Packing for two and a half trips at once: the Sierra, the rest of the PCT, and the Kumano Kodo

My workflow for uploading and editing photos while hiking

Once again, section D frustrates me with fickle weather. I'm heading back home.

A short day to traverse the south ridge above Wrightwood, then into town for the afternoon and night.

A hard days walk uphill from I-15 and the Cajon Pass.

A return to the PCT for a few days, to pick up Section D

Backing away from the trail for a few weeks.

Up and over Forester Pass, at 13,200' the highest elevation on the PCT

An excellent hiking day, with an exhausting finish over slushy snow

Arriving in the High Sierra on a warm spring day.

Cottonwood Pass panorama

Warm and sunny, pleasant day.

And then sunshine and warmth. A decision reversed.

Cold and snowy and overcast--a dreary march north into the unknown conditions of the High Sierra, and a decision is made.

FIndings, discoveries, and just plain old lessons in the first 702 miles of the PCT.

A big day of doing not much, plus some hikers!

A half-day walk to the Kennedy Meadows Store--the end of Southern California, and the start of the High Sierra.

Today is avoidance day--avoid the gnats and lightning and rain

A mighty fine day--sunny, warm but not too hot, lots of wildflowers, feeling fit.

A zero day in Lake Isabella

A pleasant mostly shady walk, with a motel at the end of the day

A grind of a day through the sand and shadeless desert

Section F is not to be feared. A pleasant day walking in the forest.

In contrast to yesterday, a pleasant ramble along a ridgeline

Challenging? Character building? Chilly? I think I'll just describe today as memorable.