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Back on the PCT

Miles Hiked 5.3PCT Mile 510.9Elevation 1,486 teetMiles Hiked Today 5.3 Here I am back on the PCT Trail again. I flew into Portland two days...

Tony LombardiSeptember 20, 2025

My Washington hike was over, and mentally, I was ready for the over 400 miles hike through Oregon. In fact, I was anxiously looking forward...

Tony LombardiAugust 3, 2025

Hell is a trail going up and down and strewn with loose rocks and stones. That trail is the last ten miles to Bridge of...

Tony LombardiAugust 2, 2025

I had mistakenly tied my right shoe too tight to help traverse descending trails. Now that bad decision was coming back to haunt me and...

Tony LombardiAugust 1, 2025

Some northbound hikers told Halloween and me about an alternate route for the PCT. We both decided to go ahead and try it.

The highlight of the day were the lakes that I passed. It's really cool to see pristine lakes in the wilderness. I pushed on for...

Goodbye Trout Lake. This is the last time I'll ever see it. It's hard to imagine the circumstances that would return me to this neat,...

Should I cross Adams Creek? IMy OCD was compelling me to finish the last 9 miles, so I could say I hiked every mile of...