PCT Day 30 – PCT mile 404.3 to mile 420.8

May 4, 2026

Total PCT miles: 16.5

Non PCT miles: 0.75

Total: 17.25 miles / 27.8 km

Total elevation gain: 3241 ft

Total elevation loss: 3507 ft

Steps: 38549

May the 4th be with you!

I awoke this morning after one of the better sleeps I have had still in the clouds. It didn’t rain last night but everything was just slightly damp. Unfortunately because it was cold and cloudy all day there wasn’t much opportunity to really dry anything out. The weather is playing a bit of a game of extremes. Today, with the windchill it’s -5 Celsius and In just a few day it will be over 30.

Despite the decent night sleep my body was protesting getting out of bed to hike and everyone kinda felt the same. After a few short miles we all stopped longer than we aught to for breakfast then started the first ascent for the day. I shared some hardstyle beats with one of the tramali members to help put some energy into our walk.

The trail itself had relatively easy inclines and declines and I averaged near a 3 mph moving speed. We had a late lunch near the Mill Creek fire station where the wind was howling making the experience quite cold. There are not a lot of good camping options in the next few miles and the clouds were beginning to look angry so we settled on the closer campsite that reportably had better wind cover. I’m glad we did because shortly after setting up camp it began to rain… even tho the forecast wasn’t calling for any.

My ankle is doing well but my calf muscles were on fire today. I think i have been wearing the compression sleeves too much so I’ll try hiking without them tomorrow.

I have now been on the trail for 30 days! It’s incredible to think how far I’ve come. Time seems to be flying by!

First 30 days

Total mileage walked: 388.45 miles / 625.1 kilometers

Total elevation gain: 68891

Total steps: 918581