PCT Map Miles 2638.3
Miles Hiked 13.6
Elevation 5,079 feet
Miles Hiked Today 13.6
This might be a little confusing. I’m showing PCT map miles for northbound hikers, which today I am. However, I’m actually heading for the Canadian border to touch the PCT northern terminus monument. Then I’m going to turn around and head south through Washington.
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The overnight stay at the Lion’s Den went well and I got at least a little sleep. I’m still fighting jet lag from the more than 10 hours that I flew to Washington. This morning I’m on the 7:00 a.m. list to go to Harts Pass to start my hike.
Six hikers loaded up the van that was to take us to the pass. Our first stop was a store for breakfast. I was surprised to see how many hikers were there getting prepared to take off.
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Once back on the road we headed up to the trail head. It was a long drive up a mildly rough, gravel mountain road. The drive took over an hour. And then I was off. The trail was pretty easy to begin with and I made good time. Later in the day the fact that I hadn’t hiked in a year caught up with me. My right leg was giving me problems just as it had last year and I started slowing down. The original plan was to do just over 13 miles and I had toyed with going further than that. But around 2:00 p.m. reality hit, and I knew that I would go to the planned tent site after all. I arrived there about 4:15 p.m. and set up my tent. After eating dinner I got into my tent and that was it. I was tired, my leg was hurting and it was time to go to bed.
I need to get my trail legs. Last year when I had a problem with my right leg, it finally went away after a couple of weeks. Time to grin and bare it and hike on.