#pacific crest trail

[orofeaiel]

Autumn colors on the Cutthroat Pass trail

#artists on tumblr #original photographers #orofeaiel #pnw #washington #original photography #nikon #nature #hiking #pacific northwest #mountains #landscape #pacific crest trail #cutthroat pass #trail #autumn #fall colors #north cascades #popular posts

[petitworld]

Mount Adams, Pacific Crest Trail, Washington, USA by Lee Rentz

#mount adams #pacific crest trail #washington #usa #mount #nature #flower field #flowers #wild flowers #wildflowers #nature aesthetic #blue flowers #blue #petitworld

[vintagecamping]

Hiking through the Pacific Crest Trail. California

1973

#vintage camping #campfire light #california #pacific crest trail #camping #hiking #history #road trips #travel #exploring #1970s

[eopederson]

Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi), San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, California, 1990.

#landscape #high altitude #tree #jeffrey pine #pinus jeffreyi #san gabriel mountains national monument #pacific crest trail #los ángeles county #california #1990 #photographers on tumblr

[mapsontheweb]

Long distance trails like the Pacific Crest Trail represent the ultimate manifestation of trail collaboration across local, state and national scales.

by @NatGeoMaps

#maps #twittersourced #NatGeoMaps #pacific crest trail #trails #us

[nature-hiking]

Stargazing - Lassen National Park, CA, July, 2023

photo by: nature-hiking

#milky way #stargazing #lake #lassen national park #nightsky #starscape #forest #landscape #nature #pacific crest trail #pct 2023 #hiking #backcountry #photography #original photography #photographers on tumblr

[eopederson2]

Tarn just south of Chinook Pass, Pacific Crest Trail, Washington, 2002.

A popular sight as it is a short distance from the parking area at Chinook Pass and on the delightful, if often crowded, short hike around Naches Peak on the loop trail.

#landscape #mountains #lake #hiking trails #pacific crest trail #mount rainier national park #pierce county #washington state #2002 #photographers on tumblr #pnw #pacific northwest

[danvswild]

"Have you ever read Wild?"

Okay this is a question I got all the time when I told anyone that I was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. And the answer is yes. I also saw a Tik Tok on how to annoy thru-hikers and this question was on the list lol

Well I personally don't mind the question and I bring up this book now because this next part is where Cheryl Strayed began her journey on the PCT. From Mojave/Tehachapi to Kennedy Meadows. This stretch lasts for roughly 150 miles and it took me about 6 days to complete.

After my well earned rest in Tehachapi, I headed back out on the trail to go through one of the most beautiful sections of the trail so far.

This is the foothills of the Sierra so naturally, the terrain changes into a more lush landscape and we began to gain some elevation. The campsites between Tehachapi and Kennedy Meadows were all stunning and at night I could see SO MANY STARS it was unreal.

I also need to note that the water carry out of Tehachapi was the longest by far! I want to say it was close to 40 miles? but don't quote me on this. I was very mindful of my water consumption in this part and hiked FAST trying to catch up to some hikers who left a day before me.

I also want to note I cried the most on this stretch of the trail. Not because of sadness but more so because I was in awe of my surroundings and felt surreal and blessed. This is definitely why I love to be outdoors immersed in nature. The sheer magnitude and beauty of the landscape evokes a certain feeling in you (◕‿◕✿)

^That was where I bawled lol

Anyways, I was able to catch up to my fellow hiker Strider in the next stretch and I made it to Walker Pass. We hitched a ride into Ridgewood and stocked up on some supply to push to Kennedy Meadows!

Fast forwarding a little bit, this next section was very hilly and I witnessed some of the most striking sunsets here. I can't stop recalling how beautiful it was and I keep thinking I need to use the word "beautiful" a bit less lol

Push Push Push

And there I was, in Kennedy Meadows!

Aw man, you wouldn't believe what I felt there. PURE ECSTASY

The fact that I had hiked 700 miles was mindblowing and seeing others who had walked the same journey melded a sense of solidarity and unity in this community.

The common topic of this hiker haven was where to go next. Because of the high snow fall in the Sierras, many decided to bypass and go up north. As for my trail family, we decided to head up to Mammoth Lakes to go skiing for a day and jump up north.

As for me, I had decided to get off the trail to attend Electric Forest and skip up to the Canadian border to hike down lol In retrospect, this was not a good decision.. but I have no regrets! I'll try to talk more about this process in the next post ＼(*T▽T*)／

#backpacking #hiking #pacific crest trail #pct #thru hiking #nature #camping #pct2023 #wild #kennedy meadows

[tpeakphotos]

This image was captured on Squaw Valley Creek in Siskiyou County, California, USA. I captured the image on a somewhat overcast afternoon and really liked the soft ethereal light as the sun was filtered through the clouds. This part of the creek, just below the confluence of a small stream known as Cabin Creek, is especially beautiful. The famed Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) crosses just a short distance downstream from where this was captured. The small town of McCloud is just a few miles away and the whole area sits at the base of the majestic Mount Shasta, the fifth highest peak in the state of California.

