At mile 896. Hiked 17.3 miles today plus 1.5 miles to return to PCT via Edison Ferry trail. Everyone exiting the Edison Ferry after a good time at VVR. Now, Hike! The trail toward Silver Pass. A lot of vertical from VVR. Clouds, but no rain. View from Silver Pass. I think that might be Ritter Peak in Ansel Adams Wilderness. Lake and clouds. I don’t want a weather repeat. My down vest is stuffed in dry sack this time. My campsite for the night. Big day tomorrow at Reds Meadow. Hot meal, resupply and hike out...

At mile 878.7. Hiked 21 PCT miles plus 1.5 miles back to PCT from Muir Trail Ranch (MTR) plus 1.5 miles from PCT to Edison Boat Ferry to Vermillon Valley Ranch (VVR). Here is just a few people tenting at MTR AS I left at 6:20 am.  One of several lakes leading up to Selden Pass. Another lake. I met a large group from South Korea here. One of them had hiked the SO CAL portion of the PCT last year.  Another view of the same lake. The first lake north of Selden...

At mile 857.7. Hiked 18.9 miles today plus 1.5 miles to Muir Ranch. At Muir Trail Ranch they have 5 gallon buckets labeled for each type of food and other non-food categories. I went down the line selecting the food I needed. I grabbed several Mountain House scrambled egg dinners. I’ll have a break from oatmeal the next several days. I provisioned enough to get me to Reds Meadow. All free. After resupply I walked to the camping area for hikers alongside the San Joaquin River. A rope is suspended...

At mile 838.8. Hiked 23.2 miles today. Today I climbed both Mather Pass and Muir Pass. The valley that the PCT follows up to Muir Pass is my favorite spot on the PCT. The Middle Fork Kings River spills through this valley and there are quiet groves of trees at each level of the valley. The valley finally ends at a series of high mountain lakes.  While taking a dinner break on the Mather Pass climb, I met several young girls with day packs. They said that they were on...