PCT Day 174

Bushcamp to Sierra City

39.4 miles

Sobo mile 1457.2

Total mileage 4109.8

I’d set my alarm for 5am, but when I woke at 4am feeling incredible I decided to get moving. A couple hours later I caught an excellent sunrise as I passed along a ridge line.

I felt strong for the first time in weeks as I cruised up and down the rolling trail. I had 40 miles to go until I reached Sierra City, so I planned on being there in time for dinner.

It felt good to be back in the Sierra. The views will just keep getting better from here.

I made awesome time as I went, which felt great since I hadn’t made good time in weeks.

I passed a handful of incredible lakes as I made my way up the final climb of the day. From the top, I had 8 miles of descent to reach Sierra City.

By 6pm I’d reached the road leading into Sierra City. Just after starting the 1.5 mile walk into town a car stopped and picked me up. They were heading to Herrington’s Restaurant, which was were I wanted to go.

Once seated, I decided to treat myself to a ribeye and a Diet Coke. While waiting for my entree they brought out an awesome garden salad and a freshly baked loaf of bread.

Next came the main course…

For dessert, I ordered a slice of peach cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Bill paid, I headed to the church in town where hikers can pitch their tents. After pitching my tent, I hopped in to watch some Netflix before bed.

Cheers!

9 thoughts on “PCT Day 174”

  1. Years ago I took a trip into the high country of the Sierra Nevada’s. We drank a little water from a spring that popped up out of the ground near camp. It was a very stressful time in my life and for the next year I attributed pretty severe stomach issues to anxiety. I developed an unrelated infection which required antibiotics. Voila, stomach issues gone. I had no idea I had guardia. I hope you continue to feel better and the antibiotics are the answer.

  2. Caught up with you. Just finished cruising Artic Circle from Norway to Quebec. I will tell you all about the Vikings and glaciers when next we meet.
    Might even throw in fijord knowledge as well. Lv u G. 🤗

  3. You’re much closer to Tahoe than I expected. I can’t wait to see more of your Sierra photos. Keep on trucking, and I’m glad you’re feeling better!

  4. Great to hear you are feeling better Austin. The power of drugs. I notice your daily mileage is on the up too.
    I may be going to the Sierras myself this weekend (last days of summer), camping and hiking in Yosemite, hopefully.
    I hear it’s really organized now, shuttle buses to hiking trails – what a concept(sic)!!!!

    Have fun on the trails – great photos as usual.

    John

  5. Cool little Rosy Boa you encountered there on the trail, those guys are super shy so that is a totally awesome encounter.

    Good to hear about the giardia meds, you will feel so much better and be totally crushing it with a happy gut.

    Also, I got to meet Spikes at our annual recruitment meeting for our local SAR team, so that was cool.

    • Is that what that was?!?! I’d never seen a snake Lake that before…pretty rad!

      Paige mentioned she’d met you! She’s beyond pumped to be a part of your organization! I plan on joining once I finish the trail, so we’ll meet before long! Cheers!

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