19 Miles (Selden Pass)
Our spot next to the river was cold. The JMT hikers and Pepe were already gone before we got out of the tent. We hiked on down to a creek and stopped to get water. Similar to yesterday, Trashman caught up to us and we chatted for a bit before we started climbing. Today’s hike was Selden Pass, which ended up being fairly smooth for a 3000+ ft. day. We hung out with Shade, Studio 54, and Trashman for a bit at various points along the way. After the pass, we stopped at Marie Lake so we could take a swim at Marie’s named lake. It was very, very cold water at 10,500 ft. We hiked the remaining miles of the day descending to our campsite, which was beside a river again but this time with tons of mosquitos. We’re getting pretty quick with setting up the tent so we can escape the swarms. Today is Kenzie, my niece’s, birthday, but I couldn’t get reception at any point to call her. I’m hoping I can get a video call with her when we’re in Mammoth in three days.
PCT Hike 