Monday, July 18, 2022

PCT Day 64

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PCT Day 64, 15 July 2022 (Friday)

"Finding A Place For Nemo"


Start Location:

Wilderness Campsite Near Phipps Creek

Destination:

Wilderness Campsite Near American River Headwaters

PCT Miles Day 64:

26.4

Cum PCT Miles:

1,139.0

Non-PCT Miles Day 64:

0

Cum All Miles:

1224.8

PCT Miles Remaining:

1,513.6



Elevation Gain Day 64:

4,345

Cum Elevation Gain:

203,850

 

Today was kind of a non-obvious interesting day.  Except for finally getting very good views of Lake Tahoe from high up, there was nothing that was extremely notable.  However, there was a good variety of scenery and terrain on the trail today.  And, except for the last couple of miles, the ascents and descents were mostly moderate with good trail tread.

It was also pretty windy at times today, which was okay because it made it feel cooler on an otherwise very warm day.  And, to keep the recent trend going, there was more good trail magic today.  There were a couple of guys a little older than me that were parked at Barker Pass.  They had all kinds of good stuff: bananas, apples, fruit cups, soda, Gatorade, chips, brownie bites, and more.  One of the guys had attempted a thru-hike of the PCT over 40 years ago, so he is still very attached to the PCT culture.

Today ended in an unusual way for me.  I typically have not had much of a problem finding a good tent site around the time that I want to stop hiking.  But today, the two places on trail where I thought I would find a place to camp, all the good tent sites were taken.  It was getting somewhat late in the day, and the next few miles were all fairly steep uphill, and the next designated tent sites were about 2.5 miles away. And there was no way to know whether those tent sites would be available.  Often, though, you can find unofficial (dispersed) tent sites.  And that’s what I found today.  After going up the trail another 1.5 miles, I spotted a decent looking site right off the trail, and that’s where I set up my Nemo tent.



Looking out over Desolation Wilderness

Finally, I can see Lake Tahoe from the trail, no smoke today

And a better view of Lake Tahoe

Typical trail today in the Granite Chief Wilderness


And an even better view of Lake Tahoe

Pretty nice trail this afternoon

Alpine Meadows ski area boundary, but hiking is ok

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