PCT: 2023 Wrap Up

After family time both in Southern California and Arizona, we made it back to Michigan in mid August. We have unpacked and cleaned our gear and are settling back in to “normal” life.

The plan is to hike the remaining 986.3 miles and reach the northern terminus in 2024. Depending on snow conditions, we’ll start in the Sierras in early July and finish by the end of August.

Statistics: Start: March 16, 2023 – End: August 11, 2023

Hiked Miles: Total PCT miles 1668.8. Total trail closure miles: 21.4 miles. Total miles actually hiked: 1647.4 miles. Mexican Border, CA -> Mulkey Pass, CA = 745.7 miles. Old Station, CA -> White Pass, WA = 923.1 miles

PCT Miles Remaining = 986.3 miles. Mulkey Pass – mm 745.7 to Old Station – 1374.5 mm = 628.8 miles White Pass – 2297.6 mm to Northern Terminus (Canada) – 2655.1 mm = 357.5 miles

Total actual days on trail: 125 (plus 24 days of non-PCT related events). Total zeros: 15 days (no miles hiked). Total neros: 9 days (hiked less than 10 miles)

Highest mileage day: 25.7 miles from Rockslide Lake to Breitenhaus CG in Oregon on July 13.

Highest ascent: 5950 ft – Panther Creek CG to Blue Lake in Washington on July 23. Total ascent: 256k ft – Total descent: 264.3k ft

THANK YOU! We want to thank all the trail angels who gave us rides to and from the trailhead and town. We could not have done this adventure without you.

1. Jon: (ride) Costa Mesa to Southern Terminus

2. Brian: (hitch) Sunrise Trailhead to Julian

3. Sage: (hitch) Julian to Sunrise Trailhead

4. Peter & Charlotte: (ride) Paradise Valley Cafe to Costa Mesa

5. Jon: (ride) Costa Mesa to Aqua Dulce

6. Bill & Virginia: (hitch) Willow Springs Trailhead to Tehachapi

7. “Split” Mike: (ride) Tehachapi to Willow Springs Trailhead

8. Charlotte: (hitch) Walker Pass to Ridgecrest

9. Pete & Debbie: (ride) Costa Mesa to PVC

10. Frank: (hitch) Deer Springs Trailhead to Black Mtn Road

11. Nitsy: (ride) I-10 to Banning hotel

12. Kenny: (ride & lodging) Hwy 38 to Big Bear

13. Kenny: (ride) Big Bear to Hwy 38

14. Brian: (ride) Cajon Pass to Wrightwood

15. Tammy: (ride) Wrightwood to Hesperia

16. Brian: (ride) Hesperia to Wrightwood

17. Richard: (ride) Palmdale to Tehachapi

18. “All In”: (ride) Tehachapi to Ridgecrest

19. “Amazon”: delivered medication to Kennedy Meadows

20. Road workers (hitch): Horseshoe Meadows to Lone Pine

21. Chris: (ride & lodging) Susanville to Hat Creek

22. Chris: (ride) Hat Creek to Old Station

23. Tom & Judy (hitch): Hwy 299 to Burney

24. Magellan & Sarah (hitch): Burney to Hwy 299

25. Peter: (ride) I-5 to Dunsmuir

26. Peter: (ride) Dunsmuir to Redding

27. Noelle: (ride) Dunsmuir to I-5

28. Bill & Kay: (hitch) Hwy3 Scott Summit to Etna

29. Kevin: (hitch) Etna to Hwy 3 Scott Summit

30. Seth and Mel: (hitch) Hwy 3/Scott Summit to Yreka

31. Marcus and Sammy: (hitch) Yreka to Hwy 263 & 96

32. Eric: (hitch) Hwy 263 & 96 to Seiad Valley

33. “Kitchy”: (ride) Old Hwy 99 to Ashland

34. Angela: (ride) Ashland to Old Hwy 99

35. Brian & Irene: (hitch) Crater Lake Post Office to Crater Lake Rim

36. Ron & Karen: (ride & lodging) Elk Lake to Bend

37. Ron & Karen: (ride) Bend to Elk Lake

38. Maureen: (ride) Cascade Locks to Hood River

39. Trout Lake “shuttle”: (ride) FS Road 23 to Trout Lake

40. Trout Lake “shuttle”: (ride) Trout Lake to FS Road 23

41. Josh: (ride) White Pass to Tacoma

42. Angela: (ride) Medford to Etna

43. Dave & Aiden: (hitch) Seiad Valley to Yreka

Wrap up video: