Pacific Crest Trail

In July 2021, I attempted a Southbound thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,650 mile trail from Canada to Mexico along the rugged interiors of Washington, Oregon, and California. Sadly, I only made it to Southern Oregon before widespread forest fires closed the trail down.

VP in Seattle
Zen Bros
PCT Gear Layout
Teal Drink and Yellow Blazes
Hitchin’ Vibes
Beetle Pal
Ravensong
Hitchers Who Got Us Started!
Gregor’s First Steps
First of Many Epic Views
Switchbacks
Forest Valley Detail
Walking North
Bubbling Crossing
Gregor & the Snowfield
Evergreen Silhouettes
Forest Fire Remnants
Mountains From the Trees
Day 1 Dusk; Campsite Approaching
New Day, New Views
Gorgeous Path of Rock Gap
Alex Assessing
Water Filterers
Woody Pass Traverse
Day 2 Squad
Overcast Vibes
Don’t Look Down
Strive for the Border
Snow Pathing
All Downhill to Canada
Rain and Bugs
Arts and Crafts With Meg
Mousse
Cascadian Misty Mornings
Clearing Up
Overgrowth at the Border
Canadian Border
Border Tagged; Now a Climb Out
Up N’ Out
Back Out of Rock Pass
“Uh Oh” Clouds
Storm Coming; So, Selfie?
Smoko’s Tarp
Bubbling Brooks
Mini Knife Edge
Same Trail, New Sights
Jagged Peaks Allure
Hart’s Revisited
Last Look at Smoko & Alex
Last Backtracking Miles
New Miles Again
New Views Abound
Meg & the World
Pushing into the Lowlands
Meg & Jessenia
A Smoko Dinner
Blown Out Trail
Golden Creek
Ridge Views Galore
Weighted Stretch
Ridgewalk to a New Pass
Mazama Fire
Mazama Fire II
Cutthroat Pass
Me Appreciating Life
Chezwick Encounter
Descending Cutthroat Pass
Dubious, but Official.
Trail Overgrowth
Peek of a Peak
Massachusetts Nick
Chasm Selfie
Nature Makes Sculpture
Meg Suspension Crossing the North Fork
Howard Lake
Meg and Alex With the Hitch
Your Bro In Rapture
Smoko on the Docks
Stehekin Sunset
Haley’s Battle Scars
Stehekin Times
Jazz Peeping
Gregor & Jessenia on the Docks.
Acro With Megan and Haley
Bus Out of Stehekin
Roaring Rivers
Overgrown Trail
Comfy Cascades
Sketchy Fording
Mountain Carving Light
Snowfield Strolling
My Pick of TP Out Here
Foresty Views of Glacier
Lankiest Trees
Narrowest Bridges
Trail Crushed
Desolate Woods
More Obliterated Trail
Cut This Switchback
Angelic Meadows
One of the Nicer Sunsets
Killjoy & Hooch Prepping Dinner
Killjoy & Hooch Portrait
Crazy Dawn Clouds
Gloom Up High
Spooky Scree
More Red Snow to Cross
Jumping Back Into the Foliage
Hopshins Hopscotch
Distant Zigzag
Mica Lake Outflow
Mica Hourglass
Hopshins Ascent
Gloom Darkening
Gushing Cascade
Hopshins Epic Crossing
High Up Vibes
Hiker Action Shot
Handstanding Glacier Peak
Come On, Let’s Go
Epic Pass
Little Lilac Flyers
Filter Views
In My Element
Comfy Lumps
Shining On at Reflection Pond
Sunset at Reflection Pond
Lake Sally Ann
Kyes(?) Peak
Sunset Walking Grizzly Peak
Check Out My Parking Lot
Merrianne Selfie!
Hitchin' With Deb
Hiker Trash in Leavenworth
Matt & Merrianne
Stevens Pass Gloom
New Section, New Gloom
Lake Susan Jane
Mig Lake
Surprise Pass
Chill Crew!
Worthwhile Hiking Views Abound
Boxed In
Gnarliest Stream
Fluffy Clouds Over Cathedral Rock
Drifter
Comfy Trail Pools
Drifter & his Chopsticks
Lake Waptus
Blown Out Bridge, Lemah Creek
USFS Trail Crew Sawing
Waterfall Views
Spectacle Lake
Scree Plummet
Here’s Your Reward
Scree Split
First Great View of Rainier
Joe Lake
Down Into Snoqualmie!
Snoqualmie Resupply
Friends from ‘Real Life’ :)
Kevin & Deborah
Lodge Lake Dusk
Puffy Flower
Puffy Flower Walk
Trillium
Scav & Calves
Calves at Mirror Lake
Free Range in Tree Pose
Ghost
Ghost & Rainier
Good Morning Vibes
Rainier in the Open
The Occasional PCT Blaze
Scenic Straightaway
Pleasant Curving Ridge
Rainier Peeks Keep Improving!
