492.9 to 508.2, 15.3 miles. Elevation start 4670, end 4852. Total elevation gain 2944, total elevation loss 2754. Average grade 373 feet per mile change. Sunny, high 71, low 48, calm to slight breeze.
Read more pct day 39PCT day 38, the sun returns
Day 37, mile 478.1 to 492.9, 14.8 total. Elevation start 3411, end 4670. Total ascent 3514, total descent 2238, average grade 391 feet per mile. Sunny cool, high 61, low 40, dead calm, even on the ridge.
Read more pct day 38PCT day 37, more cold wet rainy weather.
Start mile 465.6, end 478.1. 12.5 total miles. Elevation start 3363, end 3411. 2248 total gain, 2195 elevation drop, average grade 347 feet per mile. Rain, fog, high winds, high 53, low 46.
Read more on pct day 37PCT day 36, a cold, wet, windy, fascinating hike
Start mile 454.4, end mile 465.6, 13.2 miles (2 miles off trail). Start 2536 feet, end 3363, total elevation gain 2571, elevation loss 1734, average grade 381 feet per mile. High 56, low 52, cloudy and some light drizzle/rain high winds on the ridge.
PCT day 35, a cool humid hike into Hiker Heaven
Start mile 440, end mile 454, 14 total miles. Little beginning to end elevation change. Total elevation gain, 1986 feet, total elevation loss, 1,680 feet. Average grade, 320 feet per mile. High, a humid 74 when I arrived at Agua Dulce, low 55 in the KOA. Light winds.
My day started early because about a half dozen loud crows had a lot to say about 5:30 in the morning. A few doves joined in the ruckus.
Read more day 35PCT day 34, descending into the Agua Dulce ‘desert’ botanical garden
Start mile 430.4, end 444.3, 13.9 miles. Total ascent 1,390 feet. Total descent, 4859 feet. Average grade, 448 feet per mile. Partly cloudy, high 75ish dropping during the day, low 58, no wind.
Read more pct day 34PCT day 33, Oh, what a view!
PCT day 33 start 411.7, end 430.4. 18.7 miles ending at Messenger Flat campground
Read more pct day 33PCT day 32, Walking the Ridge Line
Start 395.2 end 411.7. 15.5 total. High 79 low 46, sunny, winds 5-15, higher on top of the ridge line. Elevation start 6,200 and finish about 6,600. Total elevation gain: 3,115 feet, total descent: 2,723. Average grade: 354 feet per mile.
PCT days 30 and 31, off the PCT and around Baden-Powell
Total 2 day off-PCT miles…. 25-30 miles. Highs in the 70s, lows in the 50s. Light winds. Elevation change… dropped 3,000 feet, then gained 1,000, then dropped 1,000 then gained 3,000 with other ups and downs. I’m combining the 2 days we were off PCT into 1 blog post as I didn’t have cell service for 3 days.
Read more pctPCT day 29, to the trail, then back to Wrightwood
Miles, 0. High low 70s, low upper 40s. Sunny to cloudy, very windy.
Read more pct day 29