13th April 2018 We started from camp at mile 93. The miles we put in today would be mostly downhill and into a new valley. The first milestone would be mile 100! The downhill was very gradual and so my knees we fine with the descent. The day itself was not that hot, and hiking …
Day 6 – Mile 77-93
12th April 2018 Day 6, we were awoken by border patrol at 5am wanting to check our passports. We packed up shortly afterwards and started the long hike up the other hill. Today had a wind warning of gusts up to 70mph! I did think we were crazy to hike up a hill with cliff …
Day 5 – Mile 59-77 (Scissors Crossing)
11th April 2018 Day 5, was a tricky day for me as most of the hiking was downhill. It was absolutely boiling too! We hiked about 9 miles that morning, before we stopped for a break, but it felt like we had done 16! We stopped for lunch, but there wasn’t much shade, so we …
Day 4 – Mile 43-59
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 …
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 …