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Group photo of six people in coloful clothes at Hiker Heaven

Donna Saufley needs our help

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Volunteering at Hiker Heaven

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

PCT day 21 – Into Wrightwood

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Guffy Campground (364.3) to Hwy 2 (369.3) 5 miles Last night was my first solo camp on trail! Unbelievable that no one joined me on the big campground. Well, nearly noone! It was probably 2 am when I heard some noises outside my tent. As I…

PCT day 20 – San Andreas

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Swarthout Canyon (347.2) to Guffy Campground (364.3) 17.1 miles The night has been rainy but very quiet in regards to wind. I was still lying in my tent listening to the raindrops when it was already daylight. From the canyon road it would…

PCT day 19 – Beyond Cajon Pass

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Gleghorn Picnic Area (328.1) to Swarthout Canyon (347.2) 19.1 miles I woke up way too early to wait for our trail angel Fishtank to come back with breakfast. It turned out that I had chosen a very good campsite under the trees and that my…