Total Miles 266.3
Back on the PCT!
After the grueling I-10 stretch and big water carries along powerline dirt roads and desert, reaching the single track trail of the PCT has been such a welcome change! So many more hikers from last year and a ton of internationals (a lot of Germans.)
Last year the hiker bubble was somewhere around Tehachapi. However, this year it seems to be never ending from Cajon Pass to Hikertown and north. It’s been a real enjoyable experience to meet so many people from different walks of life doing this incredible trek, most notably “Cheese” from Maine and “Catmandu” from the Cascades.
I would really like to keep my pace up until Kennedy Meadows, sometimes it’s hard though, I do miss the camaraderie the trail provides. The forced pace of the Loop doesn’t allow for that, so until I decide to do a less demanding trail, it looks like I’ll be on my own for quite sometime. I guess to sum up this post, this is what I signed up for and I’m going to send it as hard as I can for as long as I can!
I’m pushing a good pace and everything feels good considering 40 mile days without stretching😬.
I’ll be in Kennedy Meadows a week from today. I’m pushing hard through this easy section because I’m really not sure what to expect for snow. Bringing my Ice Axe this time.
Sorry for the lack of pics, I don’t stop much on big mile days but I’ll try and do better for next week.✌🥾🥾
Enjoy those easy miles while you can..