ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
Adventures in wandering...
PCT Day 23 – PCT Mile 313.4 to Silverwood Lake Campground
PCT Day 23 - PCT Mile 313.4 to Silverwood Lake Campground April 26, 2025 Total PCT miles: 15.4 Non PCT miles: 1 Total: 16.4 miles / 26.4 km Total elevation gain: 2631 Total elevation loss: 2156 Steps: 39228 I thought I slept well last night but I must not have because...
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Early morning to try and beat the heat today on day 34 on the PCT! #pct2026 #anotherdayinparadise #thruhike #earlybirdmakesthegainz
Timelapse of the valley I was walking into yesterday in Angles National Forest on the PCT. #pct2026 #anotherdayinparadise #thruhiker #timelapse
Cloud inversion on the PCT yesterday. Beautiful until you have to set up camp later in the day in these same clouds. #timelapse #pct2026 #anotherdayinparadise #nature
Yesterday I passed the 400 mile marker on the PCT. I’m starting to believe I can actually do this thing! #pct2026 #anotherdayinparadise #embracethesuck #thruhike
Made it to the top of Mt Baden Powell on the PCT. The climb sucked with a fresh resupply that includes 5 days of food. #pct2026 #thruhiker #anotherdayinparadise
I’m going to spend more time looking for this easy way down. I feel like I’ve been on Inferno Ridge forever! #pct2026 #thruhike #anotherdayinparadise #embracethesuck
I didn’t think I would make it here and I’m not sure this milestone is 100% earned seeing as I skipped mission creek due to my ankle. But either way I’m here and I’m celebrating. #pct2026 #thruhike #embracethesuck #anotherdayinparadise #thisisnotsparta
Update: I’ve been off trail for 5 days now… going a little stir crazy. I’m so grateful for Nitzy and Mission. Without them I likely would have gone home. Swelling in my ankle is almost gone and I can walk without pain or a limp. However it is still quite unstable. My plan is to bus to Big Bear tomorrow bypassing mission creek and its boulder fields and give the rest of the trail a shot. I’ll be wearing this fancy brace and taking lots of breaks during the day. Thank you everyone for your kind words and support! Wish me luck! #pct2026 #thruhiker #anklebrace #injuriessuck
