PCT Trail Summary: Week 5 Mile 540.0 to 49ers Saloon

Dates Hiked

May 8 – May 14, 2023

Total Miles Hiked

96.0

Total Elevation

12,460 feet up
16,067 feet down

Hours Spent Hiking

38 Hours 21 Minutes

Highlights

💛Being warm again

💛Surviving the aqueduct and hiking it when it was cold(er)

💛Getting a trail family and them motivating me!

💛 So many margaritas

Favorite Part

Those couple of days in Serenity Oasis were so fun for me. Best town days during my whole trip!

What I Would Change

Definitely take more breaks and not try to always push through. 

Week 4 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 27 Mile 549.0 to 528.0

Day 28 Mile 528.0 to Hikertown

Day 29 Hikertown to Bear Camp

Day 30 Bear Camp to Lake Hughes Road

Day 31 Lake Hughes Road to Mile 471.4

Day 32 Mile 471.4 to Serenity Oasis

Days 33 & 34 Accidental Double Zero in Serenity Oasis & 49ers Saloon

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