I think we've talked about this before Riebread......but he's a full 200 miles past the Kennedy Meadows I'm familiar with......Man walker is a bit of a bust but walker burger might be open! There was a “coffee shop” a few years ago no idea if it’s in business. Going west used to have lots to offer but the fire wrecked it. Maybe Kennedy meadows is open? I’ll check for you!
Edit: They are open but I can’t figure out if they serve breakfast! It’s a damn good place and great people!
Grover hot spring! If you can make it there for a zero day rest those bones!
Your In my home stretch of the Sierra and I am incredibly home sick at the moment lol!
West side 108I think we've talked about this before Riebread......but he's a full 200 miles past the Kennedy Meadows I'm familiar with......
Yes......My Kennedy meadows is just north of walker pass.....Hwy 178West side 108
Mozey highway 89 is closer to Grover hot spring!
I find it fitting on both sides of the Sierra is a Kennedy meadows. Neat place definitely worth a stop if your north of bishopYes......My Kennedy meadows is just north of walker pass.....Hwy 178
I've been stung by stinging nettles many times. It's definitely a weird sensation. Once you realize what it is it's no big deal.Mozey, be careful.
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Hiker’s legs went totally numb on a mountain hike — and the surprise culprit is remarkably common
The woman felt a sting that she thought was a spider bite.nypost.com
There is a Kennedy Meadows South and a Kennext Meadows North. The KMN is an option, but my app is giving higher hiker reviews for the motel in Walker, so that's why I'm heading there.
Did it ever cause you to call S&R?I've been stung by stinging nettles many times. It's definitely a weird sensation. Once you realize what it is it's no big deal.
Yes I'm using FarOut. I do recommend it if you're thinking about hiking one of the long distance trails.Are you using FarOut? Or is there another app that you would recommend.
No, but one time my wife was picking blackberries and I thought she was going to.Did it ever cause you to call S&R?
Didn't have any luck trying to hitch to Walker, but a guy who's supporting his wife on the PCT offered me a ride to Kennedy Meadows North, so that's where I ended up.Man walker is a bit of a bust but walker burger might be open! There was a “coffee shop” a few years ago no idea if it’s in business. Going west used to have lots to offer but the fire wrecked it. Maybe Kennedy meadows is open? I’ll check for you!
Edit: They are open but I can’t figure out if they serve breakfast! It’s a damn good place and great people!
Grover hot spring! If you can make it there for a zero day rest those bones!
Your In my home stretch of the Sierra and I am incredibly home sick at the moment lol!
That was the second one that I had to detour around, but unlike the first one this was an easy detour.That's an interesting bridge. Yikes! Just because someone sets a trap doesn't mean you have to step in it.![]()
First, I'm happily married, and hope to stay that way, so nothing like that is going on with me. Also, I snore like a bear, so I try to do everyone else a favor by keeping out of their earshot...Hey mozey?
Did Y'all Sleep In The Same Tent To Stay Warm?
(((RAZZIN Ya!)))
First, I'm happily married, and hope to stay that way, so nothing like that is going on with me. Also, I snore like a bear, so I try to do everyone else a favor by keeping out of their earshot...![]()
The one less than 5' would fit in Homer's backpack.The One Less than 5' Doesn't Interest You Huh?![]()
The term for less than 5' is fun-size.The one less than 5' would fit in Homer's backpack.
Lots of section hikers doing southbound (we call them SOBOs as opposed to us NOBOs). But I haven't met any SOBOs yet that are doing the entire PCT.Great pictures Moz. The lakes certain enhance the environment and beauty.
Have you encountered any hikers making the trip north to south yet?
That’s my home stretch of the pct ! Love that volcanic landscapeKennedy Meadows North to South Lake Tahoe. For a moment there I thought I was back in the desert. Trail is finally starting to flatten out a little, but still dealing with some snow at elevations above 8,000 feet. But miles per day are starting to creep back up. I did a 26 two days ago followed by a 27 yesterday. I was tempted last night to go for 33 to get to the paved road, but I knew my odds of getting a hitch after dark were probably zero, so I opted to camp up on the mountain and leave six for this morning.
Mosquitoes are starting to become an issue. Have to spray myself down if I want any peace when ever I stop for a break.
I'm 1,090 miles in.
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That was right next to the Truckee River. I get it too.I appreciate the person who decided to stop and build a house and barn. That's what I would do too.
Forest service or a piece of private??That was right next to the Truckee River. I get it too.
Not sure, but it's called Meiss Meadow if that helps.Forest service or a piece of private??
Darn right……… good for you. Change is as good as a rest!!I took a few days off trail to go on an Alaskan cruise with my family, but I plan to be back on trail soon.
