20 Miles
No return of the bear, and I was able to sleep just fine. The hiking was fairly easy today. We had a short climb and then almost all flat or downhill the rest of the day. The shade of the trees in this section is great. There are some hot, exposed parts here and there, but mainly in tree cover. With excellent conditions, we pushed to do 20 today. About 8 miles before camp, we came up on another bear. Juvenile with brownish fur, it sauntered away after spotting us. We continued on until we reached camp. There was another hiker already setup when we arrived, but didn’t seem to mind us staying here too. There are many other hikers in this area; the TRT, TYT, and PCT are all co-located for a stretch. Thru-hikers share tent sites all the time, but not all backcountry campers are thru-hikers and/or want to share. We ate our dinner and slept without any unwelcome visitors tonight, thankfully.
PCT Hike 