Day 6: 47.5 Laguna campground to 63.6 miles
Today was hard because I didn’t sleep well. Again. Haven’t been sleeping well since I got to San Diego. Altitude? The Cold? Hiking so much? Camping? All of the above?
Day 5: Mt Laguna to Laguna Campground (42 – 47.5)
We waited for our first resupply box at mount Laguna and since the post office didn’t open till noon, we took half the day off. Stretching, eating and watching the Acorn Woodpecker. 🙂
Day 4: Fred Canyon to Mount Laguna (Miles 32-42)
Day 3: From Lake Morena to Fred Canyon (miles 20-32)
We stayed at Lake Morena campground and started from here on day 3.
Day 2: Miles 11.2-20 Lake Morena
The first night was wild – a skunk sprayed close to us – we must have set up close to his nest – luckily our gents didn’t get any smell. We also heard dear falling over our guylines- so we didn’t get too much sleep.
Day 1: From Campo to somewhere Miles 0 – 11.2
Pacific Crest Trail
After month of planning and prep I started my biggest adventure yet – I am thru-hiking the Pacific Creat Trail! 🤩
All good things must come to an end
Anchorage: not the capital of Alaska, that’s Juneau (the only state capital you can’t travel to by car!) but the biggest city of the state. 40% of Alaskans live here. You’re still in the wild quickly with the Chugach mountains on its doorstep.
Sea lions, first black bear, dead salmon and Mt Sanford (4949m)
Mostly a driving day but first: visiting the Solomon Gulch Salmon Hatchery. Because as you know salmon go back to where they were born after one or several years in the ocean to lay their eggs and die. This hatchery is basically a salmon farm that grows each year for the last 40 years. It’s a good place to view wildlife that comes here to eat salmon. And wildlife I saw!