Collection of all blogposts about the Pacific Crest Trail

PCT WA Day 4 – A taste of Washington

,
Panther Creek (2182.6) to Blue Lake (2205.8) 23.2 miles It was 6 am when I opened my eyes and I realized I had to get moving. I closed my eyes again for a couple of minutes. Maybe if I had known what kind of day was waiting for me I just would…

PCT WA Day 3 – Meeting people

,
Rock Creek (2166.7) to Panther Creek (2182.6) 15.9 miles Something was shaking my tent! Or better: something was trying to get into my tent! Half asleep I turned around and thanked Therm-a-rest for the noisy mattress. The sound was enough…

PCT WA Day 2 – Up and down

,
Stream Camp (2153.5) to Rock Creek (2166.7) 13.2 miles When I woke up I tried to be quiet and stay inside my tent a little longer. I didn't want to wake Robert up. And so it was already 8 am when I hit the trail. Way too late for the more…

PCT WA Day 1 – Another world

,
Cascade Locks (2147.6) to Stream Camp (2153.5) 5.9 miles Did you know that there's a city called Vancouver in Washington? Well, I didn't until I made plans to stay for a couple of nights with my friend Viewfinder. I had met her on the trail…

Volunteering at Hiker Heaven

,
Agua Dulce Countless miles between the garage and the guesthouse to deliver clean laundry to the hikers ;) After a couple of nights as Donna's special guest in the trailer aka guesthouse and a real zero I decided to stay a few more days…

PCT day 28 – Vazquez Rocks

,
Acton KOA (444.4) to Hiker Heaven (454.5) 10.1 miles I woke up after a wonderful night with earplugs in my ears. I didn't hear the noise of the busy campground and I didn't hear the rain. My tent was all wet again as I made my way to the bathroom…

PCT day 27 – Descending into the desert

,
North Fork Ranger Station (436.1) to Acton KOA (444.4) 8.3 miles Once again I woke up to some noisy other hikers. There were about seven tents around. I felt sorry for not being able to sleep in as it was quite a nice campsite. Lying in my…

PCT day 26 – Unexpected

,
Mill Creek Camp (418.4) to North Fork Ranger Station (436.1) 17.7 miles I woke up in my tent after a freezing cold night. Unfortunately the morning was still freezing cold and wet. Slowly I packed up my stuff. The couple who had camped next…

PCT day 25 – RAIN

,
Buckhorn Campground (394.0) to Mill Creek Camp (418.4) 24.4 miles It started raining early in the morning. I was wondering if I could just stay in my tent all day. Maybe a good idea, who knows?! From the weather forecast I knew it was supposed…

PCT day 24 – Climbing Baden-Powell

,
Mountainside Camp (375.8) to Buckhorn Campground (394.0) 18.2 miles The last night had been as expected. Gusts of wind were shaking my tent all night while I stayed in one single position afraid of sliding down the mountain. I probably could…

PCT day 23 – First half of the Climb

,
Hwy 2 (369.3) to Mountainside Camp (375.8) 6.5 miles Today I hiked a lot further than I wanted to. My initial plan was to leave Wrightwood after lunch and just hike a couple of miles to an off-trail campground. I got a hitch immediately as…

PCT day 22 – Zero in Wrightwood

,
0 miles I had decided to stay in town for a couple of nights and give my body some time to rest and repair some muscle damage from the hike. Wrightwood is a nice and small mountain town where I could reach everything by foot. Of course I had…