PCT Day 73, 24 July 2022 (Sunday)
"Two Packs A Day"
Start Location: |
Carter Creek |
Destination: |
South of Lassen Volcanic N.P. |
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PCT Miles Day 73: |
26.9 |
Cum PCT Miles: |
1,344.9 |
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Non-PCT Miles Day 73: |
0.3 |
Cum All Miles: |
1439.2 |
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PCT Miles Remaining: |
1,307.7 |
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Elevation Gain Day 73: |
4,035 |
Cum Elevation Gain: |
239,482 |
I’m still in a burn area this morning, and off and on throughout the day. This is the fifth day in a row hiking through significant burn areas. Water sources are, also, getting fewer and further between.
I passed the PCT Midway Point marker in the morning. To play the role of Dr. Obvious, I have now hiked over half the trail.
A trail angel named OG was serving watermelon at Hwy 36. You can’t go wrong with watermelon, it is always very refreshing.
I don’t know if it was a more recent fire, but the burn areas north of Hwy 36 still smelled of ash and smoke. At times it felt like I was smoking cigarettes. For people with asthma it must be unbearable. I talked to several other hikers who were pretty miserable today. And to make it worse there was smoke in the air from a new, large fire in Yosemite (I think the Oaks fire).
Although still in a burn area, I ended up at a good tent site atop a cliff with no dead, burnt trees nearby. However, to spoil the mood my tent got a large rip in it at a crucial spot. I was able to do a crude emergency repair--is there any other type of repair when backpacking?--using, you guessed it, Gorilla/Duct Tape, but I think the tent is going to have to be replaced.
PCT Midpoint
North Fork of the Feather River a few miles south of Lassen Volcanic N.P.
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