Day 16: Back into the Desert
Day 16: Mile 292.4 to mile 318 (25.8 miles, 41.5km) From leaving camp the trail continued to follow the river
Day 15: Cruising Miles, Wearing Smiles
Day 15: Mile 266.1 to mile 292.4 (26.2 mile, 42km, 12 hours) It was going to be tricky getting back
Day 14: 10% there
Day 14: mile 256.2 to mile 266.1 (10 miles, 16 km, 4 hours) With no head torch my planned 4:30am
Day 13: An Easier Day
Day 13: mile 239.9 to mile 256.2 (16.3 mile, 26km, 6 hours) A nice leisurely day today given yesterday’s epic
Day 12: Climbing, climbing, climbing
Day 12: Amile 214.1 to mile 239.9, (25.8 miles,41.5km, 13 hours) Not much to report today. Lots and lots of
Day 11: 200 miles
Day 11: mile 190.5 to mile 214.1 (23.6 miles, 38km) Today started with a 5am rise, my first cooked breakfast
Day 10: San Jacinto
Day 10: Idyllwild to mile 190.5 PCT Trail miles: 178 to 190.5 (12.5 mile) Side trail miles: Tarquitz Peak 4.4
Day 9: Idyllwild Zero Day
If you haven’t caught up with the thru-hiker lingo yet a zero day is basically a ‘rest’ day with zero
Day 8: Burgers in Paradise
Day 8: mile 131.5 to mile 151.8 (20.3 mile,32 km) I had one thing on my mind today – get
Day 7: A New Strategy
Day 7: Warner Springs 109.5 to mile 131.4 (22 miles, 35km) I can’t do the midday heat anymore. It is
