Pacific Crest Trail 2021

Day 120: We Did It! Hello Canada!

September 7th, 2021 Miles Marker: 2653.6 Miles Hiked Today: 28 I woke up last night at 2:30 am wide awake, hoping it was closer to 5 am. I felt ready. Ready for today to happen. Today we would reach the Canadian border. We had 11 miles to go and I was ecstatic. 11 more miles…

Day 119: One More Day!

September 6th, 2021 Mile Marker: 2642.2 Miles Hiked Today: 25 We slept in till 6 am and had a colorful sunrise shining through the trees. It was going to be another wonderful day. There wasn’t any need to rush. We knew we were going to make our deadline, we knew we only needed to do…

Day 118: 2600 Miles!

September 5th, 2021 Mile Marker: 2617.3 Miles Hiked Today: 26 We slept in this morning like we didn’t have 25 miles to hike. For some reason 25 miles seems like a lot less than 27 miles. We all just felt relaxed. We took the morning slow and enjoyed watching the clouds disappear and show the…

Day 117: The Final Stretch.

September 4th, 2021 Mile Marker: 2592.4 Miles Hiked Today: 20 We woke up this morning planning to catch the 8 am shuttle ride back to the PCT trailhead. We had minimal time to finish getting everything together, make a small breakfast, and board the bus. The bus ride back out to the trail was drastically…

Day 116: Stehekin!

September 3rd, 2021 Mile Marker: 2572.9 Miles Hiked Today: 22 We woke up early this morning with a goal of hiking 22 miles by 4 pm. If we could make this, then we would be able to get on a shuttle to the town of Stehekin. Hitching is impossible on this gravel road and the…

Day 115: Mica Lake And Blown Down Trees.

September 2nd, 2021 Mile Marker: 2550.1 Miles Hiked Today: 31 We woke up slightly warmer than the previous night but found our belongings damp with the morning dew. We sat eating breakfast and watched the sky change colors with the sunrise. I was happy to see that most of the sky was clearing out. It…

Day 114: Pure Beauty!

September 1st, 2021 Mile Marker: 2518.8 Miles Hiked Today: 29 Today, was one of my favorite days on trail. I woke up around 6 am and peered outside my tent and was ecstatic. Clear blue skies were back. Score! I made it through the night without freezing! This morning though I had to keep all…

Day 113: Rain And Some More Rain.

August 31st, 2021 Mile Marker: 2490.1 Miles Hiked Today: 25 Man oh man was today tough mentally. We woke up around 6:30 and left the hotel by 7:30. We weren’t sure how trying to hitch was going to go but ended up only having to wait 10 minutes or so. We were picked up by…

Day 111/112: Stevens Pass/Leavenworth, Washington.

August 29th-30th, 2021 Mile Marker: 2465.2 Miles Hiked Today: 26 This morning was amazing! It’s my favorite to watch the beginning twinkles of light coming up behind the mountains. As Planner and Conrad slept, Journey and I took our sleeping bags out into the open and made our breakfast as we watched the sun come…

Day 110: Smiling Through Washington.

August 28th, 2021 Mile Marker: 2438.7 Miles Hiked Today: 24 I woke up this morning, peaked outside my tent, and was filled with giddiness. It was a clear blue sky. Yay!! I sat in my tent staying warm in my sleeping bag and enjoyed my delicious oatmeal and coffee mix. When I was packing up…

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