ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
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PCT Day 26 – PCT mile 358.6 to Wrightwood.
PCT Day 26 - PCT mile 358.6 to Wrightwood. April 30, 2025 Total PCT miles: 10.8 Non PCT miles: 0 Total: 10.8 miles / 17.38 km Total elevation gain: 2687 ft Total elevation loss: 2251 ft Steps: 30241 I had a surprisingly not great sleep considering how absolutely...
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The valley is hot. It’s 36 degrees out right now. Waiting out the heat at a nearby cafe and planning on night hiking the next section (LA Aqueduct). #pct2026 #thruhike #itsgettinfhotinhere #anotherdayinparadise
500 miles.
It’s a strange feeling hitting a number that once sounded enormous and realizing it’s still only the beginning. Somewhere over the last few weeks the trail stopped feeling like a trip and started feeling like a way of life. Wake up. Walk. Eat. Climb. Repeat.
There have been brutal climbs, cold mornings, aching feet, wind, heat, and moments where the next water source felt impossibly far away. But there’s also been incredible sunsets, quiet desert mornings, unexpected kindness from strangers, and the simple satisfaction of putting one foot in front of the other day after day.
And yes… when i walked past the 500 miles marker, you better believe I threw on I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers and danced my way down the trail like an absolute idiot.
500 miles ago Canada felt very far away.
Honestly… it still does.
Onward to the Sierra. 🏔️
#PCT2026 #ThruHike #HikerTrash #AnotherDayInParadise
Yesterday was one of those trail moments that reminds you just how generous people can be.
A huge thank you to Juan and @jessie_200085 for the completely unexpected treat — amazing food, cold drinks, great conversation, and incredible generosity. After long days on trail, kindness like that means more than you probably realize.
You turned an ordinary day into one I won’t forget. Thank you for welcoming a hungry stranger into your camp and treating me so well.
#PCT2026 #HikerTrash #ThruHike #AnotherDayInParadise
If you’ve ever taken a mid day nap on a piece of tyvek you might be a thru-hiker. #pct2026 #thruhiker #hikertrash #naptime
This morning sunrise was absolutely breathtaking. On trail before 5 am to hike to the top of the ridge and was greeted with this view. #pct2026 #anotherdayinparadise #thruhiker #sunrise
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
