Everything At Home Posts Travels of Don and Lou Hikes Pacific Crest Trail
Well, you finally did it. You stumbled onto our blog. Here you can learn more about us than you should. This blog is mostly about the observations of Don but includes some Lou and Dawn information. When we travel, it is more inclusive of all three of us. When we’re at home it’s mostly about me (Don).
2014
On April 18, 2014 I started a long hike on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) which is 2663+ miles long. After 16 days and 207 miles I came off the trail at Palm Springs for family reasons. On July 30, 2014, I caught a train up to Cascade Locks, Oregon to resume some PCT hiking. I made it to Manning Park, BC, Canada on September 8th.
2015
On March 25th, 2015 I caught a train to Palm Springs to continue my PCT hike. I hiked up to I15 at Cajon Pass, about 135 miles North. I decided to take a week off due to an impending snow storm. On April 12th I returned and hiked another 102 miles to Acton, California. I decided to take another break due to serious hay fever and a sore knee. I had hoped to return to the trail within a week but that was not to be. Before I could return to the trail I had a vertigo attack which lasted for weeks. I returned to the PCT trail at Dunsmuir in Northern California on August 4th. I hiked another 218 miles to Ashland, Oregon. Having walked all these miles in smoke filled mountains and with too much smoke likely the rest of the way through Oregon, I returned home for the year.
2016
On April 1, 2016 I started at Acton hiking to Walker Basin. I then did my first Southbound section hiking from Kennedy Meadows back to Walker Basin finishing the desert sections on April 21. 2016. I took a five day break during this due to storms. In July I started hiking South from Dunsmuir, California ending at Truckee. In late August I started hiking North from Toulumne Meadows ending at Truckee I have now completed 1993 miles. Next year I hope to complete the remaining 676 miles.
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