Category: PCT
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Day 13 & 14 – Idyllwild, the town with a dog for their mayor
Saturday 11 May 2019 Day: 13 Location: Mile 175.4 to Idyllwild (Mile 179.4) Distance travelled: 4 miles / 6 km After worrying about forecast thunderstorms as I drifted off to sleep last night I woke up this morning to nothing more than a drizzle of rain. I was grateful that the storm hadn’t hit while…
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Day 11 & 12 – Into the mountains
Thursday 9 May 2019 Day: 11 Location: Mile 142.9 to Live Oak Spring (Mile 158.4) Distance travelled: 15.5 miles / 25 km As I was getting ready for bed last night I could hear coyotes howling not too far off. It was a little unsettling for my first night camping alone but as it turned…
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Day 9 & 10 – A walk in the clouds
Tuesday 7 May 2019 Day: 9 Location: Warner Springs (Mile 109.5) to Mile 122.7 Distance travelled: 13.2 miles / 21 km I’d initially had intentions of getting up and away early today so I could walk enough miles to camp near a water source but after the TP ran out in the bathrooms last night…
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Day 7 & 8 – Cactus gardens and a community centre
Sunday 5 May 2019 Day: 7 Location: Scissors Crossing (Mile 77) to Campsite at Mile 95.2 Distance travelled: 18.2 miles / 29 km It was a restless nights sleep in our little hobo village under the bridge. The number of people sleeping there had grown overnight, a car dropping more hikers off pulled up after…
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Day 5 & 6 – A super bloom and famous apple pie!
Friday 3 May 2019 Day: 5 Location: Sunrise Trailhead (Mile 59.7) to Scissors Crossing (Mile 77) + hitch into Julian Distance travelled: 17.3 miles / 28km It was cold again last night, towards the early hours of the morning I woke up because of the cold. At 6am I finally decided I should bite the…
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Day 3 & 4 – Trail family and desert views
Wednesday 1 May 2019 Day: 3 Location: Kitchen Creek Falls (Mile 28.6) to Mt Laguna (Mile 41.5) Distance travelled: 12.9 miles / 21km I was low on water this morning and begrudgingly needed to climb down to Kitchen Creek Falls to fill up before I set off today. It was a steep climb down but…
Adam, Leigh and the Trees 
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