PCT day 102 – 106: Being great milestones in northern California

Day 102 – Hit 1,400 miles

We woke up with the sound of the road in the distance, we packed the camp and set the goal of walking 25 miles. My feet were starting to develop blisters, for the first time on the PCT! (If you wonder how I get the name of my path, Sister ampouleLook at a previous blog post.) I recorded the worst place with Leukotape and thought I would deal with her more thoroughly once we arrived in the city.

The first miles were flat and sandy, reminiscent of the desert. After a short climb, we stopped in the Hat Creek lookout, which had excellent views of Lassen Peak, and cell service! I downloaded some podcasts and talked to a spoil hiker making a whip (walking through the long data section) that had gone to my alma mater. It has been fun to meet other students here in northern California.

We continue five other miles through the exposed and flat terrain before running to an angel of paths that had left several gallons of water and snacks, a very necessary moral impulse. The next water source required a steep climb by several curves, and was snorting and swelling on the way back.

The very exposed Hat Creek Rim. He felt as if we were back in the desert.

The path followed a rocky crest for the next section. It was flat but hard on the feet, either from the blisters or simply the hard volcanic terrain. We stopped for lunch at a shaded bank near a communications tower. While we were there, two guys in a jeep stopped and offered us beers. Chowder accepted, and we talked with them a little and obtained some food recs for Burney, our next city stop.

Later, we stopped in a water cache called Cache 22. While we filtered water, we passed a little with other hikers before continuing the last six miles for camping. My feet were killing me, so I distracted myself with the podcasts. Just before the camp, we arrive at the 1,400 mile brand, your milestone! The path was increasingly volcanic, which did not help at my sore feet.

In the camp, we had dinner, we saw an episode of The Pitt (This show is Excellent!), And he fell asleep excited to go to the city the next day.

Day 103 – Burney Nero

Chowder and I got to the road at 6 in the morning, both dragging a little thanks to our blisted feet. Fortunately, we only had 11 miles to the city. The walk was mostly without incident until we passed through a popular fishing area where we saw many locals and even caressed a sweet dog.

I had service, so I called my brother and found myself a bit. We arrived at the road before 11 in the morning and talked to Fly high, a hiker that we had known briefly in the mountains. We all plan to stay in the church of the word of life in Burney, allowing hikers to sleep in their gym and use showers and cook for free. Fly high gave the place a great review, so we feel safe in the plan.

We obtained a hitch after about 10 minutes from a local man and his daughter, who gave us food recommendations while taking us to the city. Burney is small, and everything was a short distance from the church.

After leaving our packages, we met with Sea Biscuit, PDF, and we stretch for lunch in a Mexican restaurant. Then we replenish in the grocery store and go back to the church to shower. Just when we were about to wash our clothes, a member of the church left a plate of stuffed eggs, they left in minutes.

We washed the clothes and then went to the bowling bar while our clothes dried. I collected a new pair of socks in the Sporting Goods store. Back in the church, we install our sleeping pads in the gym and have dinner. I opted for a salad and an ice cream painting. We spent the night chatting with other hikers, he really felt like a great sleepy party of hikers. The lights came out at 9:30.

Sleamorant of the Church!

Day 104 – Burney Falls

To my surprise, I slept very well in the church gym. We sleep until 7 in the morning, we drink some cereal and coffee, and packed. The Church of the word of life has definitely been one of my favorite stays of the city: people, excellent comforts and that funny environment of pijamada with other hikers.

Stretch, PDF, Muffin, Showder, and I went to Main Street to return to the path. Before getting our thumbs, a woman stopped and offered us a walk. She headed to the church, but wanted to help us first. When he left us at the beginning of the path, he said a prayer for our trip.

We started walking, and the first eight miles were flat and shaded. We decided to take a brief detour to the Burney Falls State Park, just a quarter of the route. Before visiting the cataracts, we stopped in the general store for a soda and had lunch while the squirrels too fed were scratched in search of crumbs.

Burney’s beautiful falls

Then we go to the cataracts, surprisingly impressive and it is worth deviating. Then, we return to the PCT and continue walking, crossing a dam before entering an exuberant green forest. We stopped to filter water in a stream and then approach a four mile climb to the camp. I cooked some instant beef that I had collected in the groceries, gave the place.

We prepared for bed and saw The Pitt. I receive many questions about how we transmit the programs on the way: we just download them when we have service, then we see them out of the night. It is an excellent way to relax after a long day.

Day 105 – 29 miles and the deer mafia

We had no idea what great day was ahead of us. We were on the way around 6 am, and the heat had finally broken, it was actually great, even briefly spraying in the morning.

The path was covered with places in some places, so we had to make a light park, but the land was flat and the earth had the perfect texture: firm, not rocky. It is curious how, after this time along the way, you really begin to notice things like soil texture.

We put a look at Mount Shasta in the morning, what a beautiful mountain. We were excited to continue walking along the Cascade range.

Mount Shasta

We stopped for lunch with John and decided that we would press to make 29 miles to get to the city a day before. I also realized that I had a little food, so moving faster was an additional advantage. We stopped to filter the water before a great climb, we rest and pray a little, then we continue.

A few miles before the camp, PDF reached and walked with us for a while. We arrive at the camp at 7:30, exhausted but proud. While we prepared for the bed, we saw that a dollar wanders for hikers. Farout warned that the deer on this site are known for stealing socks and sweat pool, so we keep everything in the store.

Despite our exhaustion, we still saw an episode of The Pitt Before colliding.

Day 106 – Lassen in the distance

I woke up with tired legs and a serious desire to sleep, so we had a later start around 7 am, the day began with a picturesque walk with a view to the lasen peak in the distance. One thing that I love of the PCT is how you can see Its progress: passing and detecting reference points that passed days before is such a great sensation. Even when you feel as if we are moving forward, moments like this remind me how far we have come.

We had a long descent of 10 miles to start the day. I was shaded, which was pleasant, but hard on his knees. We stopped for a gulche lunch and we talked with a sobo hiker who completed the PCT in 2012. It was fun to hear how the path has changed.

After lunch, we had a five mile climb. I chatted with John during part of him, then I stopped to rest and filter water at the top before descending. Our original plan was to stop at 24 miles, but we decided to go to 27 to camp in a place with a river and A toilet in boxes: luxury.

The river in our camp

In the camp, we made dinner and talked with goose, great platform, PDF and stretch. While getting water from the river, I found the magic of the hidden path in an ammunition box under the bridge: Lollipops! With pleasure I took one.

As usual, we end the night with an episode of The Pitt Before falling asleep.