Pacific Crest Trail – Goat Rocks to Snoqualmie
Soon after Goat Rocks, the trail plummets down to White Pass, the next re-supply point. It is a tiny gas station that accepts hiker packages free of charge. Stilts, Alden, Sweet Fish, Truant and I all arrived there around the same time.
Pacific Crest Trail – Cascade Locks to Goat Rocks
After blazing through Oregon, arriving in Washington was a bit of a relief. My plans were to slow down and enjoy my last couple of weeks on the trail.
Pacific Crest Trail – Crater Lake to Cascade Locks
“Are you a PCT hiker?” the cashier at Elk Lake asked me. “Yeah, what gave it away?” I smiled, standing there with my loaded pack, unshowered and covered with Oregon dust.
Pacific Crest Trail – South Tahoe to Crater Lake
About a week after I had passed through the forest fires and thought the smoke filled road walks were behind me, I received word that yet another fire was ablaze in the Marblehead Wilderness. This meant another road walk.
Pacific Crest Trail – Vermillion Valley to Chester
When you live out in the wild you do not get to watch the evening news, go on the internet, or skim the newspaper. When you live in the wild you have no idea what is going on in the outside world. Your world is a quiet trail and a dream of the North.
Pacific Crest Trail – Kennedy Meadows to Vermilion Valley
Before this trip I had never climbed above 7,000 feet. I had never been in the woods without re-supplying for more than 5 days and I had only used an ice axe once.
Pacific Crest Trail – Mojave to Kennedy Meadows
Mojave is the last desert town on the PCT and I was very eager to leave. 700 miles of desert was quite enough for me, thank you very much.
Pacific Crest Trail – Big Bear to Mojave
It started with High Octane, Chick Magnet, and Bobcat. I had not seen another hiker for days and all of the sudden there they were. Trudging up the hill ahead with worn packs and trekking pole.
Pacific Crest Trail – Warner Springs to Big Bear
My mother probably loses sleep over the thought of me hitch hiking but the towns along the Pacific Crest Trail can be 10 to 30 miles away.
Pacific Crest Trail – Campo to Warner Springs
Two days ago I passed through what is called Scissors Crossing, a notoriously hot and exposed piece of desert.
My Pacific Crest adventure begins
My name is Kristin Gates. I am a junior at Colby College in Maine and this is the first installment of my adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail. In mid-May I will be heading down to Mexico to begin a walk north on the PCT.
