Total Miles: 250.1
Starting off the week I had only 4 hours of sleep and needed to pull a 40 mile day through 90 percent snow pack up and over Squaw Valley and Donner ski areas. I did this to meet my cousin at Donner Pass and stay at his place for the night. Showered up and resupplied, I was back on the trail the next morning.
The snow continued. I’m at the front of the PCT hikers now so making my own path through the snow trying to stay close to the trail has been hard. The snow finally ended and the trail continued into what little forest was left over from the Dixie fire from last year. Downed trees, everything burnt and covered with soot. It looked like the apocalypse.
I knew this section of trail was fairly flat and the scene was so depressing I decided at 1 pm to pull a 50 mile day and get as close to Old Station and my next resupply. It was a long day, 5:45am-12:35am. 50.5 mile day. My longest so far.
Also, a bird purposely flew into my head. ✌🥾🥾
