Day 116 to 122 – Goodbye California, Hello Oregon!
Thursday 22 August 2019 Day: 116 Location: Mile 1603.4 Distance travelled: 3.7 miles / 6 km
Day 114 & 115 – Old friends, new friends and the hiker friendly town of Etna
Tuesday 20 August 2019Day: 114Location: Mile 1,578.2Distance travelled: 30.2 miles / 49 km We woke just before the sun this…
Day 112 & 113 – Mountains, crags and views for days
Sunday 18 August 2019 Day: 112 Location: Mile 1,518.9 Distance Travelled: 17.7 miles / 28km As has become standard practice,…
Day 104 to 111 – Picking Up The Pace
Saturday 10 August 2019Day: 104Location: Mile 1,340.7Distance travelled: 9.4 miles / 15 km After a much needed sleep in, we…
Day 98 to 103 – We Made It… To Halfway, Only 1,325 miles to go!
Sunday 4 August 2019Day: 98Location: Mile 1,198.7Distance travelled: 7.2 miles / 12 km We were up and away by shortly…
Day 94 to 97 – The Next Chapter
Wednesday 31 July 2019Day: 94Location: Mile 1,109.9Distance travelled: 19.9 miles / 32 km After going to town on the free…
Day 89 to 93 – A change of scenery
Friday 26 July 2019 Day: 89 Location: Mile 1,034.2 Distance travelled: 17.3 miles / 28 km In typical fashion for…
Day 87 & 88 – The Sierra’s, a final hurrah
Wednesday 24 July 2019 Day: 87 Location: Mile 1004.4 Distance travelled: 21.3 miles / 34 km We hit the 1,000…
Day 85 & 86 – Goodbye snow, hello wildflowers
Monday 22 July 2019 Day: 85 Location: Mile 965.3 Distance travelled: 19 miles / 31 km We enjoyed a spectacular…
Day 83 & 84 – El Cap, free soloing the nose
Saturday 20 July 2019 Day: 83 Location: Yosemite Rather than hike straight down into the valley we decided to take…
Day 81 & 82 -Yosemite, a side adventure
Thursday 18 July 2019 Day: 81 Location: Yosemite Our alarms sounded at 6.30, we packed up quickly, headed up to…
Day 79 & 80 – Bagels, a bear then back into the mountains
Tuesday 16 July 2019 Day: 79 Location: Mile 924.4 Distance travelled: 17.8 miles / 29 km First day back on…
Day 75 to 78 – Mammoth Lakes, the land of $2 Ben and Jerry’s ice cream tubs
Friday 12 July 2019 Day: 75 Location: Lake Virginia campsite (mile 891.8) Distance travelled: 11.2 miles We had over 4…
Day 73 & 74 – A glimpse of what the PCT is supposed to be like… ie. trail, not snow
Wednesday 10 July 2019 Day: 73 Location: Sallie Keyes Lakes campsite (mile 864.0) Distance travelled: 15.6 miles How nice to…
Day 71 & 72 – Another day, another pass
Monday 8 July 2019 Day: 71 Location: Middle Fork Kings River (mile 835.5) Distance travelled: 4.5 miles (+8.4 miles off…
Day 67 to 70 – A much needed break from the Sierras
Thursday 4th July 2019 Day: 67 Location: Bishop Pass trail (mile 831.0) Distance travelled: 15.5 miles (+ 1 mile off-trail)…
Day 65 & 66 – Mountaineers in training
Tuesday 2 July 2019 Day: 65 Location: Woods Creek campsite (mile 802.6) Distance travelled: 13.7 miles What a whirlwind of…
Day 63 & 64 – Getting high on the PCT
Sunday 30 June 2019 Day: 63 Location: Tyndall Creek campsite (mile 775.2) Distance travelled: 8.9 miles After another lazy start…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
Day 49 & 50 – The mountains are calling
Sunday 16 June 2019 Day: 49 Location: Mile 672.8 Distance travelled: 18.5 miles / 30 km I had a spectacular…
Day 47 & 48 – Farewell Ridgecrest, it’s back to the trail
Friday 14 June 2019 Day: 47 Location: Ridgecrest Distance travelled: 0 miles / 0 km I enjoyed a full day…