In my Etsy shop: https://buff.ly/3V69dKf

Prints and merch on demand: https://buff.ly/47bZ7tT

#original photographers #original photographic works #photographers on tumblr #northern california #original photography on tumblr #siskiyou county #pct #pacific crest trail #hiking photography #springisonitsway #spring is just around the corner #springtime

[ellanmwebb2]

Flora and Fauna of the Pacific Crest Trail,

Available on my online shop this week.

Ella Webb

#artist on tumblr #pacific crest trail #ella webb #geology #geography #mountains #sketchbook #hiking

[pcttrailsidereader]

The spectacular PCT . . . a PCT 'palette cleanser'.

#Pacific Crest Trail

[orofeaiel]

Cutthroat Pass

#artists on tumblr #original photographers #orofeaiel #pnw #washington #original photography #nikon #nature #hiking #pacific northwest #cutthroat pass #pacific crest trail #mountains #landscape #naturecore #valley #lark #trees #popular posts

[rebeccathenaturalist]

It’s Tell a Friend Friday!

Please enjoy this photo I took of Wy'east (Mt. Hood) a few years ago on a backpacking trip on Section G of the Pacific Crest Trail.

Then tell someone you know about my work–you can reblog this post, or send it to someone you think may be interested in my natural history writing, classes, and tours, as well as my upcoming book, The Everyday Naturalist. Here’s where I can be found online:

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#Wy'east #Mt. Hood #Oregon #Pacific Northwest #PNW #backpacking #through hiking #hiking #nature #nature photography #mountain #Cascade Mountains #landscape #landscape photography #Tell a Friend Friday #volcano #geology #PCT #Pacific Crest Trail

[vintagecamping]

Quiet little set up near Big Bear Lake

California

1977

#vintage camping #campfire light #california #big bear lake #camping #pacific crest trail #hiking #history #outdoors #exploring

[eopederson]

Lake Valhalla, PCT, Washington, 2003.

#landscapes #mountains #lake #hiking trails #pacific crest trail #washington state #2003 #photographers on tumblr #pnw #pacific northwest

[ripleylacross]

Most people who follow me these days don't know that from 2018 to 2020 I had a webcomic.

It was a memoir following the events of my first long-distance backpacking trip with my husband. One hundred miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon, from Sisters, OR to Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood.

It focused a lot on my insecurities as a new backpacker as compared to the thru-hikers we encountered on that adventure... and the difficulties present in my marriage at the time.

Honestly, the longer I worked on it the more beautiful the pages became, and the faster I got at making them! I learned so much working on this project.

Each day on that trip was formatted as a chapter in the 'story' I was telling. Thus, the longer I worked on it, the longer each day became. Chapter 1 was only 29 pages, while Chapter 2 (above) was 37.

What ended up going online was only chapter 1 and 2. I intended on completing all of chapter 3 before posting it two pages per week so I'd have ample buffer to work on subsequent chapters. But... life kind of happened and production slowed down.

And, well, I realized in the end I was airing my dirty laundry for the world to see and painting my husband in a really shitty light.

The first nine pages of chapter 3 were finished, with a few more after that flatted and inked. The whole chapter was penciled save for a handful at the very end that I at least got roughed out. I loved how this chapter was looking and reading. I got creative with panels and compositions and felt so confident in my ability to make a good graphic memoir.

It was hard for me to let it go, but as the chapter progressed and the story got into the nitty gritty of it all, it was just too much. What had started as a desire to make a comic about a dramatic backpacking trip that left me with a sprained ankle and a newfound appreciation for my body had become... one-sided couples therapy.

This is the first time a lot of these pages have ever seen the Internet.

There's "doing the work" and then there's "Doing the WORK", and that's what this comic became. Seeing my actual faults. Not just my insecurities and anxieties, but how I saw myself in relation to my own partner and how I saw him. It was thoughtless to paint him in that light for other people to see and make their own assumptions.

So, a strong note to be made now: This comic is, technically, fictitious. Characterizations were exaggerated so much that the characters I made of myself and my husband didn't resemble us anymore.

I took the whole thing off the internet when came to these uncomfortable realizations. There are far, far worse pages already drawn that will never see the light of day.

Memoirs are tricky things. They can be healing, but they can also be harmful. The people in your memories are still people, and that has to be understood throughout the entire process. No matter what kind of imagined 'redemption arc' you create in your narrative to make up for it.

Anyway, if you got this far, thanks for reading about my experience making a webcomic/graphic memoir.

#long post #image heavy #plz ignore the fact I forgot the LA in my last name for much of these pages #They had to be updated from my deadname #graphic memoir #comics #digital art #artists on tumblr #ripley lacross #artwork #digital sketch #Backpacking #Thru hiking #Pacific Crest Trail #Long distance backpacking