by mcgarveysan | Sep 9, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section H Washington, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 21.3 Trail miles sum: 1613.1 Trail location: 2295.4 Elevation: 4410 Spinning on the turntable: Today was all about clearing the Knife’s Edge on Old Snowy Mountain. Today was the first time I was truly concerned about seriously hurting myself with a... 
by mcgarveysan | Sep 8, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section H Washington, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 22.6 Trail miles sum: 1591.8 Trail location: 2274.1 Elevation: 5993 Spinning on the turntable: Trampled by turtles: Life is good on the open road Have I mentioned how much I enjoy looking at the mushrooms that I can’t identify? So many colors! The... 
by mcgarveysan | Sep 7, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section H Washington, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 22.1 Trail miles sum: 1569.2 Trail location: 2251.5 Elevation: 4767 Spinning on the turntable: Trampled by turtles: Life is good on the open road The rain looks beautiful on the foliage, and soaks my shoes and socks. I’m now rotating my socks after... 
by mcgarveysan | Sep 6, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section H Washington, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 6.5 Trail miles sum: 1547.1 Trail location: 2229.4 Elevation: 3894 Spinning on the turntable: Rain, rain go away… Storm warning on the weather forecast so I hustled 6.5 miles to a close pick up point and Noelle picked me up. Other hikers were doing... 
by mcgarveysan | Sep 5, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section H Washington, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 25.6 Trail miles sum: 1541.6 Trail location: 2223 Elevation: 3508 Spinning on the turntable: James McMurty: Complicated Game It’s great seeing the older PCT signs embedded in the trees as the trees have begun to encapsulate the metal. I’m... 
by mcgarveysan | Sep 3, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section H Washington, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 31 Trail miles sum: 1516 Trail location: 2198.3 Elevation: 3500 Spinning on the turntable: Steve Perry: Sun Shines Grey Survey says….long uphill climb. The climb this morning was very humid. The weather forecast indicated it would be about 85% this...