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PCT: Onion Valley to Cottonwood Pass

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

The Pacific Crest Trail: Onion Valley to Cottonwood Pass

HORSESHOE MEADOW — I take one last look inside my car, checking to be sure nothing will appeal to the bears, and then I lock the doors.

It feels kind of spooky as my hiking partner Bill drives us back down Horseshoe Meadows Road in his truck, heading east to Highway 395, then north all the way to Onion Valley.

From there, all we’ll have to do is make it back to my car—fifty miles of hiking through the High Sierra via the Pacific Crest Trail…(more).

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PCT Hike as seen by Spot

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Spot Satellite Messenger - Pacific Crest Trail

We’re back from the Pacific Crest Trail, having succesfully hiked from Onion Valley to the Cottonwood Pass trailhead at Horseshoe Meadows—roughly 60 miles through the hidden interior of the Sierra Nevada.

I’ve got a TON of stuff to post on this hike, including hundreds of photos, a gaggle of new gear reviews, and many, many lessons learned from tackling my first 60 mile thru-hike.

For a little teaser, here’s a Google Map showing the “OK” pings from my Spot Satellite Messenger, which I took along as a way to say hi to folks back home and let them know all was going well.

Spot lists messages in reverse order, so Message 1 is the most recent, marking the exit of the hike.

Much more to come on this fantastic hike over the coming weeks…

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