- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Lady and Minority Hikers, Leave No Trace, Oregon, Pacific Crest Trail, SOBO PCT 2021, Solo Hikers, Trail Journals, Trails, Trip Itineraries, Ultralight, United States of America, West Coast
SOBO PCT 2021: Mile 491.2 Cascade Locks to Mile 579.2 NF-42/Lionshead Fire Closure
Here is the 9th installation of my PCT trail journal. Read on for details on the section of the PCT from Mile 491.2 to Mile 579.2, PCT Days 2021, and to see images of beautiful scenery
- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Lady and Minority Hikers, Leave No Trace, Oregon, Pacific Crest Trail, SOBO PCT 2021, Solo Hikers, Trail Journals, Trails, Trip Itineraries, Ultralight, United States of America, Washington State, West Coast
SOBO PCT 2021: Mile 423.7 Trout Lake to Mile 505.6 Bridge of the Gods
Here is the 8th installation of my PCT trail journal (about 2 weeks off the present timeline as a safety precaution). Follow my thruhike in section-by-section blog posts, or in daily posts on instagram or facebook (@JustAGirlAndABackpack.Blog). Please attribute all spelling/grammar errors to autocorrect and exhaustion at the end of the day. I heard that my blog posts are hard to read, and I totally agree with you. So I’m trying something new this time to try to make it more user friendly. Scroll through my post below and let me know what you think. Statistics for my journey so far are as follows: Trail stats: day 46; 557.4mi hiked;…
- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Oregon, Pacific Crest Trail, Ultralight, United States of America, Washington State, West Coast
Sobo PCT 2021 Series (part 7): White Pass to zeros at Trout Lake/Hood River/White Salmon
Here is the 7th installation of my PCT trail journal (about 2 weeks off the present timeline as a safety precaution). Follow my thruhike in section-by-section blog posts (for the most part without pics due to technical difficulties), or in daily photo and text posts on instagram or facebook (@JustAGirlAndABackpack.Blog). Please attribute all spelling/grammar errors to autocorrect and exhaustion at the end of the day. Statistics for my journey so far are as follows. Trail stats: day 39; 470.6mi hiked; 2.2mi skipped; 49.1 extraneous miles; record day = 23.5mi; avg 12.1 mi/day (w/ zeros); avg 14.7 mi/day (w/o 7 zeros); 6 nights night hiking. Town stats: 7 zero days; 13 luxurious…
- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Lady and Minority Hikers, Leave No Trace, Pacific Crest Trail, SOBO PCT 2021, Solo Hikers, Trail Journals, Trails, Trip Itineraries, Ultralight, United States of America, Washington State, West Coast
Sobo PCT 2021 Series (part 6): Nero at Newcastle/Snoqualmie Pass to White Pass
Keep reading for my 6th installation of my PCT trail journal.
- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Lady and Minority Hikers, Leave No Trace, Pacific Crest Trail, SOBO PCT 2021, Solo Hikers, Trail Journals, Trails, Ultralight, United States of America, Washington State, West Coast
Sobo PCT 2021 Series (part 5): Nero & Zero Days near Snoqualmie Pass for shin splint recovery
Here is part 5 of my trail journal for my Southbound Pacific Crest Trail adventure. This post is a little bit different due to the fact that I've made the difficult decision to leave the trail for several days to try to recover from shin splints.
- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Lady and Minority Hikers, Leave No Trace, Pacific Crest Trail, SOBO PCT 2021, Solo Hikers, Trail Journals, Trails, Ultralight, United States of America, Washington State, West Coast
Sobo PCT 2021 Series (part 4): Nero Day at Stevens Pass to Snoqualmie Pass
Here is part 4 of my trail journal for my Southbound Pacific Crest Trail adventure. Follow my thruhiking trip in the next posts (no pics due to technical difficulties on trail), or on Facebook and Instagram at JustAGirlAndABackpack.Blog (where I’ve been posting lots of pics!!). The most recent day is at the top, and the oldest day is at the bottom. (I release posts on a schedule a couple of weeks behind the present day for safety reasons.). I want to apologize for any errors, as I am writing everything from my phone while exhausted and haven’t gone back over anything with a critical eye. Statistics for my journey so…
- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Lady and Minority Hikers, Leave No Trace, Pacific Crest Trail, SOBO PCT 2021, Solo Hikers, Trail Journals, Trails, Trip Itineraries, Ultralight, United States of America, Washington State, West Coast
Sobo PCT 2021 Series (part 3): Zero Day at Stehekin to Stevens Pass
Here is part 3 of my trail journals for my Sobo PCT adventure. Follow my thruhiking trip in the next posts (no pics due to technical difficulties on trail), or on Facebook or Instagram at JustAGirlAndABackpack.Blog (lots of pics!!). The most recent day is at the top, and the oldest day is at the bottom. (I release posts on a schedule a couple of weeks behind the present day for safety reasons.) Random skills I’ve gotten good at while on trail: walking and doing literally anything else (eating, drinking, using my phone, rearranging stuff in my pack, rearranging clothes); setting up my tent anywhere; eating constantly; thinking and only thinking;…
- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Lady and Minority Hikers, Leave No Trace, Pacific Crest Trail, SOBO PCT 2021, Solo Hikers, Trail Journals, Trails, Trip Itineraries, Ultralight, United States of America, Washington State, West Coast
Sobo PCT 2021 Series (part 2): Harts Pass to High Bridge Campground to resupply at Stehekin
Here is part 2 of my south bound Pacific Crest Trail journey. Follow my backpacking trip in the next couple of posts. The most recent day is at the top, and the oldest day is at the bottom. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to upload any photos for this post :(( but if you check out my Facebook page or instagram (justagirlandabackpack.blog) you can get daily updates with pictures!! Mile 69.5 to mile 80.7 + .2 from Six Mile Campground (11.4 mi today, avg 13.03 mi/day, 117.4 mi total, day 9): Fri July 9. I set my alarm for 6am and eventually sat up and stretched, before heading out to the “cooking…
- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Lady and Minority Hikers, Leave No Trace, Pacific Crest Trail, SOBO PCT 2021, Solo Hikers, Trail Journals, Trails, Trip Itineraries, Ultralight, United States of America, Washington State, West Coast
Sobo PCT 2021 Series (part 1): Harts Pass to Canadian Border to resupply at Mazama
Here begins my Pacific Crest Trail journey. I'm going South Bound (Sobo) this year. Follow my journey in the next posts.
- About me, Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Lady and Minority Hikers, Pacific Crest Trail, Ultralight, United States of America, West Coast
My Pacific Crest Trail Backstory
So I thought I’d give a run down of my backstory: how I got to the point of starting the 2650 mile hike that is the Pacific Crest Trail. This post is related to some instagram posts that have been published and will be published over the next week or so. So check that out @justagirlandabackpack.blog on IG or facebook. Since these are already in the form of a photo series on IG, and I wanted to continue that method here, but my phone won’t let me upload photos right now :(( check out my FB for the pics. I’ll fix this when I get home in 4-6 months haha…