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Burger spot is called “Bugers”…great foodAustria hauf or the burgers spot near the village. I’m gunna guesss there are some good new spots since iv been there.
But your next stop is Tioga pass and despite being a gas station the Mobile restaurant is quite good. The long lost tioga pass resort used to have the best food in a hundred miles but alas is closed
Halibut was from Juneau, and the sockeyes were from the Kenai near Bings Landing.I might hike that trail if I can go fishing in Alaska.
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I'm hoping to make it into Oregon before getting off trail on August 20. I'll be returning sometime around the last week of September, when I plan to start at the Canada border and come south. If all goes well, I hope to finish Washington before my NM Elk hunt that starts on Oct 19th. Then hopefully I can return and knock out whatever remains of Oregon before my Kansas whitetail hunt in November.Nice of you to share. I read every post and look at all the pics with envy and some awe too. What do you think your destination date might be ?
I watched Homemade Wanderlust videos. Still amazed at how She finished many miles in deep fresh snow in running shoes.
I was about ten minutes too slow on what we think was a record book ram last year. Hopefully he's still around this year and I'll be able to give myself a better opportunity for a shot.Boy this has been a great adventure. Thanks for the pictures and taking us along. You should be in sheep shape by now.
Awesome--thank you. If you're available then, what I may need is a ride to town. I'm more than happy to pay for gas or buy meals, drinkks, etc, if I don't have to hitch.Good stuff Mozey... if you need anything, yell, your coming up to the Humbug summit, Humboldt summit/ peak area... I'll run it up to you...
Mike
Hope the stars line up Moz…… you’ve earned it.I was about ten minutes too slow on what we think was a record book ram last year. Hopefully he's still around this year and I'll be able to give myself a better opportunity for a shot.
Looks like I'll going by all of those.Hope the stars line up Moz…… you’ve earned it.
Does the CDT take you onto Rainer or Hood or any of the other majestic peeks, up north?
Cool. Looking forward to pictures from those.Looks like I'll going by all of those.
Yup. Twice now I've had to hike after daylight hours with a headlamp just trying to find a flat spot that's not near any widowmakers just so I could pitch my tent.Be careful out there. Looks like a lot of widow makers out there.
It was just as you said.Pleasure meeting you yesterday!, glad I could help out, though a small amount..you got about 4 miles, then you'll be out of the scar for about another 4 miles, then back into it, for probably several days... that Dixie fire burned over 963,000 acres, for 3 months, it covered some ground. Safe travels Wayne, thanks for taking us along!
Mike
Sure looks like the world is still real up there Moz.Chester to Burney. This section of trail continues through the Dixie Fire Burn scar and also included the Lassen Volcanic National Park (LVNP) and the Lassen National Forest (LNF). I also saw my first bull elk on this trail, but unfortunately wasn't quick enough with my camera.
The interesting little quirk about this section was that we were required to have a bear cannister if we camped in the LVNP, but not if we hiked all the way through its 19 miles in a single day. Thus, coming out of Chester, it was only about 12 miles to the LVNP boundary, and there ended up being about 12 to 15 of us hikers all camped on the same ridge just about a mile before the boundary.
The other thing going on right now is there has been a breakout of Norovirus amongst the thru hikers, so we're all doing our best to maintain distance from each other. Keeping this mind, I cleared a space in a flat spot that was what I thought was a safe distance from all the other hikers and widowmakers in the area. What I didn't realize was I must have set up too close to a falcon's nest, because that thing immediately started dive-bombing me. I don't know how to describe the sound when those things fly that close over your head, but the closest I can come up with is a cross between an arrow and a jet engine. The first time it happened it came from behind me and I wondered if a bullet had just whizzed over my head. I was spinning around trying to figure out what had just missed me. The second time I saw it coming, but was still surprised that a bird flying would make a sound like that. At that point I should have looked for another place to pitch my tent, but with all the prime/safe spots already taken, I stubbornly finished setting up my tent and crawled in, thinking it would let up as soon as I was in my tent. Wrong again. I'm pretty sure that thing kept it up the whole night, and I don't know if I slept at all. It seemed like every time I was about to fall asleep there would be a loud whoosh followed by its chirp chirp chirp, and I'd be wide awake again.
The next morning I was up before the sun (I'd given up on the hope of getting any sleep). I noticed the hikers that had camped nearest to me were all up too, and I wondered if they were cursing me for camping so close to that bird. I ended up hiking all the way through LVNP that day, plus another 11 miles for a total of 30. LVNP was probably 90 percent burned, but the hot springs, geysers, etc, were still neat to see. However, I didn't see a single bear track or scat that entire day. Seems to me they could relook at the necessity for that rule.
