The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is a 2650 mile long-distance hiking trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges, which lie 100 to 150 miles east of the U.S. Pacific coast. The trail's southern terminus is on the U.S. border with Mexico, just south of Campo, California, and its northern terminus on the Canada–US border on the edge of Manning Park in British Columbia; its corridor through the U.S. is in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington.
Over a seven month period I hiked from the trail twice, from the border of Mexico to Canada and back, for a total of 5300 miles. Check out my daily write-ups below...
Southern California Nobo
- Day 1 - The Beginning
- Day 2 - Mount Laguna
- Day 3 - Wet
- Day 4 - Marathon Day
- Day 5 - Eagle Rock
- Day 6 - Mike's Place
- Day 7 - Muir Camp
- Day 8 - Paradise Valley Cafe
- Day 9 - The Reroute
- Day 10 - Idyllwild
- Day 11 - Fuller Ridge
- Day 12 - Easter at Hillbilly's
- Day 13 - Snacks
- Day 14 - San Bernardino National Forest
- Day 15 - Big Bear Nero
- Day 16 - Big Bear Zero
- Day 17 - Lost Then Found
- Day 18 - Clothing Optional
- Day 19 - When Three Became Four
- Day 20 - Cajon Pass
- Day 21 - Wrightwood Nero
- Day 22 - Wrightwood Zero
- Day 23 - Baden Powell
- Day 24 - Casual Fridays
- Day 25 - The Luck Continues
- Day 26 - Acton KOA
- Day 27 - Hiker Heaven
- Day 28 - Casa de Luna
- Day 29 - And Three Became Six
- Day 30 - LA Aqua Duct by Night
- Day 31 - Windmills and Wildflowers
- Day 32 - Tehachapi Nero
- Day 33 - Tehachapi Zero
- Day 34 - Hiking Thirsty
- Day 35 - Mystery Tequila
- Day 36 - No Bad Days!
- Day 37 - Lake Isabella
- Day 38 - Walker Pass
- Day 39 - South Fork Kern River
The Sierra Nobo
- Day 40 - Kennedy Meadows
- Day 41 - S'mores
- Day 42 - Snow Day
- Day 43 - Chicken Spring Lake
- Day 44 - Creekside Real Estate
- Day 45 - Mount Whitney
- Day 46 - Forester Pass
- Day 47 - Kearsarge Pass
- Day 48 - Bishop Zero #1
- Day 49 - Bishop Zero #2
- Day 50 - Camping on Kearsarge
- Day 51 - Glen Pass
- Day 52 - Rivers and Lakes
- Day 53 - Pinchot and Mather Pass
- Day 54 - Muir Pass
- Day 55 - Muir Valley
- Day 56 - Mammoth Madness
- Day 57 - Mammoth Zero #1
- Day 58 - Mammoth Zero #2
- Day 59 - Mammoth Zero #3
- Day 60 - Mammoth Zero #4
- Day 61 - Devils Postpile
- Day 62 - Donohue Pass
- Day 63 - Yosemite Valley
- Day 64 - Benson and Seavey Pass
- Day 65 - 1000 Miles
- Day 66 - Sonora Pass
- Day 67 - Bridgeport
- Day 68 - Just My Luck
- Day 69 - Ebbetts Pass
- Day 70 - Carson Pass
- Day 71 - Echo Lake
- Day 72 - Lake Tahoe
Northern California Nobo
- Day 73 - Desolation Wilderness
- Day 74 - Granite Chief Wilderness
- Day 75 - Donner Pass
- Day 76 - Sierra City
- Day 77 - Sierra Buttes
- Day 78 - Middle Fork Kern River
- Day 79 - Belden
- Day 80 - Lassen National Forest
- Day 81 - Halfway Home
- Day 82 - Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Day 83 - Old Station
- Day 84 - Hat Creek Rim
- Day 85 - Burney Falls
- Day 86 - Fathers Day
- Day 87 - Centipede Gulch
- Day 88 - Castle Crags
- Day 89 - Deadfall Lake
- Day 90 - Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Day 91 - Etna
- Day 92 - Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Day 93 - Marble Valley
- Day 94 - Seiad Valley
Oregon Nobo
- Day 96 - Ashland
- Day 97 - Soda Mountain Wilderness
- Day 98 - Rogue River National Forest
- Day 99 - Devils Peak
- Day 100 - Crater Lake
- Day 101 - Mount Thielsen
- Day 102 - Shelter Cove
- Day 103 - Charlton Lake
- Day 104 - Three Sisters Wilderness
- Day 105 - Obsidian Falls
- Day 106 - Mount Jefferson Wilderness
- Day 107 - Ollalie Lake
- Day 108 - Mount Hood National Forest
- Day 109 - 24 Hour Challenge
- Day 110 - Cascade Locks
Washington Nobo
- Day 111 - Bridge of the Gods
- Day 112 - Panther Creek
- Day 113 - Indian Heaven Wilderness
- Day 114 - Mount Adams Wilderness
- Day 115 - Goat Rocks Wilderness
- Day 116 - White Pass
- Day 117 - William O. Douglas Wilderness
- Day 118 - Norse Peak Wilderness
- Day 119 - Snoqualmie
- Day 120 - Gravel Lake
- Day 121 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness
- Day 122 - Stevens Pass
- Day 123 - Henry O. Jackson Wilderness
- Day 124 - Glacier Peak Wilderness
- Day 125 - Fire Pass
- Day 126 - Stehekin
- Day 127 - Bridge Creek
- Day 128 - Harts Pass
- Day 129 - Northern Terminus
- Day 130 - Bye Spikes!
