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Day 31 to 36 – Wrightwood to Agua Dulce
Day 31 – Zero in Wrightwood Waking up inside is always a nice surprise after getting used to camping, and it was made even better this morning by the fact that one of the people staying with us had been walking the trail with their service dog, who I spent the first 30 minutes of…
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Day 24 to 30 – Big Bear to Wrightwood
Day 24 – 9 miles Waking up in a bed always makes the thought of hiking less appealing, especially after a day of being pampered. After a slow start to the day and a big breakfast (again cooked for me while I did nothing), it was finally time to head back to trail. Luke and…
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Day 19 to 23 – Banning to Big Bear
Day 19 – Zero in Banning With the heatwave continuing, and the trail hitting 40c today, we decided it would be best to stay an extra day and rest rather than attempt a famously unshaded section of the trail. With the hostel we stayed at the night before fully booked, everyone started making new plans…
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Day 13 to 18 – Idyllwild to Banning
Day 13 – Zero in Idyllwild Today was another day of relaxing and planning for the day ahead. With a room to myself for the first time since I left the UK, I was able to have a very relaxing morning before walking down the hill to join for a group breakfast cooked by an…
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Day 8 to 12 – Julian to Idyllwild
Day 8 – 9 miles Today was the first bad day. You know going into something like this you will have them, but it doesn’t make it easier when they come. Lesson learnt, don’t hike uphill in the desert when extremely hungover. In hindsight this seems obvious but now I know. I could tell within…
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Day 5 to 7 – Mount Laguna to Julian
Day 5 – 18 miles After waiting out the storm the day before, everyone was keen to get back on trail early the next morning, however strong winds continued through most of the morning so I decided to get one last town meal in before leaving, it turns out biscuits and gravy with a side…
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Day 1 to 4 – Campo to Mount Laguna
Day 1 – 16 miles The promise of breakfast meant that everyone woke up quickly at 6am, with the camp hosts cooking Oreo pancakes with coffee and fruit while providing last minute information before everyone headed south to the monument. Managing to dodge the border patrol, I was able to make sure I got my…
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Day 0 – Campo
Tomorrow morning I will be waking up on the border between Mexico and the USA to take the first steps of what I hope will be a 5-month hike to the Canadian border. Over the last few months I’ve largely answered two questions from everyone I’ve talked to about it: The PCT is a 2,650…
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