September 1, 2022 Campsite at mile 2338 to campsite at mile 2362.3 24.4 miles For once, I actually feel rested when I wake up. This might have something to do with the fact that when I woke up having to pee last night, I actually got up right away instead of lying there deliberating …
August 31, 2022 Mile 2317.4 to campsite at mile 2338 20.6 miles It’s already uncomfortably warm at 6:30. Uh oh. I think I had one day of cheese and now it’s done. I can already tell I’m going to struggle today. But the sky is blue and pink and I’m still out here in this …
Continue reading PCT Day 135: Books, Bounce Birds, and Blistering Heat
August 30, 2022 White Pass to mile 2317.4 21.6 miles Our camp location isn’t conducive to a good night’s sleep. I keep tossing and turning, trying to get comfortable, trying to avoid facing the bright lights on the building next door. Jumbo and I wake up at the same time and walk in opposite directions …
August 29, 2022 Campsite at mile 2277.3 to White Pass I wake up to Jumbo’s hand on my arm. Confused, I look at him as he comes into focus, and by way of explanation he tilts his head towards Mt. Adams, which is slowly lighting up with the sunrise. I sit up and take it …
August 28, 2022 Campsite at mile 2256.7 to campsite at mile 2277.3 with an amazing view of Mt. Adams 20.6 miles The morning is cool and misty, the kind of mist you imagine when you picture the forest in Washington. Are there vampires running loose in these woods? I don’t know, but there are mushrooms. …
August 27, 2022 Campsite at mile 2235.6 to campsite at mile 2256.7 21.1 miles We’d decided last night that today was going to be a sleeping in day. I’m glad to see that everyone is still adhering to this when I eventually become conscious. Jumbo isn’t rustling around yet, Tribute’s tarp is still up, Feather …
August 26, 2022 Campsite at mile 2214.5 to campsite at mile 2235.6, with trip into Trout Lake 21.1 miles The morning is blessedly cool. It’s going to get hot soon, you can just tell from the humidity, but right now, it’s pleasant. The three of us walk together for the first five miles just like …
August 24, 2022 Rock Creek campsite at mile 2167.2 to campsite at mile 2191.4 24 miles I have weird dreams about a new job and a computer virus. I procrastinate getting up to pee. I’m exhausted when the world starts to grow lighter. But it’s time to hike! I pack everything up and then meet …
August 18, 2022 Campsite at Lolo Pass, mile 2115.2 to Eagle Creek alternate to campsite 7.5 miles from junction 13.4 PCT miles 7.5 non-PCT miles In the middle of the night, Jumbo gently shakes me awake. “It’s raining a little,” he says. “I’m going to get in my tent just in case.” I sleepily hammer …
August 17, 2022 Timberline to campsite at Lolo Pass, mile 2115.2 Technically, 17.3 PCT miles, but with my detour, who knows I think I do a pretty good job of being honest about the thru-hike experience, its highs and lows and positives and negatives. But in case I haven’t made it clear enough, sometimes this …
Continue reading PCT Day 121: Timberline Breakfast and the Accidental Detour
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 