The other complication now is the ongoing Park fire, which is now threatening the areas I just hiked through. The smoke from that fire does not seem to be bothering my lungs, but it sure gives everything an apocalyptic feel. Several hikers behind me have just been evacuated to Burney. I hope they are able to get the fire under control soon, but right now it's not looking good.
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At this point I'm just trying to stay ahead of the fire, but it's close. I had breakfast at JJ's in Old Station yesterday morning just to learn last night that it was placed in the evacuation zone.It doesn't look like the Park Fire is going to let up anytime soon. Do you have a plan for that?
It's probably just me but I'd have that "Unlawful To Go Beyond This Point" sign in my pack as a souvenir. It looks like a pretty worn trail going right by it. Californians.....![]()
Burney to I-5: This 90-mile section of trail took me through the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. When I left Burney it was socked in with smoke from the Park fire. Consequently, some well-intentioned folks on Facebook were recommending that PCT hikers skip up to Dunsmuir, and it appears that the majority of the PCT hikers around me did exactly that. I tend to be much more stubborn about maintaining my continuous footpath though (and admittedly this sometimes gets me into trouble), and because the PCT runs about seven miles north of Burney, I hitched a ride up to the trail to see conditions for myself. What I found when I got there was the smoke was mostly lifted.
So I decided to go for it. The trail through this section was a little overgrown in spots, which did some damage to my shins (should have zipped the legs back on my convertible pants), but otherwise conditions were beautiful. I saw only two other hikers (one NOBO and one SOBO) over this four days.
After hiking the last 100 miles through burn scars, it was really nice to be hiking in green again. I also saw a lot more wildlife than I have any previous sections of this trail (not including fish).
I did have one near disaster. On the second night I was hiking the last couple miles in the dark, and was just about finished when I reached for my phone and it wasn't in the pack pocket where it was supposed to be. I use my phone for navigation, info on water sources, camping spots, etc, so that was an alarming development. The brush was very overgrown through much of that area, and I could see how it could have knocked my phone out of my pocket that is attached to one of my pack straps. I knew the last time I looked at it, it said 1.7 miles to the next water source. So I backtracked what I thought was two miles with my headlamp, hoping I would see it on the trail. No luck.
My next idea was to wait until 4:45 in the morning when the alarm would be going off, and hopefully I would hear it as I walked the two-mile section of trail. No luck with that idea either.
For my third try, I very slowly walked back over that two miles, and carefully checked under every bush that looked like it was tall enough to knock the phone out of my pocket. No luck with that either.
After that failed, I essentially gave up, and started thinking of ways I could navigate the last 40 miles back to civilization. At this point I had not seen any other hikers for the previous two days, so it felt like I was there by myself. I had pretty much gone back through that entire two-mile section for the fourth time, and I had no intention of going through it again.
Then something black in the middle of a bush caught my eye. There it was! Talk about going from the lowest of lows to highest of highs instantly! I was back in the game.
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Crazy how stuff like that happens. Sometimes you find the needle in the haystack. Glad that worked out for you Moz. Persistence is a HUGE part of success.Burney to I-5: This 90-mile section of trail took me through the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. When I left Burney it was socked in with smoke from the Park fire. Consequently, some well-intentioned folks on Facebook were recommending that PCT hikers skip up to Dunsmuir, and it appears that the majority of the PCT hikers around me did exactly that. I tend to be much more stubborn about maintaining my continuous footpath though (and admittedly this sometimes gets me into trouble), and because the PCT runs about seven miles north of Burney, I hitched a ride up to the trail to see conditions for myself. What I found when I got there was the smoke was mostly lifted.
So I decided to go for it. The trail through this section was a little overgrown in spots, which did some damage to my shins (should have zipped the legs back on my convertible pants), but otherwise conditions were beautiful. I saw only two other hikers (one NOBO and one SOBO) over this four days.
After hiking the last 100 miles through burn scars, it was really nice to be hiking in green again. I also saw a lot more wildlife than I have any previous sections of this trail (not including fish).
I did have one near disaster. On the second night I was hiking the last couple miles in the dark, and was just about finished when I reached for my phone and it wasn't in the pack pocket where it was supposed to be. I use my phone for navigation, info on water sources, camping spots, etc, so that was an alarming development. The brush was very overgrown through much of that area, and I could see how it could have knocked my phone out of my pocket that is attached to one of my pack straps. I knew the last time I looked at it, it said 1.7 miles to the next water source. So I backtracked what I thought was two miles with my headlamp, hoping I would see it on the trail. No luck.
My next idea was to wait until 4:45 in the morning when the alarm would be going off, and hopefully I would hear it as I walked the two-mile section of trail. No luck with that idea either.
