Pacific Crest Trail: Section 25 thru hike (lots of pics)

[geoffp]

My buddy and I decided to thru hike a small chunk of the Pacific Crest Trail close to me. We would hike from Echo Lakes off Highway 50 to Donner Pass off Interstate 80 (west of Lake Tahoe). We figured it would take about 3 days to tackle the 55ish mile chunk of trail. At least I thought it was 55 miles, turns out it was more like 67 and I had the car at the wrong exit point, giving us a total of 75 miles in three days. It was a lot of hiking but some beautiful scenery and a great way to spend time with a buddy I grew up with.

PCT Hike by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Headed out on the PCT for a few days. Hwy 50 to I-80. @jayapatterson by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Lake Aloha by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Lake Aloha by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Desolation Wilderness by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
PCT by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Desolation Wilderness/PCT Pano by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Desolation Wilderness by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Dick's Lake by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Dick's Pass summit by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Middle Velma Lake by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
PCT by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Wild flowers by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
PCT Pano by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
PCT by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
PCT by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Lake Tahoe by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
PCT by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
PCT by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Summit of Tinker Knob by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Lake Tahoe by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
Summit of Tinker Knob by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
View from Tinker Knob by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
PCT by Geoff Potter, on Flickr
75 Miles complete! by Geoff Potter, on Flickr

[flyboyx]

good times!

[Gerta]

OP - Section Hiking the PCT is pretty sweet! It's a life goal for myself to Thru hike the PCT or AT. Or both. It's a beautiful world we live in.

[bikerbill2021]

killer stuff! def will be doing this at some point

[george graves]

Awesome dude!

[LuckyHenriksen]

This is really awesome. I would love to get out on the PCT