Last year I had the great pleasure of walking 810 miles along the PCT, over the course of seven weeks, before my journey was cut short by a freak injury. This year's hike was considerably shorter, both in terms of distance walked and time on the trail, and I feel I should provide an explanation of why I left the trail early.
Read MoreAfter a very taxing day yesterday it was almost 6 am when I awoke this morning. I didn’t sleep well last night probably because I was overtired from the previous day's exertions. One thing I was very clear about was the decision I made last night to end my trip here. I was holding Jim back from making the miles he needed in order to honour a deadline he had set to meet a friend at Ashland. I think Jim appreciated my candor and honesty, and we parted on good terms and wished each other well.
Read MoreOn the trail by 7-10 am and the weather, like every day since this trip started, was beautiful blue skies and bright sunshine. We had a short climb of around 3-400 feet to start our day before we started to bob along a ridge which provided glorious views down to several lakes many hundreds of feet below us. We were only 16.5 miles from Belden, but it’s almost impossible to keep a good pace going due to the footing.
Read MoreJim wanted to be on the trail by 6-00 am today, but when I woke at 5-45, Jim was not up. Therefore it was going to be a much later start than Jim intended. We finally got away by 7-00 am and enjoyed a very pleasant downhill walk for 1 1/2 miles before filling up with water. Every fill of 2 liters adds about 4 of weight to the backpack!
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