For my third try, I very slowly walked back over that two miles, and carefully checked under every bush that looked like it was tall enough to knock the phone out of my pocket. No luck with that either.
After that failed, I essentially gave up, and started thinking of ways I could navigate the last 40 miles back to civilization. At this point I had not seen any other hikers for the previous two days, so it felt like I was there by myself. I had pretty much gone back through that entire two-mile section for the fourth time, and I had no intention of going through it again.
Then something black in the middle of a bush caught my eye. There it was! Talk about going from the lowest of lows to highest of highs instantly! I was back in the game.
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Me too!i miss those land before time streams.
We're up at our cabin at Lake Almanor now and the smoke is in and out depending on the winds. Yesterday evening and last night the smoke was brutal, but today (8/1@ 1430 hrs) the smoke isn't too bad and I can see across the lake.Chester to Burney. This section of trail continues through the Dixie Fire Burn scar and also included the Lassen Volcanic National Park (LVNP) and the Lassen National Forest (LNF). I also saw my first bull elk on this trail, but unfortunately wasn't quick enough with my camera.
The interesting little quirk about this section was that we were required to have a bear cannister if we camped in the LVNP, but not if we hiked all the way through its 19 miles in a single day. Thus, coming out of Chester, it was only about 12 miles to the LVNP boundary, and there ended up being about 12 to 15 of us hikers all camped on the same ridge just about a mile before the boundary.
The other thing going on right now is there has been a breakout of Norovirus amongst the thru hikers, so we're all doing our best to maintain distance from each other. Keeping this mind, I cleared a space in a flat spot that was what I thought was a safe distance from all the other hikers and widowmakers in the area. What I didn't realize was I must have set up too close to a falcon's nest, because that thing immediately started dive-bombing me. I don't know how to describe the sound when those things fly that close over your head, but the closest I can come up with is a cross between an arrow and a jet engine. The first time it happened it came from behind me and I wondered if a bullet had just whizzed over my head. I was spinning around trying to figure out what had just missed me. The second time I saw it coming, but was still surprised that a bird flying would make a sound like that. At that point I should have looked for another place to pitch my tent, but with all the prime/safe spots already taken, I stubbornly finished setting up my tent and crawled in, thinking it would let up as soon as I was in my tent. Wrong again. I'm pretty sure that thing kept it up the whole night, and I don't know if I slept at all. It seemed like every time I was about to fall asleep there would be a loud whoosh followed by its chirp chirp chirp, and I'd be wide awake again.
The next morning I was up before the sun (I'd given up on the hope of getting any sleep). I noticed the hikers that had camped nearest to me were all up too, and I wondered if they were cursing me for camping so close to that bird. I ended up hiking all the way through LVNP that day, plus another 11 miles for a total of 30. LVNP was probably 90 percent burned, but the hot springs, geysers, etc, were still neat to see. However, I didn't see a single bear track or scat that entire day. Seems to me they could relook at the necessity for that rule.
The other complication now is the ongoing Park fire, which is now threatening the areas I just hiked through. The smoke from that fire does not seem to be bothering my lungs, but it sure gives everything an apocalyptic feel. Several hikers behind me have just been evacuated to Burney. I hope they are able to get the fire under control soon, but right now it's not looking good.
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Moz, clean your camera lens. Looks like you have fingerprints all over it.
Bummer!Unfortunately it's scratched.
Your a stud for sure!Etna, CA to Ashland, OR. This 117-mile section of the started off with a 50-mile road walk from Etna to Seiad Valley to get around the Shelly Fire Trail Closure. It also took me across the California Oregon border and through part of the Rogue River National Forest.
Road walks can get pretty boring, but in this case I was able to amuse myself by feeding on all the wild black berries growing along the highway. They were yummy.
Then the last ten miles was along the scenic Klamath River, so as road walks go, this was better than average.
It also feels good to finally complete California. I'm rewarding myself by staying in a hotel tonight that has a whirlpool, and relax as much as I can while I try to figure out how to tackle Oregon.
Oregon is looking very complicated with several fire closures, and I have not yet ruled out just skipping up to the Canada border and coming south until I make it back to Ashland.
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I think it's a combination of both. If you look close, you can see the smoke from the active fires that have caused the trail to be closed.Carter Lake looks amazing. I’ll like to have a look at that someday. Thanks for the pics Moz.
Is that forest full of beetle killed trees or an old burned area.
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Yes sir. According to the signs that I read, about 7,000 years ago.Is That Lake An Old Volcano?
Spectacular photos, Mosey. Keek on trucking.
I've driven by Crater Lake a few times on the way to Idaho. Crater Lake is 1900+ ft. deep, the deepest lake in the United States.
They don't make a reel big enough to find out.There Any Macks Right On The Bottom?![]()