Day 172: September 21st Mile 2617.6 to Mile 2635.9 Very pretty hiking today. I arrived at Harts Pass around lunch time, where the staff at the Guard Station was very hiker-friendly. They had ice water for hikers and offered use of the staff trash cans. I ended up camping with a large group of aboutContinue reading “Day 172”
Category Archives: Walking
Day 171
Day 171: September 20th Mile 2599.6 (Rainy Pass) to Mile 2617.6 We spent last night in Mazama at Ravensong’s Roost. Deb drove me back to Rainy Pass after breakfast at the Mazama store. The store makes a good breakfast and was packed with a mix of old timers and rock climbers. The hike was veryContinue reading “Day 171”
Day 165-170
Day 165-170: September 14-19th Mile 2476 (Stevens Pass) to Mile 2599.6 (Rainy Pass) Tortuga’s wife drove me back to Stevens Pass along with hikers Tortuga, Princess, Mr. Sandals, Firecracker, and Tidy Camper and we were off to hike the Glacier Peak section of the Pacific Crest Trail. Another hiker described this as the final examContinue reading “Day 165-170”
Note to readers
I probably will not have cell coverage for the final 10 days of hiking so don’t expect blog updates during that time. I will send Twitter updates to: http://www.twitter.com/loncooper
Day 163-164
Day 163-164: September 12-13th Mile 2463.8 to Mile 2476 (Stevens Pass) Just a short hike on the Pacific Crest Trail today to Stevens Pass where I met Deb. I will zero in Skykomish tomorrow, resupply, and then I will continue the final 193 miles to Manning Park, British Columbia on Sunday. If the weather remainsContinue reading “Day 163-164”
Day 162
Day 162: September 11th Mile 2444.1 to Mile 2463.8 I was surprised to find frost covered ground this morning when I woke up. It made a crunching sound with each step for several miles as I walked the Pacific Crest Trail. Today was another day of big climbs, almost 6,000 feet. I decided to stopContinue reading “Day 162”
