{"id":4937,"date":"2023-09-10T16:42:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T23:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wandering.earth\/?p=4937"},"modified":"2025-12-02T20:06:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:06:55","slug":"pacific-crest-trail-pct-section-hikes-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/09\/10\/pacific-crest-trail-pct-section-hikes-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Section Hikes 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2023 was a strange year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The huge winter snowfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains made planning treks in the mountains difficult. I had originally hoped to go to Japan and hike in the Japan Alps this summer. That would have solved all the issues caused by the large California snowfall, but various issues prevented me from doing that trip. So, I had to look back at hikes closer to home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some possible section hikes on the PCT were on my wishlist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hike section G from Walker Pass to Mt Whitney.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finish hiking section I from Tilden Lake to Sonora Pass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finish hiking section K from Barker Pass to Donner Summit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hike section L from Donner Summit to Sierra City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>PCT Section G would be a big hike and I had researched the other sections last year, so a lot of my planning focused on the 115 mile section G hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest problem was most of these hikes would need to wait until the snow had mostly melted out and trail conditions allowed me to start the various hikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That ended up meaning I had to wait till August to consider doing any of the hikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wandering-the-earth wp-block-embed-wandering-the-earth\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WXEpT86R90\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/09\/10\/pct-section-g-hike-walker-pass\/\">PCT Section G Hike August 2023 &#8211; Walker Pass<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;PCT Section G Hike August 2023 &#8211; Walker Pass&#8221; &#8212; Wandering the Earth\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/09\/10\/pct-section-g-hike-walker-pass\/embed\/#?secret=r8qOUoYD1x#?secret=WXEpT86R90\" data-secret=\"WXEpT86R90\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720310524939' title='PCT Section G Walker Pass - August 2023 by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53119781884_39379c1c06_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt=' '><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section G August 2023 &#8211; Walker Pass Photos and Movies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wandering-the-earth wp-block-embed-wandering-the-earth\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"A6HATs2BZf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/09\/10\/pct-section-g-hike-kennedy-meadows\/\">PCT Section G Hike August 2023 \u2013 Kennedy Meadows<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;PCT Section G Hike August 2023 \u2013 Kennedy Meadows&#8221; &#8212; Wandering the Earth\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/09\/10\/pct-section-g-hike-kennedy-meadows\/embed\/#?secret=slkI710ipX#?secret=A6HATs2BZf\" data-secret=\"A6HATs2BZf\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720310508580' title='PCT Section G Kennedy Meadows - August 2023 by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53119786864_60eba8acb9_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt=' '><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section G August 2023 &#8211; Kennedy Meadows Photos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wandering-the-earth wp-block-embed-wandering-the-earth\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hKTCx8zrv9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/pct-section-i-sonora-pass\/\">PCT Section I Hike August 2023 &#8211; Sonora Pass<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;PCT Section I Hike August 2023 &#8211; Sonora Pass&#8221; &#8212; Wandering the Earth\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/09\/12\/pct-section-i-sonora-pass\/embed\/#?secret=D9054KutIE#?secret=hKTCx8zrv9\" data-secret=\"hKTCx8zrv9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720310688170' title='PCT Section I Sonora Pass - August 2023 by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53137997570_2c75353f31_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt=' '><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section I August 2023 &#8211; Photos and Movies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>PCT Section K September 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wandering-the-earth wp-block-embed-wandering-the-earth\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MuONibCziW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/pct-section-k-hike-september-2023-barker-pass\/\">PCT Section K Hike September 2023 \u2013 Barker Pass<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;PCT Section K Hike September 2023 \u2013 Barker Pass&#8221; &#8212; Wandering the Earth\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/pct-section-k-hike-september-2023-barker-pass\/embed\/#?secret=IkejhJoMrE#?secret=MuONibCziW\" data-secret=\"MuONibCziW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720311068423' title='PCT Section K September 2023 - Day 1 Highlights by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53173401672_87d0b8c783_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='IMG_9697'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section K September 2023 &#8211; Day 1 Highlights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720311066910' title='PCT Section K September 2023 - Day 1 Photos