PCT Day 109, 29 August 2022 (Monday)
"Mini Yo-yo"
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Start Location: |
Holman Creek Trail Junction |
Destination: |
Golden Creek |
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PCT Miles Day 109: |
0 |
Cum PCT Miles: |
2,007.4 |
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Non-PCT Miles Day 109: |
29.7 |
Cum All Miles: |
2168.7 |
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PCT Miles Remaining: |
645.4 |
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Elevation Gain Day 109: |
0 |
Cum Elevation Gain: |
353,811 |
Note: Total miles today was 29.7, but are not official PCT miles; also, total unofficial elevation gain was 4,603’.
Now that I’ve completed the Washington section of the PCT, I need to leave Washington and get back to Cascade Locks where I plan to start hiking southbound through Oregon. There are multiple options for how to leave Washington, none of them easy or simple. I decided that my path to exit Washington is to return to Stehekin by hiking south on the PCT—in hiking terminology, going out and back on a trail is also called a yo-yo—take a ferry across Lake Chelan, which goes to the town of Chelan, which is a slightly larger town than some others in this area, then find transportation to Seattle, and then to Portland. Choosing this exit option involves a bit more hiking than other options, but transportation to Seattle will be easier and more certain than other options.
Weather took a big swing on the pendulum today, it was much warmer, almost hot. In a way this was a good thing as I had to hike into the night to find an acceptable tentsite, so it was still comfortable when I was setting up my tent in the dark.
With so many people either approaching the Canadian border, or returning from it the last couple days, I continued to run into quite a few people that I met at some point along the trail. This slowed me up a little, but kept the day interesting.
Crater Mt. and Jack Mt.
Snowfield Peak
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