PCT Trail Summary: Week 1 Campo to Mile 68.4

Dates Hiked

April 12 – April 16, 2023

Total Miles Hiked

68.4

Total Elevation

11,037 up
10,161 down

Hours Spent Hiking

26.9 Hours

Highlights

Hiking with Happy6 & 20D

The wildflowers 🌸

My positive mindset

Favorite Part

Other hikers & flowers!

What I Would Change

I would listen to my body more and not suffer through so much pain. 

Week 1 Trail Journals

Read my detailed trail journals from week 1 to get details on my daily hiking stats, my daily videos, how I was feeling, my trail reflections, and cool photos 🌞:

✨Day 1: Campo to Hauser Creek

✨Day 2: Hauser Creek to Boulder Oaks Campground

✨Day 3: Boulder Oaks Campground to Mt. Laguna

✨Day 4: Mt. Laguna to Mile 56.2

✨Day 5: Mile 56.2 to Mile 68.4

Read My Other PCT Trail Journals

✨Day 13, Day 12, Day 11, Day 10, Day 9, Day 7 & 8, Day 6, Day 5 , Day 4 , Day 3, Day 2, Day 1

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