by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53175871173_45ac8ba19c_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='ZV102035'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section K September 2023 &#8211; Day 1 Photos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wandering-the-earth wp-block-embed-wandering-the-earth\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"szCjwbMXJK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/pct-section-k-hike-september-2023-five-lakes\/\">PCT Section K Hike September 2023 \u2013 Five Lakes<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;PCT Section K Hike September 2023 \u2013 Five Lakes&#8221; &#8212; Wandering the Earth\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/pct-section-k-hike-september-2023-five-lakes\/embed\/#?secret=7b1qV0fGm1#?secret=szCjwbMXJK\" data-secret=\"szCjwbMXJK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720311054445' title='PCT Section K September 2023 - Day 2 Highlights by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53174542588_3b6c794c99_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='IMG_9796'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section K September 2023 &#8211; Day 2 Highlights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/albums\/72177720311081718' title='PCT Section K September 2023 - Day 2 Photos &amp; Movies by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53175925758_2f8b741f35_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='IMG_9795'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section K September 2023 &#8211; Day 2 Photos &amp; Movies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wandering-the-earth wp-block-embed-wandering-the-earth\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SE3FuNeW7u\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/pct-section-k-hike-september-2023-granite-chief\/\">PCT Section K Hike September 2023 \u2013 Granite Chief<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;PCT Section K Hike September 2023 \u2013 Granite Chief&#8221; &#8212; Wandering the Earth\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/pct-section-k-hike-september-2023-granite-chief\/embed\/#?secret=CS0MUrizq3#?secret=SE3FuNeW7u\" data-secret=\"SE3FuNeW7u\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720311054450' title='PCT Section K September 2023 - Day 3 Highlights by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53174555795_d88d8ca38e_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='ZV102439'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section K September 2023 &#8211; Day 3 Highlights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720311087389' title='PCT Section K September 2023 - Day 3 Photos &amp; Movies by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53173445547_009e5acd7e_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='IMG_9967'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section K September 2023 &#8211; Day 3 Photos &amp; Movies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wandering-the-earth wp-block-embed-wandering-the-earth\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sFiY4JSrtq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/pct-section-k-hike-september-2023-tinker-knob\/\">PCT Section K Hike September 2023 \u2013 Tinker Knob<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;PCT Section K Hike September 2023 \u2013 Tinker Knob&#8221; &#8212; Wandering the Earth\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/pct-section-k-hike-september-2023-tinker-knob\/embed\/#?secret=XI9nAtU50X#?secret=sFiY4JSrtq\" data-secret=\"sFiY4JSrtq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720311068408' title='PCT Section K September 2023 - Day 4 Highlights by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53174194054_06fd90b63a_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='IMG_0086'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section K September 2023 &#8211; Day 4 Highlights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720311073141' title='PCT Section K September 2023 - Day 4 Photos &amp; Movies  &amp; Movies by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53175930295_0feaedc32f_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='DSC00219'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section K September 2023 &#8211; Day 4 Photos &amp; Movies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wandering-the-earth wp-block-embed-wandering-the-earth\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"w7fxUAHT3h\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/pct-section-k-hike-september-2023-donner-pass\/\">PCT Section K Hike September 2023 \u2013 Donner Pass<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;PCT Section K Hike September 2023 \u2013 Donner Pass&#8221; &#8212; Wandering the Earth\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/pct-section-k-hike-september-2023-donner-pass\/embed\/#?secret=L8Iu32OjX7#?secret=w7fxUAHT3h\" data-secret=\"w7fxUAHT3h\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720311054465' title='PCT Section K September 2023 - Day 5 Highlights by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53174136141_9f17c2159a_c.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='ZV102690'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section K September 2023 &#8211; Day 5 Highlights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wanderingjim\/sets\/72177720311077751' title='PCT Section K September 2023 - Day 5 Photos by WanderingJim, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53174134706_7e6a79c2d0_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='ZV102650'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PCT Section K September 2023 &#8211; Day 5 Photos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>PCT Section I September 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wandering-the-earth wp-block-embed-wandering-the-earth\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MdaNErtyBQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2023\/10\/14\/pct-section-i-september-2023-sonora-pass-again\/\">PCT Section I September 2023 &#8211; 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