Author: Tony Lombardi

Hiking

Onward to Trout Lake

Today, it’s onward from Yakima, WA to Trout Lake, WA. I had hitchhiked to Yakima since it is on the way to Trout Lake, so here I am and here I go.

Tony Lombardi July 27, 2025 No Comments

Pacific Crest Trail

Pacific Crest Trail Conditions Report

I’ve written briefly about the trail conditions. The PCTA goes into much more detail in the below text from their “Trail Closures” app.

Tony Lombardi July 26, 2025 1 Comment

Hiking

Stevens Pass and Leavenworth

To get to Leavenworth to pick up a provision box and rent a room (still no Internet), I had to hitchhike. There is no pubic transport that I could find.

Tony Lombardi July 25, 2025 No Comments

Hiking

Stevens Pass Tomorrow

My camp last night was a lot better than had I camped with that obnoxious family mentioned in yesterday’s post. I slept peacefully. Today, on to Stevens Pass.

Tony Lombardi July 24, 2025 No Comments

Hiking

Pearl Lake – Nope

The goal was to go about 13 miles and set up my tent at Pearl Lake. I’m getting close to Steven’s Pass, and I need to plan my arrival.

Tony Lombardi July 23, 2025 No Comments

Hiking

Beautiful View of Valley

The trail opened up into a beautiful view of a valley. I was hiking without the benefit of tree cover. It was quite striking.

Tony Lombardi July 22, 2025 No Comments

Rain on the Trail

It did start raining in the afternoon. Rain is not my friend. It usually means that I’ll end up with hypothermia. Fortunately, I was close to several campsites.

Tony Lombardi July 21, 2025 No Comments

Hiking

Climb to Fire Creek

The climb to Fire Creek is the reason I brought my microspikes with me. There was supposed to be a lot of snow at the very peak.

Tony Lombardi July 20, 2025 No Comments

Hiking

Punisher on the Move

I met a hiker that had started in Campo on the Mexican border. His trail name is Punisher. He told me he started the trail on April 29th, which is 82 days ago.

Tony Lombardi July 20, 2025 No Comments