Walks A Ways: Overall PCT Day 130

2026 PCT Day 14, 28 August 2026 (Friday)

Overall PCT Day 130

"Three Wishes Gone Bad"

Start Location:	PCT Mi. 1794.2	Destination:	Just South of Crater Lake, Mi. 1816.0
PCT Miles Day 130:	21.8	Cum PCT Miles:	2369.2
Non-PCT Miles Day 130:	0.1	Cum All Miles:	2576.3
PCT Miles Remaining:	277.1
Elevation Gain Day 130:	2608	Cum Elevation Gain:	410,331

Last night was probably the coldest night of the trip so far, and it’s starting off a bit chilly this morning.

Miles wise, I am now more than halfway done with what I had planned for this trip. I have hiked 313.7 miles in exactly two weeks; that includes one zero day and several partial days. On my full days of hiking, I am averaging about 26 miles per day. I am very happy with that. Because I have taken it fairly easy the last couple of days, I am almost exactly where I had planned to be, and I will be in Crater Lake early tomorrow morning. I could have gotten there today if I had really pushed for it, but there was really no point since I’ll have a short hike to get there in the morning.

Today kind of reminded me of one of those stories where somebody finds a lamp with a genie inside and the genie grants three wishes. And the genie says be careful what you wish for. Then all three wishes the person makes turn out terribly. It was a little bit like that after walking in the forest without any views for so long, I just kept wishing that I could get some good views. But that wish turned out badly because when I did get a view, it was a view of a devastated burn area. The moral of story is don’t rub the lamp.

Phone Battery: 71%

Day 13 campsite, minus the tent

Some ponds below the trail

Morning scenery from the trail

Scenery from the trail

A mini meadow along the trail

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