Day 45 & 46 – American hospitality and American culture
Wednesday 12 June 2019 Day: 45 Location: Mile 654.1 (Walker Pass campground) Distance travelled: 20.6 miles / 33 km From…
Day 43 & 44 – Out of the windfarm and into the sandpit
Monday 10 June 2019 Day: 43 Location: Mile 612 Distance travelled: 19.2 miles / 31 km I enjoyed a beautiful…
Day 41 & 42 – The never ending wind farm
Saturday 8 June 2019 Day: 41 Location: Mile 577.2 Distance travelled: 15.2 miles / 24 km The supermarket I resupplied…
Day 39 & 40 – A double nero in Tehachapi
Thursday 6 June 2019 Day: 39 Location: Mile 558.5 to Mile 559 Distance travelled: 0.5 miles / 1km I had…
Day 37 & 38 – Water and electricity to LA
Tuesday 4 June 2019 Day: 37 Location: Mile 517.6 to Mile 534.9 Distance travelled: 17.3 miles / 28 km After…
Day 35 & 36 – A hunt club, Hiker Town and California Poppies
Sunday 2 June 2019 Day: 35 Location: Mile 493 to Mile 511.5 Distance travelled: 18.5 miles / 30 km I…
Day 33 & 34 – Hunger, heat and a desert in bloom
Friday 31 May 2019 Day: 33 Location: Mile 454.5 to Mile 471.4 Distance travelled: 16.9 miles / 27 km It…
Day 31 & 32 – A rattlesnake bonanza and a heaven for hikers
Wednesday 29 May 2019 Day: 31 Location: Mile 424.4 to Mile 444.2 Distance travelled: 19.8 miles / 33 km After…
Day 29 & 30 – Snow one day, sunshine the next
Monday 27 May 2019 Day: 29 Location: Mile 386.1 to Mile 404.2 Distance travelled: 18.1 miles / 29 km Even…
Day 27 & 28 – Hold on to your toilet paper! And other top tips.
Saturday 25 May 2019 Day: 27 Location: Mile 369.3 to Mile 375.8 Distance travelled: 6.5 miles / 10 km It…
Day 25 & 26 – A Maccas run with epic views
Thursday 23 May 2019 Day: 25 Location: Mile 335.7 to Mile 353.9 Distance travelled: 18.2 miles / 29 km My…
Day 23 & 24 – Hot Springs, Dams and Lakes
Tuesday 21 May 2019 Day: 23 Location: Bench Camp (Mile 294.7) to Deep Creek (Mile 313.4) Distance travelled: 18.7 miles…
Day 21 & 22 – What’s in a (trail) name and a winter wonderland
Sunday 19 May 2019 Day: 21 Location: Big Bear Lake (Mile 266.1 to Mile 275.1) Distance travelled: 9 miles /…
Day 19 & 20 – Town Life
Friday 17 May 2019 Day: 19 Location: Arrastre Trail Camp (Mile 256.2) to Big Bear Lake (Mile 266.1) Distance travelled:…
Day 17 & 18 – Whitewater, an apparition
Wednesday 15 May 2019 Day: 17 Location: Mesa Wind Farm (Mile 213.4) to Mile 235.4 Distance travelled: 22 miles /…
Day 15 & 16 – Snow is cold, ice is slippery, the desert is hot
Monday 13 May 2019 Day: 15 Location: Idyllwild (Mile 179.4) to off Snow Creek Spur Trail (Mile 193.8) Distance travelled:…
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…
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 /…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Day 1 & 2 – From Trump’s wall, with love
Monday 29 April 2019 Day: 1 Location: Campo (Mile 0) to Hauser Creek (Mile 15.4) Distance travelled: 15.4 miles /…
Day 0 – Setting off on a new adventure
Saturday 27 April 2019 Day: -1 Location: Sydney to Scout & Frodo’s (near San Diego) I was feeling incredibly anxious…
Our next adventure – the Pacific Crest Trail is calling…
Hello again! It hasn’t been that long since our last post, but in real time almost two months have now…
Adam, Leigh and the Trees 
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