Washington Sobo
- Day 131 - South Bound
- Day 132 - Rainy Pass
- Day 133 - Ravensong's Roost
- Day 134 - Detour
- Day 135 - Holden Village
- Day 136 - Mica Lake
- Day 137 - Red Pass
- Day 138 - The Dinsmores
- Day 139 - Cathedral Rock
- Day 140 - Reunion
- Day 141 - Mirror Lake
- Day 142 - Sheep Lake
- Day 143 - Goat Rocks Detour
- Day 144 - Lava Springs
- Day 145 - Trout Lake Abbey
- Day 146 - Wind River
- Day 147 - PCT Days
Oregon Sobo
- Day 148 - Teakettle Spring
- Day 149 - Timberline Lodge
- Day 150 - Timothy Lake
- Day 151 - Olallie Lake
- Day 152 - Big Lake
- Day 153 - Dumbbell Lake
- Day 154 - Shelter Cove
- Day 155 - Windigo Pass
- Day 156 - Mazama Village
- Day 157 - Sky Lakes Wilderness
- Day 158 - South Brown Mountain Shelter
- Day 159 - Bend
Northern California Sobo
- Day 160 - California
- Day 161 - Seiad Valley
- Day 162 - Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Day 163 - Russian Wilderness
- Day 164 - Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Day 165 - Mount Shasta
- Day 166 - Ash Camp
- Day 167 - Rock Creek
- Day 168 - Cache 22
- Day 169 - JJ's Cafe
- Day 170 - Drakesbad Guest House
- Day 171 - 4000 Miles
- Day 172 - Caribou Crossing
- Day 173 - Feather River Canyon
- Day 174 - Herrington's
- Day 175 - Mule Ear Creek
- Day 176 - Tinkers Knob
- Day 177 - Echo Lake
The Sierra Sobo
- Day 178 - Carson Pass
- Day 179 - Kennedy Meadows North
- Day 180 - Dorothy Pass
- Day 181 - Tuolumne Meadows
- Day 182 - Donohue Pass
- Day 183 - Silver Pass
- Day 184 - Seldon and Muir Pass
- Day 185 - Mather and Pinchot Pass
- Day 186 - Glen and Forester Pass
- Day 187 - Cottonwood Pass
- Day 188 - Kennedy Meadows
Southern California Sobo
- Day 189 - Chimney Creek
- Day 190 - Walker Pass
- Day 191 - Robin Bird Spring
- Day 192 - Tehachapi
- Day 193 - Tehachapi Mountain Magic
- Day 194 - Hiker Town
- Day 195 - Green Valley
- Day 196 - Hiker Heaven
- Day 197 - Mill Creek Summit
- Day 198 - Little Jimmy
- Day 199 - Wrightwood
- Day 200 - Cajon Pass
- Day 201 - Deep Creek
- Day 202 - 5000 Miles
- Day 203 - Mission Creek
- Day 204 - Fuller Ridge
- Day 205 - San Jacinto
- Day 206 - Warner Springs
- Day 207 - Scissors Crossing
- Day 208 - Mount Laguna
- Day 209 - The End