PCT 2007 Day 81 – Helen Lake – Piute Pass Trail
PCT 2007 Day 81
Day 81 / 6-14-07 Cowboy Camp 8050'
Unnamed lake NE of Helen Lake - Piute Pass Trail
18.4 miles; 854.4 (45.6) total miles; 2741.6 trip miles
70's sunny hot
Marmot count is 40
Deer count is 36
Pika count is 2
Bear count is 0
I…
PCT 2007 Day 80 – South Fork Kings River – Helen Lake
PCT 2007 Day 80
Day 80 / 6-13-07 CB 10,800'
South Fork Kings River ford - Unnamed lake NE of Helen Lake
20.5 miles; 835.6 (45.6) total miles; 2723.2 trip miles
70's partly cloudy
Marmot count is 40
Deer count is 36
Pika count is 2
Bear count…
PCT 2007 Day 79 – Baxter Pass Trail – South Fork Kings River Ford
PCT 2007 Day 79
Day 79 / 6-12-07 Tarp 10,900'
Short ways past Baxter Pass Trail - South Fork Kings River Ford
16.4 miles; 814.5 (45.6) total miles; 2692.7 trip miles
60's in mtns., partly cloudy
Marmot count is 39
Deer count is 30
Pika count…
PCT 2007 Day 78 – Independence – Baxter Pass Trail
PCT 2007 Day 78
Day 78 / 6-11-07 Cowboy Camp 10,000'
Independence - sort ways past Baxter Pass Trail
8 (7.5) miles; 798.1 (45.6) total miles 2676.3 trip miles
60's in mtns., partly cloudy
Marmot count is 36
Deer count is 28
Pika count is 2
Bear…
PCT 2007 Day 77 – Independence, CA
PCT 2007 Day 77
Day 77 / 6-10-07 Hotel Zero day #7
Independence, CA
0 miles; 789.5 (38.1)miles; total trip miles 2660.8
90's, Sunny, clouds in PM
Today we slept in. It was pretty hot in the hotel room when we went to sleep but really chilly…
PCT 2007 Day 76 – Bullfrog Lake Junction – Independence, CA
PCT 2007 Day 76
Day 76 / 6-9-07 Hotel
Bullfrog Lake Junction - Independence
9 miles; total miles ( ) trip miles
60 in mountains, 80's in town
We got up at 6 AM or so and got moving pretty fast since we all knew we were going into town.…
PCT 2007 Day 75 – Wallace Creek – Bullfrog Lake Junction
PCT 2007 Day 75
Day 75 / 6-8-07 Tarp 10,405'
Wallace Creek - Bullfrog Lake Junction
19.1 miles; 789.5 (31) total miles; 2653.7 trip miles
High 50's, sunny
!!!Forester Pass!!!
Marmot count is 32
Deer count is 28
Pika count is 1
Bear count…
PCT 2007 Day 74 – Crabtree Meadow – Wallace Creek
PCT 2007 Day 74
Day 74 / 6-7-07 Tarp 10,405'
Crabtree Meadow - Wallace Creek via Mt. Whitney
3.4 (15.8) miles; 771.5 (31) total miles; 2634.6 trip miles (adjusted, it was off)
60's, sunny, clouds in PM
!!!Mt. Whitney!!!
Marmot count is 25
Pika…
PCT 2007 Day 73 – Chicken Spring Lake – Crabtree Meadow
PCT 2007 Day 73
Day 73 / 6-6-07 T 10,465'
Chicken Spring Lake - Crabtree Meadow
16.1 miles; 766.3 (15.2) total miles; 2616 trip miles
60's sunny, windy,
!!!!Pika sighting!!!!
Marmot count is 9
Pika count is 1
Last night lasted forever. Either…
PCT 2007 Day 72 – Corral – Chicken Spring Lake
PCT 2007 Day 72
Day 72 / 6-5-07
Corral - Chicken Spring Lake
14.2 (.5) miles; 750.2 (15.2) total miles; 2599.9 trip miles
60's, partly cloudy, windy, snow
Marmot count 5
Pika count 0
It is 5PM and it's snowing here at 11,235'! (Okay the sun…