GREG​​SPENCER

July 28, 2016 - I tried to sleep in but kept waking every little while starting at 6:30am. Finally got up 7:30am and walked back to the...

July 29, 2016 - The mosquitos I guess decided to get up early this morning because they have never been that bad before, worse than last...

July 30, 2016 - Got a little cold last night, steam was coming off my pee this morning. With the cooler temps I was hoping that there...

July 31, 2016 - Morning started off great, no mosquitos. However it did get pretty cold last night, had to put on my jacket. The morning...

August 1, 2016 - Woke up at my normal time of 5am, surprised I was the only one up, my guess those others were section hikers but I...

August 2, 2016 - Decided to sleep in all the way till 5:45am since I only had 32 miles to do today and most of it would be flat until the...

August 3, 2016 - The wind last night never stopped. Luckily for me my tent held up well except for all the sand that got blown in. Didn’t...

August 4, 2016 - Woke up just before my alarm so got a little early start but since the trail started off in such thick forest it was...

August 5, 2016 - I tried to sleep in as long as I could but it’s just too hard, my body is so use to waking up at 5am. Went to breakfast...

August 6, 2016 - Got on trail by 7am and hiked across the Bridge of the Gods which is officially the lowest point on the PCT, 150ft. I...

August 7, 2016 - Had a good night sleep but I had a nice little climb first thing, close to 3000ft over 6 miles however it would be my...

August 8, 2016 - Well I thought the skies were clearing up as I was going to bed but I was wrong. It rained off and on all night, never...

August 9, 2016 - Just as I thought it was clearing up last night it rained again while I was sleeping. Really wasn’t looking forward to...

August 10, 2016 - Woke up to clear skies which was hard to see through the thick woods. I guess had I camped right before Knife’s Edge I...

August 11, 2016 - Had a hard time getting up this morning but figured the hike for the day looked easy so I could sleep a little longer....

August 12, 2016 - Woke up at 1am to watch the meteor shower out in the meadow. Laying on a long log looking up was pretty amazing with...

August 13, 2016 - Woke up early so I could get to Snoqualmie Pass as early as possible. I planned to meet Mindy at 11am but I knew I...

August 14, 2016 - Slept in till 8am where then went to breakfast followed by the grocery store to pick up a few things I needed that...

August 15, 2016 - Well it was a fun morning, just one of those mornings I wanted to sleep in. It was a steep downhill to the forest floor...

August 16, 2016 - I knew if I wanted to get to Stevens Pass before the store closed I had to wake up early. I set my alarm for 4:45am but...

August 17, 2016 - Well I allowed myself to sleep in until 6:30am even though I wanted an early start. I started off in the woods for a...

August 18, 2016 - Looking at the profile map it appeared I was going to have a big day of climbing, right around 10,000ft. Got on trail...

August 19, 2016 - I woke up in the middle of the night to pee and the sky looked somewhat clear and could see off in the distance the...

August 20, 2016 - Even though I could have slept in since I only had 4 miles to High Bridge to pick up the 9:15am bus to Stehekin I...