{"id":13375,"date":"2026-07-31T10:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/?p=13375"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:34:24","slug":"pct-day-100-ca-section-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/pct-day-100-ca-section-k\/","title":{"rendered":"PCT DAY 100 – CA Section K"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mile 1111.9 to 1126.9 – 15 miles total hiked on PCT <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day >100< on the trail!!! (Plus the 21 Zero Days off the trail)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not a lot of color around my campsite, but it was still a nice way to wake up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, I headed north with Barker Pass as the rough destination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No blood or puncture marks, just the bump that was a little tender to the touch. Moving my foot and walking on it didn\u2019t have any pain and all my toes and bones moved normally. So, didn\u2019t seem to be broken. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Richardson Lake was a quick stop for a swim to cool and clean off\u2026 but I shouldn\u2019t have stopped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During my swim, my foot slipped on a flat rock on the bottom of the lake and was briefly trapped under it. Got it free and it felt fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when I got out of the water, there was a big bump on the left side of the top of my right foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I put on my boots and continued my hike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope we this wouldn\u2019t end my trek. 4 years ago, I had to another my PC TV California section K hike at Barker Pass due to a fluke step on a stone at Dicks Pass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully, this is not the start of a section K curse. \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I crossed the Rubicon Jeep trail. I had heard so one vehicle as I approached it, but did see anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The approach to Barker Pass was mostly along a ridge through patches of meadows and small pockets of forests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barker Pass (7,658 feet) came into view. No big challenge, but it did provide a paved road down to Lake Tahoe if I had to be abort due to my foot injury (like I had to 4 years ago).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No trail manic either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foot was still feeling fine, so I did see a reason to abort. I b was going to find a campsite soon, so I would see how the foot felt in the morning and could always come back to the pass if I needed to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I ended up at a great campsite overlooking Lake Tahoe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also checked out my foot, but it seemed the same as right after the injury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, it was back to enjoying the foot, setting up my tent, eating dinner, and enjoying the sunset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, the Full Moon washed out the stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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