{"id":8982,"date":"2026-05-05T16:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/?p=8982"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:51:31","slug":"pct-day-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/pct-day-32\/","title":{"rendered":"PCT DAY 32"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mile 314.3 to 330.1 – 15.8 miles total hiked<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The morning started with some beautiful colors in the clouds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The goal this day was to reach mile 341.9, which was just under 12 miles from my camp. Should be easy, especially with motivation that was waiting for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But after a morning of fairly typical hiking along multiple ridge lines, I ran into the cliff shown in the picture below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I could see the freeway from here, but there wasn\u2019t any obvious way to get down. The PCT sometimes play tricks like that on you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But the trail turned North and switchbox, led the way up and over the cliff side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then Mother Nature threw a curveball at me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost literally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storm clouds that have been overhead for the past two days and dumping rain on the valley below were also accompanied by intense winds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those winds tried their best to knock me off the trail, sometime over the edge of the ridge. So it was slow going section to make sure I didn\u2019t get blown off the ridge or blown down a hillside. This short video shows some this battle with the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But imagine it happening over TWO hours. Welcome to the PCT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n