{"id":14866,"date":"2026-08-10T20:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/?p=14866"},"modified":"2026-08-10T20:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:48:28","slug":"pct-day-111-ca-section-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/08\/10\/pct-day-111-ca-section-m\/","title":{"rendered":"PCT DAY 111 – CA Section M"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Mile 1236.5 to 1251.5 – 15 miles total hiked on PCT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After a much needed rest and recuperation in Quincy with a beautiful cheese, I got a ride back to the trailhead and I started my hike north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It started off as a\ufffc normal hike through the forest, but eventually turned into a much more somber walk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The living force slowly started to be replaced by a dead burned forest. Back in 2020 a huge mega fire ravaged this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, some areas were spared. Even if I was expecting it the long afternoon hiking through the dead forest took its toll on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All right, I made it to 2000\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oops\u2026 2000 kilometers, that is. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After that bit of levity, there was more signs of the fire that changed this area forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, most of the afternoon was spent hiking through this dead forest. And that meant very little shade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And even though I was climbing down (which is usually the easier way), the lack of shade in the lower elevation. I was headed to really took its toll on me. Watching me I had water, but I went through a whole lot of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazingly, I almost skipped one of the few water sources in the area because I thought<\/span> I had enough to make it to Feather River. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was almost worse than the Mojave desert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, I couldn\u2019t just stop anywhere in camp. It\u2019s dangerous to camp when there\u2019s a lot of dead trees all around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have to be wary of dead limbs falling from the trees onto your tent and entire trees can actually suddenly fall over in the wind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why I push myself to get to the feather river. Cause I knew there would be live trees and good camping sites there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oh, and a lot of water to drink and swim in. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After a long afternoon, the feather river came into view finally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And then the large pitch spanned the river!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I took my time and enjoyed the view from the bridge (and took a lot of pictures, of of course)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once across the bridge, it was time to find a campsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the FarOut app, I knew there were some good spots next to the river. I just had to find them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not really sure what this is. It was on the side of the trail down to the campsites I was looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After I found the campsite I wanted to use, I didn\u2019t set up my tent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a long hot afternoon, hiking through the dead forest, I had to jump into the river, of course!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ah\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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