Pacific Crest Trail

Desolation in the desert

Day 9 Had pancakes for breakfast at “Mike’s” and set out hiking around seven. While there were frost crystals on the RV home in the early morning, the weather had turned around and there were no sky to be seen. I had my lunch in a shaded area near a creek, which was nice. I should like to add that for some reason lunch breaks have always been one of my favorite things to have…

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An RV home in the skies

Day 8 It was misty and cold this morning, and from the start the nature wasn’t vey interesting. At some point it changed to something more interesting with large round boulders in a misty landscape. Stayed at a place called “Mike’s”, which was weird an utterly different from the Warner Springs Resource Center. It was a lone off-grid parcel on a hilltop surrounded by state park. Two men constituting a rather odd couple managed the…

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Eagle Rock

Day 7 Went to sleep at around 8 pm and woke up at around seven, so I guess I was in need. The first part of the day was cold overcast and somewhat boring, but then I got to a meadow area which was interesting and somewhat oddly looking. It was desolate and I only passed two other hikers today. Today I also passed the 100 miles mark. Then I passed it again, again, and…

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Julian

Julian Day 5 Woke up early. Walked 6 easy miles down to an asphalt road, and to my surprise a friendly former thuhiker was waiting there to take people to Julian. Nice! The small town of Julian is famous in the PCT hiking community for the free pies at “Mom’s Pies”. When I got there was a long cue, but at the entrance there was an employee who asked if I was a PCT hiker…

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A longer haul

Day 3. Last night we I camped along with a bunch of other hikers at a campground. Unfortunately a couple of nearby regular campers were having loud discussions until very late at night, but I still woke up at 5:30 am and was out hiking half an hour later, without feeling too tired. Got much good walking done in the early hours and before I realized it I had made it to Mount Laguna, which…

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Rural Lake Morena and more desert hiking

Day two: didn’t find anything to put here as as a subtitle. I was a bit nervous about the first day of sleeping in the nature. Heard a lot of animals right outside my tent throughout the night, but luckily no one came for my food, luckily. Woke up early due to the very much still in effect jet lag, but on the plus side I got hiking in the nice morning weather. Soon i…

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At the border to Mexico

Day zero and one: a helping hand in San Diego The Pacific Crest Trail meanders it way from Mexico to Canada, more specifically from The small town of Campo to Manning Park. The friendly “Scout” and “Frodo” along with a small army of helpers pick hikers up, host them and take them to the otherwise somewhat hard To reach Campo. All of that completely free and without accepting donations. Their hospitality, friendliness, tips and the…

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I want to get to Canada before winter. From Mexico. By foot.

Day minus one: Before the beginning What this is all about, is probably pretty nicely explained by my conversation with the Friendly but understandably rather inquisitive Border Patrol officer, which went something along these lines: How long are you planning to stay in the US? Me: Approximately five months. What are you going to do? Me: hike on the Pacific Crest Trail. [I hand over the hiking permit] You’re going to hike for five months?…

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