The Snowqaulmie to PCT/PNT did not disappoint! There was still significant snow pack and a lot of overgrowth.
I must have passed over 100 South Bound PCT hikers who kept asking me if I was just doing a section or flip flopping the trail. They were all clean and happy, completely ignorant to the shenanigans that lay ahead of them. So many fires and more snow than I think they realize.
The 195 mile stretch took me 5 days and 45 minutes. Picked up my bounce box in Mazama, bought a pair of shoes, ate the hell out of the general store and Met “Raven Song”, the first women to solo hike the PCT in 1976! An old frame pack, wooden mountaineering axe, 5 pound sleeping bag and heavy leather boots. No trail Angel’s then or water caches. Hikers doing the trail today have no excuse not to finish. This women is an inspiration, and a real sweet heart!
Anyway, Nothing, AZ to PCT/PNT Junction- 2,682 miles- 85 days.
