PCT Map Miles 682.3
Miles Hiked 622.1
Elevation 5,632 feet
Miles Hiked Today 16.0
I got a late start again. My target mileage for the day was 16 miles, and the late start did not help. Right off the bat I had a 1,500 foot plus climb. That was followed later in the morning by another 1,500 foot plus climb. There’s not much you can do about it except complain, I guess. The reason for the high mileage target is that is where the next water is.
The weather in the morning is cool, but it heats up really fast. Still, I was comfortable hiking. Around 12:30 PM, I stopped and took a break for about an hour. I couldn’t spend much more time resting, because I still had at least eight miles to go.
The terrain changed in the late afternoon to include more trees. I was happy to see that because it meant shade. A little after 6:00 p.m. I walked into the Chimney Creek Camp. This is where I’ll be staying tonight. Looks like a nice place, but I’m the only one here on a weekend – strange. Water was a little hard to find, but I did find it in a drainage ditch. Not my first choice for water, but my filter took care of any problems with it. So that’s it for the day. Just me in a big commercial campground.
