having completed a thru-hike of the appalachian trail on july 1st, 2012, this pacific crest trail thru-hike is a continuation of my experiment in surrendering, culminating with a planned thru-hike of the continental divide trail and triple crown in 2014.
appalachian thrail thru hike
read about my last long hike of surrender, a thru-hike of the appalachian trail from march 11th to july 1st, 2012 at timsatthruhike2012.blogspot.com
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
pct day 10 - 05/15/13
i had such a great time in idyllwild with the gang that happened to be in town that, truthfully, i was a little reluctant to go. i made plans with two hikers to hit the bakery that opened at 06:30 and then hit the devil's slide trail for a quick 2.5 back up to the pct. i decided to do an alternate route to the pct which adds an extra 1.5 miles, but goes up to the top of san jacinto peak. at 10,834 feet it provides some great views of the desert. see the video below for 360 degree view of arid, yet beautiful so cal.
my lesson for today is in non-attachment, of course. all things in this world live and then die, including relationships. when we tap in to the ebb and flow of the natural course of things and do not try to force things, they just tend to unfold in a divinely beautiful way.
16 miles from saddle junction at the devil's slide trail to a campsite a 1/3 of the way down san jacinto at mile 195. 195 miles total.
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