Walks A Ways: Overall PCT Day 124

2026 PCT Day 8, 22 August 2026 (Saturday)

Overall PCT Day 124

"No Spring In My Steps"

Start Location:	Kangaroo Spring, Mi. 1667.5	Destination:	PCT Mi. 1696.6
PCT Miles Day 117:	29.1	Cum PCT Miles:	2249.8
Non-PCT Miles Day1.9117:	1.9	Cum All Miles:	2454.0
PCT Miles Remaining:	396.5
Elevation Gain Day 117:	5357	Cum Elevation Gain:	396,329

The wind somewhat died down in the middle of the night, but was still occasionally very gusty. My new tent held up really well. I’m pretty happy about that, because you never really know about your tent until it is tested by the elements.

Part of the process of getting your trail legs (pretty funny, Apple Voice Translation thought I said “trail eggs”) back is that all your discomfort turns into numbness. Your thirst, your hunger, your achy feet, your tired legs, your general exhaustion, the feeling of layers and layers of sticky dirt, grime and sweat. Everything just turns numb. It’s part of how you just keep going long day after long day.

The water situation wasn't great today. Several so called "reliable" springs were dry. Good thing I have been careful to ration my water. If you drink everything too soon, you may have to hike many miles without a drop to drink. Also, once again, there was a lot of intense bushwhacking today. It helped that today had the mildest temperatures since I started eight days ago. If it had been very warm to hot like it has been most of the days, the bad water situation would’ve been much worse.

Oh, by the way, I finished California today. Since I finished Washington in 2022, that’s two states down and one to go. And I should get to Ashland, Oregon tomorrow, a day early.

Breakfast view

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There are a lot of spaces like this in the area I'm in right now, it's kind of interesting.

Somebody should really rake up this forest

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