10th April 2018 This day we were treated to some rather special views! Mount Laguna is up at 6000 feet, and just as we were hiked a few miles we were treated to this view:… It was so break taking, and I felt like a bird most of this day. We ended up having lunch …
Day 3 – Mile 30-43 (Mount Laguna)
9th April 2018 We hiked up to Mount Laguna from our camping spot at mile 30. It was a very windy day, and the climb was quite steep. The views got better the higher up we went. We carried enough water to get us into Mount Laguna. We arrived at about 2pm. We grabbed a …
Day 2 – Mile 15-30
8th April 2018 We started out of Hauser creek and walked up the hill into Lake Morena, at mile 20. We didn’t stop at the store as we had everything we needed. Those that made it to the store said they were very hiker friendly and did a good deal on food. We carried on …
Start of our Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hike 2018
7th April 2018 We started at the Mexican border near Campo California. We hiked 15 miles to Hauser Creek, before the ascent into Lake Morena. The day was really hot, and we had a bit of a climb ahead of us! We got our St Barnabas T-shirts out to have a photo by the monument …
Hiking in Memory of My Father
We are hiking the pacific crest trail in memory of my father Ian Aitken, who last his life to Cancer. The cancer orginated in the in his pancreas (the primary) and spread to his liver, to his lungs and was only found when he had a brain tumor, which affected his coordination and speech and understanding. …
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2018
This year my husband and I are embarking on quite an adventure. This year we are going to hike the pacific crest trail which takes us from Mexico to Canada which is 2660 miles in total. We start on April 7th, and aim to finish sometime in the last two weeks in September. Memories We are …