{"id":14883,"date":"2026-08-06T08:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/?p=14883"},"modified":"2026-08-06T08:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:12:31","slug":"pct-day-105-ca-section-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/pct-day-105-ca-section-l\/","title":{"rendered":"PCT DAY 105 &#8211; CA Section L"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mile 1173.4 to 1190.3 &#8211; 16.9 miles total hiked on PCT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the lack of cell service and even bandwidth on Wi-Fi in Sierra city, uploading most of my photos will have to wait until I have some decent bandwidth. BUT I will upload what I can whenever I have some bandwidth, even it\u2019s just one photo and a brief description of what happened this particular day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second day back on the trail was somewhat similar to the first day. Lots of meadows and Ridge lines do navigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"15984\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/img_9111\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9111.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1785656891&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00031796502384738&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9111\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9111-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9111-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9111-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9111-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9111-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9111-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9111-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9111-552x414.jpeg 552w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9111.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"309\" data-attachment-id=\"15989\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/img_9122\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9122.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,604\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1785658683&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00022701475595914&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9122\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9122-1024x309.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9122-1024x309.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9122-1024x309.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9122-300x91.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9122-768x232.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9122-1536x464.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9122-1140x344.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9122-552x167.jpeg 552w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9122.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"15991\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/img_9133\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9133.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1785663219&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00020100502512563&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9133\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9133-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9133-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15991\" 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https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9149-1-768x207.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9149-1-1536x413.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9149-1-1140x307.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9149-1-552x148.jpeg 552w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9149-1.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"15985\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/img_9188\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9188.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,586\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro 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https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9188-1536x450.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9188-1140x334.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9188-552x162.jpeg 552w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9188.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadly, there were some private timberland areas that were privately owned that showed no evidence of clearcutting. A little depressing but I plowed on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"15988\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/img_9174\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9174.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1785685198&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00029197080291971&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9174\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9174-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9174-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9174-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9174-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9174-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9174-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9174-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9174-552x414.jpeg 552w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9174.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again, I ended up in a campsite without much of a view, but plenty of live trees to make me forget the clear cutting I have gone through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">End of PCT California section L tomorrow! That\u2019s Sierra city where I can get some real food and a bed for the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">Mile 1173.4 to 1190.3 &#8211; 16.9 miles total hiked on PCT Due to the lack of cell service and even&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[35,20,38],"class_list":["post-14883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-where-ive-been","tag-35","tag-pct","tag-pct2026"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_9149-1.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pg6j8i-3S3","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14883"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15992,"href":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14883\/revisions\/15992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}