The Going on a Hike Thread

[Shanedorf]

On 11/14/2020 at 2:47 PM, Dome said:

My uncle and two cousins did a few hundred miles of the PCT before the boys left for college.   My uncle was the only one who had fun.

that's just beautiful...A lot of people do the PCT  in sections because its hard to carve out all the training time and a month of hiking time to do it. The southern end of the PCT in SoCal to Mex border is kinda weak in comparison to the other sections, you can skip that part and not miss much

Alternatively, The John Muir Trail is a 215 mile subset of the PCT and contains some of the most spectacular scenery and hard-to-reach spots - so you get a shorter, better hike imo

https://johnmuirtrail.org/

"The trail starts in America's treasure, Yosemite National Park, and continues 215 miles through the Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sequoia National Park, King's Canyon National Park, and ends at the highest peak in continental United States, Mount Whitney at 14,496 ft."