Day 2 So it took me forever and a day to get packed up and out of Hauser Canyon. I had barely enough water for a morning cup of coffee. I opted to head to the spring for one fillup, walk back, and then make breakfast while packing up. A quick pack up and go… Continue reading Backpacking PCT Section A – Day 2
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Backpacking PCT Section A – Day 1
I have thought and wondered about hiking the PCT a lot of the years. Living in Southern California, not far from the trail, I had hiked on short sections of it, out and back. I had not yet backpacked or thru hiked an entire section before. Section A starts in Campo, CA and is 107.1 miles long, ending in Warner Springs, CA. The prospect of hiking 100 miles was exciting to me. I knew the time to do it was in spring, after the nights warmed above freezing, and preferably after the winter time rains ended.
PCT Section A – 35 Miles from Scissors Crossing to Warner Springs
Hiking 15 Miles on the PCT from Inspiration Point to Wright Mountain
Mount Baden Powell – The First High Peak I Ever Climbed Solo
May 2021 It was in the 50's one sunny afternoon in May, when I headed up into the mountains, on past the tiny quaint hiker town of Wrightwood, on Highway 2. I had waited for the snow in the mountains nearby to melt in anticipation of climbing up to the top of one of the… Continue reading Mount Baden Powell – The First High Peak I Ever Climbed Solo




