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Aug 13 2020

garyc57

Routes 69
Photos 454
Triplogs 112

68 male

Joined Mar 20 2010
Mesa, AZ

Highway 20 To Highway 3 - PCT L

North Cascades, WA

Highway 20 To Highway 3 - PCT L

North Cascades, WA

Hiking		Aug 13 2020
		garyc57 • Triplogs 112

Hiking	9.94 Miles	1,575 AEG

Hiking	9.94 Miles	7 Hrs 41 Mns		1.62 mph
	1,575 ft AEG	1 Hour 32 Mns Break	45 LBS Pack

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neight33

Day 3 of the trip of a lifetime!

Woke up to a cold, COLD morning. There was frost on everything! My son had decided to cowboy-camp, and ended up covered in frost!

Oh, well. Not much else to do, but hit the trail, and start hiking! Incredible views of mountain valley spread before us! Just amazing.

The first couple of miles, we were hiking along the side of the mountain, heading for Granite Pass. Easy ups and downs. Crossed several small streams, could have stopped and filtered if we needed it.

Took a short break at Granite Pass, then took a DEEP BREATH, and started the switch-backs up and Up and UP! Too many to count!

Finally, we reached the top, rounded the corner, and WOW! Another view to take our breath away! (as if the switch-backs hadn't already done that!)

From there to Cutthroat Pass, the trail was mostly level, easy hiking.

At Cutthroat Pass, another incredible view. The whole day was just one view after another. Then, the long down, down down to Rainy Pass.

We crossed several streams, but had plenty. No need to filter.

Reached Rainy Pass at about 3:45. My sister and sister-in-law were there to welcome the conquering heroes! DANG! Forgot the A&W to celebrate with! Oh, well. Next time.

Thanks to my son (my favorite hiking buddy), and my kid sister, Colleen, for being such wonderful hiking partners. As you know, I couldn't have done it without you! Thank you SO much.

Thanks, Lanelle (another sister), for helping with the driving. We appreciated it.

Thanks, Roy & Michele (brother and sister-in-law), for the hospitality of your home and food. Those chicken salad sandwiches were to DIE for!

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Aug 12 2020

garyc57

Routes 69
Photos 454
Triplogs 112

68 male

Joined Mar 20 2010
Mesa, AZ

PCT - Section L - Brush Creek to Snowy Lakes, WA

Hiking		Aug 12 2020
		garyc57 • Triplogs 112

Hiking	8.85 Miles	2,681 AEG

Hiking	8.85 Miles	8 Hrs 2 Mns		1.10 mph
	2,681 ft AEG		45 LBS Pack

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neight33

Day 2 of our Hike of a Lifetime!

Slept the sleep of the dead. I was so tired I forgot to get out my headlamp. Guess who was stumbling around in the pitch black in the middle of the night?!

Boots on the trail about 8:30, and a nice leisurely hike for the first few miles.

We crossed the Methow (met-how) River shortly after 10:00, and took a break in the shady pines near the babbling river. Very nice. Almost cold in the shade.

After the break, we started up the long climb to Methow Pass - a couple thousand feet, as I recall. It felt like 10,000! All the while, in and out of pines, crossing numerous creeks and streams. Very beautiful, indeed.

Finally, after topping out at Methow Pass, it was downhill to our campsite for the night - below Snowy Lakes - arriving about 4:30. I don't believe the campsite has a name, so I called it the "Snowy Lakes campsite".

The site is between two tall mountains, so nighttime came early. Another night of the sleep of the dead. At least this time, I remembered my headlamp!

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Aug 11 2020

garyc57

Routes 69
Photos 454
Triplogs 112

68 male

Joined Mar 20 2010
Mesa, AZ

PCT - Section L - Harts Pass to Brush Creek, WA

Hiking		Aug 11 2020
		garyc57 • Triplogs 112

Hiking	11.05 Miles	1,305 AEG

Hiking	11.05 Miles	7 Hrs 2 Mns		1.87 mph
	1,305 ft AEG	1 Hour 8 Mns Break	45 LBS Pack

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neight33

Day 1 of the trip of a lifetime!

My brother and his kids started planning this section hike of the PCT back in late December, 2019. In mid-February, he called and invited me to come along. I eagerly accepted, and got permission for my favorite hiking buddy, Spencer, to join us. Early March, my kid sister asked, and was invited, too.

Then the pandemic hit. Long story short, my brother and his kids decided (for very valid reasons) they wouldn't hike. That left me, my son, and my kid sister. In the end, my brother and one of his sons decided to hike the first two miles with us, from Harts Pass to Brown Bear Campground. My sister-in-law drove around, carrying the packs, and met us there.

Boots on the trail about 10:15, Tuesday morning, the 11th of August. The first two miles, "slack-packing", was very nice.

Beautiful trail, incredible scenery, amazing views!

Between our three phones (forgot the camera), we had 142 pictures and videos. The hard part was deciding which ones to thin out!

The first six miles or so was following the ridgeline, seeing incredible views, and enjoying being on the PCT.

The last six miles or so was dropping down off the ridgeline, down to Brush Creek, which had water and campsites.

Being an Arizona native, I rarely get to see views like this and the pine forests. I was just blown away at how beautiful it was.

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Aug 11 2020

neight33

Routes 52
Photos 949
Triplogs 65

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Joined Aug 26 2020
Layton, Utah

Pacific Crest Trail Harts Pass to Rainy Pass, WA

Backpack		Aug 11 2020
		neight33 • Triplogs 65

Backpack	32.00 Miles

Backpack	32.00 Miles	3 Days
			41 LBS Pack

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My brothers, Roy and Gary planned a family PCT backpacking trip. It sounded fun so I asked if I could tag-along, which they graciously said yes. When the planned date arrived, Roy's declining health made him back out including his children (found out 2 weeks later it was cancer!) and only Gary, his son Spencer and I were able to go. The first two miles were with Roy and his son Iain.
I only got pictures of the first day of the hike with my phone because I ran out of storage. (stupid me!) Luckily the other two days were with Gary's phone - forever prepared!
I might have been annoying, or the comic relief, but the three day hike was more than memorable! I cherished the trip, from the stunning views of mountain ranges, marveling at the breathtaking scenery, defeating the challenging trails, and loved spending time with my family.

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Sep 28 2016

jajohnson11

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35 male

Joined Feb 01 2013
Tucson, AZ

Mexican Border to Warner Sprgs - PCT A

San Diego, CA

Mexican Border to Warner Sprgs - PCT A

San Diego, CA

Backpack		Sep 28 2016
		jajohnson11 • Triplogs 38

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			10 LBS Pack

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Never wrote a triplog from my PCT thru hike so here we go.
Left May 27th 2016 from Campo. Arrived in Canada September 28th. Amazing experience and my first thru-hike. Loved every second of it. Best sections were the Sierra (obviously), the North Cascades, Sisters Wilderness, Jefferson Wilderness and Thielsen wilderness in Oregon. The whole state of Washington was amazing. Northern California was a great section as well, only mention this because there were a ton of hikers that skipped quite a bit of NorCal that missed out. Trinity Alps were a flash back to the Sierra Nevada, Mount Lassen was beautiful, and everything near Shasta was great.
Missed an 80 mile section in SoCal due to the Big Bear Lake fire closure- there was no posted alternate. Might go back to reconnect my footsteps in the future.
Longest day was 44 miles in Washington due to rain. Took about 15 zeros that were all very much needed!

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