Author Archives: themcafertys

June 9th, 2022 by Jon We woke this morning, and it was already pretty warm. Like, fairly comfortable in shorts at 6:00am, warm. That was somewhat spooky considering we basically go uphill all day and then have a very snowy pass to go over. But what can you do besides just accept it and moveContinue reading “Day 63: Mile 826.3 – 844.4”

June 8th, 2022 by Jon We woke in our tent to another somewhat warm morning. Nice for getting up, but it meant the snow on the passes would be more slushy than we would like. We packed fairly quickly and made a hot breakfast, and by the time we finished, everyone but Missile was gone.Continue reading “Day 62: Mile 804.4 – 826.3”

June 7th, 2022 by Jon We woke up to the sound of the creek near our tent, and it took a while to wake up. It felt like neither Singsong nor I slept well, and I think it was because our site was on more of a slant than we realized. Thankfully, it wasn’t reallyContinue reading “Day 61: Mile 790 – 804.4”

June 6th, 2022 by Jon We woke again in our soft bed, dreading the idea of leaving it. But there was hiking to do, and we were excited for the next section, so here we go. We got up and began collecting all our things and packing our packs for hiking. Once we had everythingContinue reading “Day 60: Mile 788.5 – 790 (+ 8 miles to come back over Kearsarge Pass)”

June 5th, 2022 by Jon We woke up in a wonderful, heated room, and I got up and took a shower. How about that? We went down to the community room, where they had a kitchen setup, and grabbed some of the free coffee for Singsong before heading back to our porch. Everyone was startingContinue reading “Day 59: Zero in Bishop”

June 4th, 2022 by Jon We woke up to ice covering our tent. I think it was mostly the nearby lakes causing extra condensation on our tent, because while it was cold, it didn’t feel like it was freezing. We packed quickly, had hot coffee and a bar for breakfast, and painfully stuffed a veryContinue reading “Day 58: PCT Mile 788.5 completing Kearsarge Pass (Off-trail)”

June 3rd, 2022 by Jon Our alarms went off at 4:30 when it was still dark and cold outside. I groaned internally at the thought of leaving my sleeping bag, but we wanted to get going before the snow got soft on Forester Pass. We packed quickly, ate a bar for breakfast, and we wereContinue reading “Day 57: Mile 775.6 – 788.5 (+2 off-trail miles)”

June 2nd, 2022 by Jon We didn’t wake up until 7:00. I had slept like a rock and completely passed out after going to bed last night. We had a very comfortable spot on the edge of the meadow and woke up to a nice, sunny patch near where we had eaten last night, soContinue reading “Day 56: Mile 766.3 – 775.6”

June 1st, 2022 by Jon We woke up and knew today was going to be a very long day. We were headed to Crabtree Meadows, just a few miles off-trail. I plan to leave as much gear there as I can, and then I will climb Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in the continental UnitedContinue reading “Day 55: Mile 762.3 – 766.3 + 16 Mt. Whitney miles”

May 31st, 2022 by Jon Today is my 30th birthday! Woohoo! It feels like we have been celebrating for a few days now, so it’s nice to have the day finally arrive. We woke up in a bed and slept in until 7:30 before finally getting up. I slept super well, and I was lookingContinue reading “Day 54: Mile 745.3 – 762.3”