July 29, 2022 Campsite at mile 1625.5 to Grider Creek Campground at mile 1649.5 24 miles Tribute doesn’t set an alarm, but that doesn’t stop him from being the first one awake and rustling around this morning. To be fair, I’m awake before him because everyone else at this campsite seems to be keen to …
Continue reading PCT Day 102: Blowdown City and the Swimming Hole
July 28, 2022 Campsite at mile 1602.9 to campsite at mile 1625.5 22.6 miles The sunrise is so orange it looks fake. It drips over the world and wakes me, though I am still very groggy. Will I ever get a good night’s sleep again? I need one. I stay horizontal for as long as …
July 27, 2022 Etna via Etna Summit Trailhead at mile 1599.7 to campsite at mile 1602.9 3.2 miles We wake up slowly. I love the feeling of not having to rush around to get to something or be on trail at a certain time. I do a few assorted tasks like throwing away my trash …
July 26, 2022 Campsite at mile 1586.1 to Etna via Etna Summit Trailhead at mile 1599.7 13.6 miles We’re up and moving by 6. It’s not as early as some of the other people at this campsite, but it’s about all we can manage today. But it’s a town day, and there is a restaurant …
July 25, 2022 Scott Mountain Campground at mile 1560.3 to campsite at mile 1586.1 25.8 miles My alarm goes off at the disturbing time of 4:35, and I immediately set about the very important work of ignoring it. I hear Jumbo and Tribute rustling around for at least 15 minutes, but it’s as if my …
July 24, 2022 Deadfall Lakes at mile 1536.8 to Scott Mountain Campground at mile 1560.3 23.5 miles I wake up when the soft pink light starts growing brighter. It’s 5:30, kind of late for us to wake up, but no one is moving. I turn to my side and look down at the lake. Oh, …
July 23, 2022 Campsite at Disappearing Creek, mile ~1511.2 to Deadfall Lakes at mile 1536.8 25.6 miles I am conscious far earlier than I would like to be, but I suppose this is not an unusual sensation. I pull myself up and eat breakfast, then start packing up. I don’t put my contacts in because …
July 22, 2022 Mt. Shasta to campsite at Disappearing Creek, mile ~1511.2 10 miles One of the beautiful things about staying in a hotel is that the curtains block out the light in the morning. We sleep in past seven, and it feels amazing. Once we are up and moving, we finish packing up, make …
Continue reading PCT Day 95: Throat Heartburn and the Longest 10
July 21, 2022 Campsite at mile 1487.5 to Mt. Shasta via I-5 ramp at mile 1501.2 13.7 miles I didn’t sleep well again last night. I love being alone in the evening and morning every now and then, but I definitely don’t sleep well when I know I’m on my own. I don’t know exactly …
July 20, 2022 Campsite along dirt road at mile 1460.5 to campsite at mile 1487.5 27 miles I didn’t sleep well last night. I woke up with a start at one in the morning hearing the crash of deer hooves in the trees to the left and mountain lions wheezing somewhere to my right. Oh, …
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 