to attack Forester...

June 16th Upper Crabtree Meadow(off the PCT)-Tyndall Creek(775.5) Today's Mileage: ~9mi The Sierras are different from the rest of the PCT because you are at the mercy of the passes and they dictate everything. There is a strategy that has to be followed to get over...

June 15th Side trip off the PCT to summit Mt. Whitney Today's Mileage: 15mi Today was Mt. Whitney day! It is a side trip that most PCTers can't pass up. Mt. Whitney is 14,495ft high and is the highest mountain in the contiguous U.S. Our plan was to do a sunrise...

June 14th Poison Meadow(746.7)-Upper Crabtree Meadow (side trail JMT after PCT 766) Today's Mileage: ~20mi **Okay, so I was going to time release these posts as to not overwhelm everyone now that I have service, but I've had so many requests to release them all at...

June 13th Along Cow Creek(721.4)-Poison Meadow(746.7) Today's Mileage: 25.3mi I woke up an extra 15mins early this morning (4:45am) and packed up quickly so I could keep up with Top Shelf and Blister who always get going just before me. Speed Bump and Pine wake up...

June 12th Kennedy Meadows(702.8)-Along Cow Creek(721.4) Today's Mileage: 18.6mi I am pretty tired tonight. Before we left this morning, we weighed our packs. I was really hoping for under 40lbs. The moment of truth came...52lbs! I was in shock...and then I realized...