Running from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon and Washington, the 2665 mile PCT meanders from the SoCal desert to the Alpine Mountains in Yosemite to the rainy forests in the North Cascades. We're attempting to thru-hike the PCT during the small window of time that the entire trail is typically passable from May-October. Though a seemingly huge undertaking and perhaps a bit out of the ordinary, it's just walking after all.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
This is where reality begins to hit you. We made it near the summit of Old Snowy and this is the platform before you begin the descent. You see you climb 1000 feet in less than a mile to reach this point and then just as quickly as you climb, you drop. The trail drops close to 1000 feet in less than a mile as you slide down shale and lava rock. At times there was a drop to the glaciers below you on the left and then the right sometimes the walls faded away on both sides and all that was left was you, 18 inches of trail, and the wind. How do you like impersonating a mountain goat now? As I told Kristi I hope you are taking a lot of pictures because we will never see this damn place again.
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