17 miles
No deer disturbances last night, again, so we must have some luck. The views today were non-stop. Ridgewalks, passes, valleys, it was beautiful all over and most of it at or above treeline. Blue skies, sunny, light breeze, perfection. We rolled through the miles eventually topping out around 7000ft. Mountains in every direction. What a fitting end to the trail! We opted to wade into Hopkins Lake, our last chance to get into another alpine lake. Camp for the night is at the junction for the Boundary Trail/PNT. We are joined by hikers from all over: Taiwan, Czech Republic, Netherlands, France, Florida, and Seattle. The Florida and Seattle guys are originally from Bath Ohio and have relations to people from Tiffin. Small world! We only need food for breakfast for tomorrow since we will likely get town food once we reach the highway. So most of my food bag is empty and I’m stuffed. My pack is gonna feel so light tomorrow. My parents are meeting us in Manning Park, it will be great to see their faces at the end!
PCT Hike 