18 Miles
Slow to get up after a late night, but the ridgeline above us saved us from baking in the tent for at least an extra hour. On trail around 8. A fair amount of climbing throughout the day, but all fairly moderate grades. Our siesta at the top of the hill was nice; shaded and scenic. The descent afterwards was also scenic and moderate. We met Lado and Southern Hospitality at the second, and last, water source for the day. SoHo is another hiker who has the Dan Durston setup (DD40 backpack and X-Mid tent, same as me). We chatted a bit about the minor issues we’ve had with the gear, but overall happy with it. Those two took off as we were getting setup to cook dinner. We ate our ramen, filled bottles for the hike tomorrow, and then started the climb up to where we intended to camp. After about a mile we needed headlamps, but it was only another mile to go. We finished the day setting up the tent and diving into our quilts, exhausted. Tomorrow is the last day of the desert section! Not gonna be easy though, we need to knock out 19 miles as early as we can because my mom is picking us up at the general store. I’m so excited!
PCT Hike 