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Pacific Crest Trail - Sierras

This was my favorite section of the PCT. Snow made travel and navigation more challenging, which made the adventure more fun. The scenery topped the rest of the trail, and I met my favorite PCT hikers in this section.

Out of all the PCT markers, this one I like the best.

This marmot posed for me. How nice of him.

Paying homage to my friend Mary and a sign that I'm no longer in the desert.

My tent survived three hail storms in one night. It kind of looks like snow on the ground, but those are hail stones.

My friend Peaceful Warrior took this picture for me. We talked about how the scenery was slowing us down. Peaceful Warrior is the fastest pace hiker I've ever met.

From here, most PCT hikers climbed Mt. Whitney. A few people camped illegally on the summit. Some got warnings, others got fined. I played it safe and camped at Crabtree Meadows.

This used to be a popular spot to camp before it became illegal.

On the way up to the summit of Mt. Whitney, I got some nice reflections in the lake.

Views like this made the hike to the top of Mt. Whitney even better.

This hut is so people can escape inclement weather, not for camping. Some people ignored that.

I'm at the highest point in the Lower 48. This picture was taken by Braveheart.

I looked forward to seeing alpenglow in the Sierras. This was my first glimpse.

Near the top of Forester Pass, we had to cross a perfect avalanche chute. There was even a cornice above this.

The highest point on the PCT. Mt. Whitney isn't actually on the PCT.

This didn't suck.

I hiked over Forester and Kearsarge Passes in the same day. This was my first double pass day.

I carried my ice axe from Kennedy Meadows to Mammoth Lakes. Staking out my tent is the only time I actually used it.

You aren't supposed to cross Glen Pass first thing in the morning. I stood on top at 7:00 AM.

Pinchot Pass and Glen Pass came on the same day for me making it my second double pass day.

The John Muir Trail and PCT mostly share the same trail. I hiked every step of the JMT even when that meant deviating from the PCT.

Mather Pass I crossed first thing in the morning.

As with all the passes in the Sierras, the view didn't suck.

This shelter is located at the top of Muir Pass.

Muir Pass is my favorite spot on the PCT. I climbed Muir Pass the same day I crossed Mather Pass making it my third double pass day.

Camping in the shelter on Muir Pass is illegal. On a completely unrelated note, the highest elevation I ever camped at is 11,955 feet.

As a reward for my third double pass day, I watched the sunset from Muir Pass.

I had a lovely evening on Muir Pass.

The passes after Muir Pass were smaller and easier. The views were still amazing.

Shortly after here, I finally caught up to my friend Boardwalk who I was hoping to catch. I had recently given up hope on catching him.

By now, I was hiking with Boardwalk and managed to get this picture with great reflections.

Direction to almost anywhere.

One of several lakes I hiked past on the John Muir Trail.

I looked forward to getting into Yosemite. Instead of enjoying it, I found it to be a total cluster.

Yosemite had signs like this all over the place. My uncle does better metal art.

I enjoyed this view with a few hundred total strangers. From here there was a 3 mile long line to get to the trailhead. The line went in both directions.

I hiked my butt off to get out of Yosemite. My day ended less than 1/4 mile from the border and I was rewarded with some alpenglow.

The 1,000 mile mark was a place I wanted to stop and celebrate. Instead, I took this picture and booked it out of there as mosquitoes were swarming me and I didn't have any bug spray.

Someone broke a good hiking stick and decided to make a memorial for it.

This view came from a section described as a ridge walk. Despite spending almost no time on a ridge, the views were good and mosquitoes were gone so I was happy.

Two of my favorite people I met on trail: Rat and Ant. I met them shortly after Kennedy Meadows and got to hike with them for a little over a day out of South Lake Tahoe.

I camped with the Wizz Sisters here and got some alpenglow!

The PCT goes through this famous ski resort where Gnar was invented. While you won't see me playing Gnar, I do appreciate it.