Rejuvenated and resupplied, we headed north from Sonora Pass. We quickly ascended, wove around to the north side of the mountains, then started down. ...
Tuolumne Meadows to Sonora Pass
The hike north out of Tuolumne Meadows was fairly easy, a gentle grade down broad meadows. We crossed the Tuolumne River on a bridge, and headed down ...
Mt. Whitney to Tuolumne Meadows
The first couple miles up Mt. Whitney were downright pleasant. The trail wound up a canyon, passing by pretty alpine lakes along the way. But then the ...
Walker Pass to Mt. Whitney
The mountains north of Walker Pass finally started looking more like the Sierra that we'd all heard about. Rough, steep, rocky and beautiful. For a ...
Tehachapi Pass to Walker Pass
Poles in hand, I headed up the mountains north of Hwy 58. Technically, we were now in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Although, so far it didn't ...
Agua Dulce to Tehachapi Pass
The hills north of Agua Dulce weren't too exciting. In fact, most of section E seemed nothing more than the shortest possible route to get to the ...
Cajon Pass to Agua Dulce
When the PCT crosses a highway, it's usually time for another climb up the mountains. That's exactly what awaited us north of Cajon Pass. The PCT ...
San Gorgonio Pass to Cajon Pass
So there we were, in a dirty, junky wasteland near I-10. We crossed under the highway and started looking for someplace that was a little hidden. Yip ...
Warner Springs to San Gorgonio Pass
I quickly discovered the pain of walking on a paved road. Roads are uniformly flat, and they force the feet to make repetitive motions. They also ...
Mexican Border to Warner Springs
It was time. Even though I was starting a trip which I had planned and looked forward to for 5 months, I felt like I was being led down a plank. ...