Back Home. A Status Report.
/18 Comments/in Animals, Awesome, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, Pain, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Post Trail Thoughts, Psyche, Switzerland, Trekking /by HeidiWell!
I am back home!
Approaching Canada
/41 Comments/in Awesome, Fear, Fire, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche, Trekking, Woods /by HeidiAlright, lets do this. Let’s try to get these last 80 miles done.
Around The Smoke
/3 Comments/in Awesome, Fear, Fire, Hiker Trash, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche, Weather on the PCT /by HeidiI knew Felix would come up with a brilliant plan (because he is Felix).
And sure enough, while we all sit and have breakfast he says:
Seattle And Beyond
/6 Comments/in Fear, Fire, Food, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, Pain, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche, Trekking, Woods /by HeidiWe can stay the night at Andy’s place in Seattle. I get to sleep in the guest bed, Felix sleeps on the sofa.
Bears and Wildfire
/8 Comments/in Animals, Awesome, Fear, Fire, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche, Trekking /by HeidiWe pick up our resupply boxes in White Pass, and spend the night in a cute little hotel room. The room is tiny but has a kitchen and a porch.
Perfect!
Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway
/9 Comments/in Animals, Awesome, Fear, Food, Hiker Hunger, Hiker Trash, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, Pain, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche /by HeidiWe make it into the little village Trout Lake with no problem. A trail angel living here seems to enjoy shuttling hikers from and to the trail head!
On The Other Side Of The Bridge
/7 Comments/in Awesome, Food, Hiker Hunger, Karma, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, Pain, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche, Trekking, Weather on the PCT, Woods /by HeidiHappy Arrival in Cascade Locks!
We don’t need to hitch into town, the PCT goes right through it.
Towards Washington!
/11 Comments/in Animals, Awesome, Fear, Fire, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, Pain, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche, Trekking, Woods /by HeidiWe are pretty close to the Bridge of the Gods now, the border to Washington!
How incredible!
Where The Trees Have Beards
/10 Comments/in Animals, Awesome, Fear, Food, Hiker Trash, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche, Snow, Thirst, Trekking, Weather on the PCT, Woods /by HeidiSo I am having breakfast with Cowboy at the Fishlake Resort.
“I am going to get a ride up to Crater Lake”, he says. “I have blisters and am done hiking for now”.