Along the way, the PCT traverses some of the most scenic land in the US, including 25 national forests, 7 national parks, and 34 wilderness areas. The trail can be divided into 5 regions:

Southern California – Mile 0 to 702: The first section is primarily marked by desert extremes. Highs occasionally rise above 100 degrees with lows potentially below freezing. Highlights include climbing over 9000 ft in the San Jacinto Mountains, crossing part of the Mojave Desert, and traversing the Tehachapi Mountains.

Central California – Mile 702 to 1197: The Sierra Nevada Mountains. Some of the highest and most beautiful country in the lower 48. The trail climbs over 13,000 ft at Forester Pass and gets close enough to Mt. Whitney (14,505 ft) for a day hike to the summit. This section traverses Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite National Parks.

Northern California – Mile 1197 to 1699: In this section, the high peaks of the Sierra Nevada give way to lower mountains of the Southern Cascades. Highlights in this section include Lassen Volcanic National Park, Burney Falls, the Trinity Alps Wilderness and the Marble Mountain Wilderness.

Oregon – Mile 1699 to 2155: This section is dominated by the numerous volcanoes making up the Cascade range. Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson, the Three Sisters along with Crater Lake National Park are all impressive formations along this section of trail. Forests in this section get thicker and shadier thanks to the increased rain fall.

Washington – Mile 2155 to 2660: The final section of trail is marked by thick forests and steep, craggy mountains. This section can be one of the toughest even for well seasoned hikers. Mt. Rainier National Park, North Cascades National Park, the Goat Rocks Wilderness, and the Glacier Peak Wilderness are many of the highlights along the way.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Big Bear Lake to Casa de Luna

          Old PCT sign
      On the ridge on the other side of Big Bear lake.  There is still snow up on that mountain!!!
     Remnants of a fire.  I hike through a lot of this.
Always enjoy seeing water in the desert!!
I really liked this section!  There were some trees still.
        Water!!!!!
     Dinner: couscous, sun dried tomatoes and salami. Mmmmmmmmmmmm
Other hiker next to a river.  Sweet camp site!
Deep Creek.  Nice fly fishing I'm told.
Deep Creek Hot Springs.  There were about five or six natural hot tubs around here!  So nice.  It's a clothing optional hot spring.
Some locals having a good time down there.
I was really lucky here.  This was a long section with no shade or water. About 15 miles.  It was cloudy and windy so it wasn't too bad for me.
Hiking around an aqua duct.
I really wanted an action shot of a hiker falling in.  Maybe next time.
Cold, cloudy and windy.  A rain storm came through and up high there was snow.
Great hiking weather!
Small road walk to the trail.
Arrow lake.
Screen shot of a weather advisory.
Did 25 miles in rail, hail and 30 mph winds.  This pretty girl stayed in a motel room with me.  Her name is Mush.
She was exhausted too.
Mt. Baden-Powell.  We stayed in town to dodge the foot of snow that fell on this one.  It's named for the founder of the Boy Scouts.
Most of it melted and made the trail wet and slushy.
Baden-Powell summit.9,300 ft.
Former they hiker hiked up beer whiskey salami and cheese.  I was there for two hours.
Higher than the clouds!!!!
Going down I was in the clouds.
                 Clouds baby!!!
The PCT was closed for about 10 miles for a endangered frog!  Had to road walk around it.

Sun set on the road walk.
There I am!
Camping by a road.  The next section had a bunch of Poodle Dog Bush every where. Made camping around it difficult.  I guess it causes a nasty rash like poison oak.  
Water cashe at a ranger station!!! Love it!!!
Hitching from Acton after a resupply.  That's Pretzel.
I bounced my stove up so I'm not cooking dinners right now.  That was lunch and dinner for 5 days.
Pretty dry out here.
     Casa De Luna is a hippy daycare.  It's at a trail angels house and they feed us and let you camp in the back yard.  It was pretty awesome.
The front yard.  Lots of hiker look forward to being here.  A lot zero here.  It's kinda a black hole of fun.  I only stayed one night.
You're required to choose and wear a hawian shirt for your stay.
Pancakes and coffee for breakfast.
   "Taco salad" for dinner aka nachos.
        Folk art.
     That's Terry in the middle.  It's her house.  Super awesome lady!!! Hilarious.
Baker of Terry's van. And back to the trail.  A 25 mile road walk because the PCT is closed because of another fire.




































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