Today I reached the point which we all have been working towards, the northern terminus on the Canadian Border. I’d camped 6.4 miles, 10.3 km from the border, which was only about a 3 hour walk. I left my tent set up, and took only a small backpack with me. All I needed was a Read more

I climbed up and out of Holman Pass this morning. Then I walked up above Canyon Creek and along the side of Holman Peak up to Rock Pass, with views of Shull Mountain over the valley. Getting from Rock Pass to Woody Pass meant I had to dip down the side of Powder Mountain towards Read more

After an extremely cold morning, I headed north from Harts Pass on the final stretch of the PCT. I traversed across the side of Slate Peak, which was covered in a dusting of snow, then up to Buffalo Pass. I continued around to Windy Pass under Tamarack Peak to Foggy Pass then Jim Pass. The Read more

Surprisingly, this morning wasn’t as cold as the last two. I say surprising, because this morning when I woke up it was snowing. I followed the trail around the ridges of Tatie Peak, high above Trout Creek. At one point I found a rock lookout with good cellphone signal, which was the perfect place to Read more

Another cold start this morning, there seems to be a trend here. All day today, except for the very end, was climbing. The trail followed the Methow River, but gradually climbed the valley wall while the river dropped away below. I turned up Bush Creek and began a brutal climb through Glacier Pass, up to Read more

After a very cold start this morning, I climbed up Porcupine Creek to Cutthroat Pass. I traversed a long ridge and over two spurs, each revealing stunning views to Granite Pass. The trail traversed Tower Mountain to Methow Pass with distant views of Fisher Peak and Mt Arriva to the west. I then dropped down Read more

Another easy day today, I hiked up Bridge Creek this morning and then up to Rainy Pass on Highway 20. From the highway, I hiked just a little way up the hill towards Cutthroat Pass and set up an early camp. I walked 10.2 miles, 16.4 km today. I woke up early this morning and Read more

I had such a cruisy day today, just moving around the corner into the next valley. The PCT long distance permit is only valid for limited campsites within the North Cascades National Park, which meant I had two realistic possibilities. My choices were between a campsite 12 miles away and outside the park, rumored to Read more

I caught a ferry from Chelan to Stehekin today. The journey uplake is 55 miles, 90 km over water, which took a bit over 3 hours. Once at Stehekin, I had another couple of hours free before the shuttle to the trailhead. I left from the drop off at 3:30 pm to hike 5 miles, Read more

When I arrived in Leavenworth, I was in need of a break. The terrain in Washington is not to be sniffed at, even without the high altitude of the Sierra it was deceptively harder. My plan for the trail gave me plenty of time to rest in Leavenworth before heading to Stehekin to pick up Read more