Collection of all blogposts about the Pacific Crest Trail

PCT WA Day 10 – White Pass

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Mountain Camp (2280.5) to White Pass / Hwy 12 (2295.9) Today was most likely my latest hiking start ever. It was past 9:30 when I hit the trail and started hiking. Having had a big day yesterday I slept in and got up when everyone else at…

PCT WA Day 9 – Knife’s Edge

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Walupt Lake Trail Camp (2265.6) to Mountain Camp (2280.5) 14.9 miles I slept in and started my morning chores when I heard some noise from the neighbor tent. It was cinnamon oatmeal and breakfast essentials chocolate flavor for breakfast.…

PCT WA Day 8 – Into Goat Rocks

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Killen Creek Camp (2245.5) to Walupt Lake Trail Camp (2265.6) 20.1 miles I had planned to do another 15 mile day but by accident it turned out to be a 20! I slept in and stayed in my tent until I had to go for a morning pee. Most tents…

PCT WA Day 7 – Mt. Adams Wilderness

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Forest Road 23 (2229.9) to Killen Creek Camp (2245.4) 15.5 miles I took the shuttle at 8 am and left my loved little mountain town Trout Lake. Bryan and his little dog Poppie gave us a ride up the mountain. Everything was well organized…

PCT WA Day 5 & 6 – Into Trout Lake

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Trout Creek Camp (2224.9) to Forest Service Road 23 (2229.9) 5 miles & zero Today was town day. Only 5 miles were between myself and a well earned lunch in Trout Lake. From the comments on Guthook (now FarOut) - the app we use for…

PCT WA Day 3 – Familiar Grounds

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Trout Creek Camp (2177.6) to Parking Lot Camp (2198.9) 21.3 miles The night at Trout Creek was quiet after I put my ear plugs in. A light drizzle woke me up in the morning. After weeks without rain at home as well as in the desert the…

PCT WA Day 2 – Becoming a hiker again

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Cedar Mountain Camp (2156.2) to Trout Creek Camp (2177.6) 21.4 miles My first night on trail was eerily quiet. The trees were standing around my tent. Black in front of a grayish sky. I couldn’t sleep. For me it’s normal that I would…

PCT WA Day 1 – Bridge of the Gods – take 3

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Bridge of the Gods (2.148,2) to cedar Mountain campsite (2.156,2) 8 miles Crossing the Bridge of the Gods Far away places we visit three times in our lives must be something special. Memories were shooting all through my head when…
Group photo of six people in coloful clothes at Hiker Heaven

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Trout Lake

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The small community of Trout Lake is the first resupply point in Washington of you go north. Consisting of roughly ten buildings the center is very small. Town life mainly concentrates in the small but well-stocked grocery store. Bev from…

PCT WA Day 6 – Townday

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Trout Creek (2224.3) to Forest Road 23 (2229.4) 5.1 miles Boom! Another big drop was hitting my tentfly. It was raining every now and then during the night and whenever it wasn't the tree above me was dripping as hell. The night wasn't quiet…

PCT WA Day 5 – What to do?

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Blue Lake (2205.8) to Trout Creek (2224.3) 18.5 miles The campsite I had chosen once again had a bit of an angle. I had realized that too late when everything was already set up. Anyway, the night at Blue Lake was not too bad and no wonder…