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Climbing and ... Climbing => Everywhere Else => Topic started by: Brad Young on March 29, 2008, 01:31:36 PM
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Had a great week with the family in southern California making more miles on the Pacific Crest Trail. Highlights include:
- Excellent, warm weather;
- Fifty miles of trail in 5 hiking days (with one rest day in between);
- We're now 112 miles from the Mexican border;
- Twentyfour miles in two days through the waterless San Felipe Hills, including 16.4 miles the first day (Tricia turns 6 next week, so 16.4 miles in a day isn't that surprising);
- Terrain which varied from pure desert to oak woodlands;
- Flowers everywhere.
Photos:
Dry, hot country on the first day:
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6026/5892137417_1a0396c6cc_z.jpg)
Poppies in the desert:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7332/12089917016_402e2a6646_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/5892125563_1d8b1c846a_z.jpg)
Taking a break on the second day. Below is the desert floor where we finished this day's hike. In the distance, the dry, hot San Felipe Hills:
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6046/5892147353_32bbfbed8b_z.jpg)
Self portrait with a friend:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/5477229134_6e5e82b3d3_z.jpg)
Post-hike nap:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5036/5892153669_7334edfeae_z.jpg)
Ramen, straight from the package into the bottomless hole (can't feed this girl enough):
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5476612093_e6074416e9_z.jpg)
Tricia just truckin':
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7402/12089318325_6447b577d0_z.jpg)
Jaguar has to sleep with Tricia, so he gets a free ride:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3735/12089745834_48203e012e_z.jpg)
Dry bivy in the San Felipes:
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5475/12089397495_14ffc93b38_z.jpg)
Dawn the next day:
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5487/12089802524_329ff05686_z.jpg)
Ready to start the last day (with the indispensable shuttle driver):
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3816/12089852074_ef1a80358b_z.jpg)
Canada Verde canyon, the last day:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/12089509345_9e2700d942_z.jpg)
Flowers:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7427/12090058474_29b4d1376d_z.jpg)
More flowers:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5476621183_55d9e2d0bd_z.jpg)
And more:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5477305942_ce16c5e4f2_z.jpg)
Did I mention the flowers?
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3734/12090382066_d1f4db4124_z.jpg)
A last shot of flowers:
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5511/12090180934_f2cc93628d_z.jpg)
Done with Leg "A" of the PCT:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3680/12090144224_b5cf1e1fcb_z.jpg)
I know, I know, it isn't a bunch of bad ass climbing, but it's a great adventure, and we're having a ton of fun.
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Those flowers are amazing. Looks pretty desolate.
So is the goal to hike the entire PCT in those short shorts?
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It's sort of desolate. There are roads all over in southern California. The trail is dry in places, but in the first 112 miles we were never more than 3 miles from a road (as the crow flies, not measured along the trail). This is one of the reasons we're doing it as mostly day-hikes for now.
Like the shorts, huh? In college we called it MTE (maximum tanning efficiency). The cotton ones are on their last legs. The nylon pair may make it to Canada.
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Looks nice Brad. I love the desert and the way your doing it seems like a sane choice. PS, don't listen to Eric, he's just jealous he doesn't have your tan.
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Squiddo your back from your trip? How was it?
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Good times!
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I love it how Tricia could sleep without a pillow. I've lost that ability long time ago.
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brad,
what an awesome project you guys have emarked on... super cool to be instilling that in your kids at such a young age.
i did 24ish on the pct this weekend (out and back). saturday i ran from cibbets flat campground (near highway 8) almost to todd's cabin, and then back.. brutal, the first 8 miles are mostly uphill... yould think the last 8 downhill would be easy, but its not.. knees are aching.
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Jeff, Cibbetts Flat to the Burnt Rancheria campground? We did that section last Thanksgiving. Very pretty. We stayed in the cabins across the Sunrise Highway. Never really expected pine forests in San Diego county.
Cibbets Flat campground:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2221/2376611597_643c8807b0_m.jpg)
Pine forests six miles further:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2387/2376611827_9b795222e1.jpg?v=0)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2377450480_5cb08d140d.jpg?v=0)
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not sure about burnt rancheria... 12 miles up trail from cibbets, pretty much to the post office...and then back. tough 5 hours.