PCT Day 83-87 – Catching up with the crew
Stats
Start: Meadow Lake Road – Mile 1,172.3
End: Bucks Lake – Mile 1,263.5
Elevation Max: 8.092
Elevation Min: 3,112
Elevation Change: 31,127
Walking Time: 27 hours 12 minutes
Date: 6/24/2022 – 6/28/2022
The Walk
6/24 – Meadow Lake Road to Sierra city (1,172.3 – 1,195.4)
6/25 – Sierra city to silver lake junction (1,195.4 – 1,215.1)
6/26 – Silver lake junction to Adler spring (1,215.1 – 1,236.9)
6/27 – Adler spring to Lookout rock (1.236.9 – 1,260)
6/28 – Lookout rock to bucks lake (1,260 – 1,263.5)
The sickness was behind me. Good health renewed my appreciation for this experience. Being sick on trail sucked. It was hard to enjoy the surroundings while walking through the backcountry and with a fever or a stuffy nose. But the time off to heal was exactly what I needed.
My body and mind were rested and I had a better appreciation of the community and beauty around me. I ramped up my miles and caught up to Gushers, Quest, and Chef way earlier than expected. They had been going pretty slow and Chef took 3 days off to rest his hip.
We spent a day hanging out in Sierra City. It’s not much of a city. Basically a small shop littered with hikers and a hotel across the street. The highlight of town is a public shower. It spits out freezing cold water but it is free!
Gushers told me about a music festival in Quincy. Which is the next town up trail. I didn’t know a single band, but he was super excited and had gone before. I hadn’t hung out with the crew for a few weeks so this seemed like a perfect way to take a break halfway through the trail and make memories. We only needed to go 20 miles per day for the next week to walk into Quincy on festival day.
We walked 20 mile days. It felt relaxing to be done with the Sierras and into Northern California. The days were filled with ridge walking and views of mountains (not as big as the Sierras, but amazing in their own way).
