Mile 542 - 16 Pacific Crest Trail Miles, 7 wandering milesButterfly's knee was still bothering her so while I continued to pack she started hiking. This morning we started seeing new thru-hikers on the trail. People were really spreading out and faster hikers were starting to catch up. The people you see on the Pacific Creat Trail are constantly changing. Some you will see once or for a few weeks ...
A Town for Hikers in the Desert
Mile 517 - 25 Pacific Crest Trail Miles, 1 wandering mile Hiker Town is an odd oasis in the desert among the PCT. Terrie Anderson was gracious enough to shuttle a full van of hikers to this town of sorts. Richard the owner is full of energy with lots of experience and stories to share. He has built a small town for hikers which includes a post office, jail, city hall, and more. Most of the prop ...
Sleeping Under the Manzanitas at Casa de Luna
Mile 471 - 7 Pacific Crest Trail miles, 4.5 wandering milesIt was a lazy morning and we did not start hiking until 9am! We had seven miles to Casa de Luna another couple who are known in the PCT hiking community as epic trail angels. As we were hiking down the highway towards the Anderson's a local pulled over and gave us directions... "You can't miss it... It's the house with couches in the ...
Falling Out of Heaven
Mile 454 - 17 Pacific Crest Trail miles, 1.5 wandering miles It was really hard to leave Hiker Heaven! They have a two night maximum stay and I can see why. It's an incredible vortex! We had high hopes to have breakfast at Mon Ami an incredible fresh bakery that is out of this world! A true gem in Aqua Dulce! Our souls were crushed when we saw the closed note on the door. Instead we had ...
Unbelievable Kindness From Strangers!
Start 444 - 10 Pacific Crest Trail Miles, 5.8 wandering miles We were hiking by 5am to beat the heat and to make it to Hiker Heaven in the early morning. Hiker Heaven is the home of the Saufleys in Aqua Dulce. This is our second over the top trail angel who allow up to 50 dirty smelly hikers into their home each evening during the Pacific Crest Trail hiking season.Walking in the early morning ...
Store, Showers, and a Pool… Real or Mirage?
Mile 427 - 17 Pacific Crest Trail miles, 1 wandering mileLuckily our campsite from last night was not all that comfortable or I may not have moved for hours. My body was definitely feeling the 27 miles from the day before.We had 17 miles to Action KOA. Apparently a store, showers, and a pool were waiting for us to arrive. We were dropping down to the heat of the desert and at times Action KOA ...
Ninja Gymnastic Backpacking Skills on the PCT
Mile 400 - 27 Pacific Crest Trail miles, 1 wandering mile Awake somewhat early we arrived to our water source and received our first warning... "It's yellow but tastes ok..."! After filtering it was still very yellow but it indeed tasted ok... Funky but ok. We had no choice as this was our only water source for the next 17 miles.At about six miles in we stopped under this enormous tree which ...