WEEK 17 THRU-HIKING THE PCT! 2025 NOBO PACIFIC CREST TRAIL!

Week 17 on the trail! We had multiple zero’s in Bend and at the PCT Trail Days Festival, it was lovely to catch up with lots of people from trail that we hadn’t seen in a while!

We also hit the Sisters Wilderness and walked through the Obsidian Wilderness. Gorgeous!

Lower mileage week due to the time off trail.

WEEK SEVENTEEN

Day 113: 1915.9 → 1944.9
Day 114: 1944.9 → 1971.7
Day 115: 1971.7 → 1985.3
Day 116: PCT DAYS
Day 117: PCT DAYS
Day 118: BEND
Day 119: 1985.3 → 2000
Total: 84.1 Miles

PCT DAY 113: mi 1915.9 → 1944.9 ⛰️

🥾 Total hiked today: 28.3 miles / 45.3 km
⛰️ Total elevation today: 2998 ft / 900 m

🏊‍♀️ Lunchtime swim
🐍 Two snakes, one day
🐿️ BABY chipmunk - woh so tiny
🏜️ Apocalyptic burn zones
⛺️ Camp by a lake!!

PCT DAY 114: mi 1944.9 → 1971.7 ⛰️

🥾 Total hiked today: 26.8 miles / 42.9km
⛰️ Total elevation today: 4225 ft / 1268m

🐦 Dinosaur bird scared the sh!t out of me in a meadow
🐟 SAW AN AXOLOTL (I think)
🥪 Sambo by a lake for lunch
🌷 FLOWERS v pretty
⛰️ Gorgeous views
🌲 Less tree coverage was a treat thx
⛺️ Camp with a delightful view

PCT DAY 115: mi 1971.7 → 1985.3 ⛰️

🥾 Total hiked today: 14.9 miles / 23.8 km
⛰️ Total elevation today: 1850 ft / 555m

🥾 Into Bend!
👼 Soent the arvo with Val, superstar trail angel - she angels once a year and we absolutely lucked out. She picked us up at the Hwy, treated us to fresh fruit and veggie snacks 🤤 drove us in to town and then we all went for lunch and coffee and she got us each a sticker - had such a nice timeeee 🌷
🧺 Laundry!
🛒 Re-supply
📦 Shipping food to Washington!
🍻 Dinner at Deschutes Brewery
💛 Back with Du!

PCT DAYS 116, 117 & 118 💘

Hired a car to drive from Bend to Cascade Locks for PCT DAYS!
What a treat catching up with old and new friends!
Three days off disappeared but heart is fullllll, keen to get back on trail tho as always !!

PCT DAY 119: mi 1985.3 → 2000 ⛰️

🥾 Total hiked today: 14.6 miles / 23.4 km
⛰️ Total elevation today: 1919ft / 576m

💘 Bye to Du’s friends who so kindly hosted us! And their dog to Douglas 🫶🏼
☕️ Coffee at Lone Pine
🏤 Shipped some extra gear forward
🚘 TA Kathleen took us back out to McKenzie Pass!
🌋 Lava rock hell under feet
🥪 Lunch on the side of the trail, too much food packed out as usual
💤 Lil break at the Big Lake Youth Camp
🎉 WE HIT 2000 MILES OMFG
⛺️ Shorter day as only for back on trail around 11:30

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