PCT day 10 – Mile 115 to Mile 131.5
Start: PCT mile 115
End: PCT mile 131
Distance: 16.5
Steps: 41406

I was unexpectedly woken up by the sounds of a lady screaming in the middle of the night. I opened my tent and didn’t see anything unusual just the sounds of screaming. It sounded like it was someone having bad nightmare or night terror. For a moment I thought Becky was sleeping beside me as it’s semi common that this happens to her. It seems like there are a lot of people out here walking the PCT to forget the traumas they have endured. It certainly provides more than enough time to dive deep into ones mind and get lost there for a while you try to arrange a few things in a manner more suited to oneself.

Today’s hike was a lot of up and down which funny enough is one of the hallmarks of the Trail. The other is that I’m fairly confident it’s just a large mosh of semi circles. That way your truely not actually getting anywhere.

For most of my journey so far I’m travelled with the same group of people. They are all faster than I am but I keep catching up. It’s an international crew with some Europeans, a few Americans, 2  British, 2 Canadians and a Scottish. It’s been nice to get to know these people but it looks like over the next few days we will drift apart. But you never do know who you will meet around the next corner.

Our lunch break today was at Trail Angels Mike House. He wasn’t home but we managed to get water. Often it’s possible to get pizza and a cold beer if you happen to time your visit right. I was just thankful for the water. I will say he has a very interesting eclectic place that you should definitely drop by if your hiking the PCT. Later I was told I did in fact miss a good party that night.

I got my first view of Mount San Jacinto today. At just over 10000 feet of elevation that is going to be an exciting and exhausting day. For now I’m camped at mile 131.5 hoping to make it to idllywild on Saturday.