Our 11th and 12th days on the PCT. We hitchhiked to Idyllwild and took a zero day there. Day 11 (April 29) Started at: Mile 135, 2 miles south of Tule Spring Stopped at: Idyllwild, CA (trail mile 152) Miles hiked: 17 Miles hitchhiked: 19 –Started walking early (7 am), before the other two couples we camped with had even
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Our tenth day on the Pacific Crest Trail. Trail magic (burgers!) at trail angel Mike Herrera’s oasis. Rick/Apollo is battling blisters. Start location: Agua Caliente creek at mile 115 End location: mile 135 at a 3-tent site right off the trail Miles hiked: 20 April 28th, 2015 We woke early-ish and were walking by 8am. We had to start our
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Our 8th and 9th days on the Pacific Crest Trail. We battled wind, desert heat, and cows. We resupplied in Warner Springs. Day 8: April 26 Start location: mile 86 in a dry creekbed’s camp site End location: mile 105 along San Ysidro Creek Miles hiked: 19 Woke up at mile 86ish after getting through the prior night without the
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