{"id":13369,"date":"2026-07-25T09:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/?p=13369"},"modified":"2026-07-25T09:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:37:00","slug":"pct-day-97-ca-section-j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/pct-day-97-ca-section-j\/","title":{"rendered":"PCT DAY 97 – CA Section J"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mile 1081.3 to 1093.4 – 12.1 miles total hiked on PCT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So I had 12 miles to go to reach Echo Lakes, the end of PCT California section J!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little climb up to Showers Lake and then mostly downhill from there. Unfortunately, some of the trails were a little rough in places so that slowed me down a bit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The glimpses of Lake Tahoe in the distance through the trees, encouraged me to continue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, the last part of the trail before Highway 50 was a burned out section of forest. After four years it didn\u2019t really look that different not much regrowth seems to be taking place so far. \ud83d\ude15\ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Highway 50 it\u2019s time to go to Lake Tahoe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nope, not quite. I still have to go about a mile and a half to Echo Lakes, where the end of the section is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I wonder what those odd metal boxes are?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And\u2026GOAL!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I went to the Echo Lakes Ch\u00e2teau, and got some Diet Coke\u2026 make that Pepsi. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I arranged a ride into Lake Tahoe, found a good hotel to stay in. During this process, I decided to take two zero days. Till three nights in Tahoe\u2026 what could go wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* $150 lost that gambling for one thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Double shipment of my resupply gear from Amazon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Slow pizza restaurant made me miss sunset on the last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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