30-Year Burnt Stretch
Mike Urich Cabin
Morning Web in Government Meadows
A Second Cute Web
And a Second Not Cute Burn
Lil’ Grassy Glide
Cloudy Rainier
Sighting of Sheep Lake
Dusk on Sheep Lake
Into Rainier Park Bounds
Liquid Trail
Dewey Lake Adjacent
USAF Crew at Anderson Lake
Hops Hops
Hops, Commando, Full Moon, Rainier
Commando & Hikers Gathering at White Pass
Scavenger on Laundry Day
Bear at White Pass
Flower Fields of White Pass
Packwood Historical Museum Painted Saw
Crosscut Saws of Yore
Larry the Tour Guide
You Can Eat a Whole Pizza By Yourself
Doolittle & His Takeaway
Hitchin’ With Salty Jay
Shelf Building
Kelly & Her Mom Caulking
Jessie & Brownie
Kelly & Her Golf
Slowly Dying
Sunshine Snacking
Haze Upon Washington
Burn Before the Goat Rocks
Approaching the Goat Rocks
The Start of Steepness
Where It Starts Getting Interesting
And Still Gets Better
The Knife Edge of Goat Rocks
Ascending Old Snowy
Picture Time!
Atop Old Snowy
An Epic Look
Adelaide, the Glacier Gal
Strolling Above It All
Melt Walking
Zach, the Whiskey Guy
Mount Adams at Dusk
Sunrise Strolling
Cispus Pass
Adelaide at Cispus
Krystle Strolling Logs
Frog Swarm
Peek of Dawn
Krystle Sunrise
River Fording Action Shot
Rooty Perch
Adams Gravel Walk
Silty Pools
Wildflower Walk
Bendy Tree Bones
Making New Friends
A Fun Corner to Cut
An Inviting Sign
Frog Friend
Maverick at Blue Lake
Aladdin Rendezvous
Testing Out New Toys
Fierce Evening Glare
Hazy Sunrise Vibes
Into the Tall Woods
Pasture Popout
Ferny Forest Floor
Rainy Day Vibes
Mossy Meanders
Columbia River Valley
Gillette Lake
A Brief Abundance of Blackberries
Bridge of the Gods, Washington-side
Scenic State-line Sign
Latticework
Hops, Legs and Commando in Cascade Locks
Columbia River Sunset
Dirty & Proud
Portland Timbers Crew
This Happened!
Night Walking Out of Cascade Locks
Strolling Up Eagle Creek
Tunnel Falls
Eagle Creek Flowing Finely
Donuts Portrait
More Donuts
Delicious Dew Droplets
Ramona Falls
One Can Never Have Enough Donuts
Mount Hood Wildflower Mode
My Take on Timberline Lodge
Timberline Lodge Profiled
Mount Hood at Dusk
Hiker Gash
Looking Back on Mt Hood
Sarah and Dave at Sahalie Falls
Comparing Hiker Bruises
Squishy Love
Last Innocent Moments
Pamelia Lake
Mount Jefferson
Alec + Three Fingered Jack
Three Fingered Jack
Smoky Sunburst
Ghostlands
N95 Hiker
Path of Smog
Hospitalized (Eugene)
Roger, Casa Grande
Cat Convalescing
Coco’s Love
Hello Kelly!
Airborne Portents
Dave and His F350
Woodpecker Silhouettes
Sisters Approach
Rockpile Adjacent
Colors of a Cinder Cone
Sisters from the Meadow
Glancing Back North
Rockpile Ascent
Me and My Sisters
The Obsidian Path
Death & Decay & a Sort of Beauty
The Smoky Way
Remnants
Mesa Creek Reflections
Rocky Pine Cut
Rocky Barrens
Toxic Paths
Dusk at Mac Lake
Mac’s Dragonfly
Brahma Lake
Bobbie Lake (Dusk)
Bobbie Lake (Dawn)
Down Past Pulpit Rock
Dubious Signage
Odysseus (NOBO)
Morning at Shelter Cove
Downhill (NOBO)
Diamond Peak, Crescent Lake
Stagnant Drainage
Summit Lake (Dusk)
Summit Lake (Dawn)
Miller Lake (Smoke)
One Cool Trick of the Smoke
Mt. Thielsen Approach
Blighted Forest of Crater Lake
Crater Lake, First Glimpse
Views of the Rim Trail
Morning Glow
Deep Blue and Wizard Island
Drink Away Your Sorrows