Category: PCT
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Day 61 & 62 – Mission impossible
Friday 28 June 2019 Day: 61 Location: Whitney Creek / Crabtree campground (mile 766.3) Distance travelled: 5.8 miles (+ 1.5 miles on Whitney Trail) We had another lazy morning today while I’m still acclimatising to the altitude, but it was undoubtedly a better night’s sleep for me compared to my first night on trail. The…
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Day 59 & 60 – A shock to the system
Wednesday 26 June 2019 Day: 59 Location: Chicken Spring Lake via Trail Pass (mile 750.8) Distance travelled: 5.5 miles (+1.5 miles off-trail to reach the PCT) For what would be our last day in town for over a week, we had a fairly relaxed morning, heading to the local McDonalds in Lone Pine for a…
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Day 57 & 58 – A false start to the Sierras
Monday 24 June 2019 Day: 57 Location: Lone Pine, California (Mile 745.3) Distance travelled: 0 miles After travelling for the best part of 20 hours yesterday from Sydney to Reno, Nevada, I was feeling ok jet lag-wise. I would only be staying one night in Reno, before catching a bus down to meet Leigh in…
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Day 55 & 56 – En route to Lone Pine
Saturday 22 June 2019 Day: 55 Location: Mile 740 Distance travelled: 17.6 miles / 28 km Today was a spectacular day on trail, from the moment I left camp to the moment I set up camp. The views were outstanding and the weather was perfect for hiking, sunny but with a cool breeze so it…
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Day 53 & 54 – Sierras, here we come!
Thursday 20 June 2019 Day: 53 Location: Mile 709.5 Distance travelled: 7.3 miles / 12 km I decided to have a sleep in this morning which meant that I would not be leaving early today. Instead I had a relaxing day which was almost another zero (a nero). With all my chores competed yesterday I…
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Day 51 & 52 – Kennedy Meadows, a milestone
Tuesday 18 June 2019 Day: 51 Location: Mile 702.2 Distance travelled: 19.1 miles / 31 km After waking up to a spider on my shoes yesterday, this morning I woke up to a spider web built on the top of my shoe. I wanted to make sure I got up and over the steep climb…
Adam, Leigh and the Trees 
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