{"id":12314,"date":"2026-07-16T12:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/?p=12314"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:06:30","slug":"pct-day-88-ca-section-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/pct-day-88-ca-section-i\/","title":{"rendered":"PCT DAY 88 – CA Section I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mile 969.5 to 981 – 11.5 miles total hiked on PCT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The hike from Smedberg Lake was interesting because it climbed up first to get to some other Yosemite trail junctions and then descend it down to Benson Lake. I did find this odd and maybe a little irritating, but by the looks of it, there was like a solid wall of granite underneath Smedberg Lake that would\u2019ve made a more direct trail hard if not impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I thought about going down to Benson Lake just to see it, but the extra hour it would add to my day wasn\u2019t worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After passing the lake, I climbed up to SEAVEY PASS 9,129 feet! Yes, the passes are getting shorter, but it still takes time to climb up and down them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And then then the 87 day streak of no rain while I was on the trail ended. The afternoon of day 88 brought some sprinkles and some short light showers. Ah well, the dry skies had to end at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made the decision not to climb up another pass in the late afternoon in case it started really pouring. So I found a nice campsite, set up my tent, and waited for the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It did rain harder, but it wasn\u2019t that bad. Kinda makes me wish I had continued up and reached the next valley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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