Pacific Crest Trail hike info, summer 2008

Information about Gerry and Michelle's Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hike

Overview map with towns and detailed map with geography

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Last updated: 8/11/2008

Food Drops 

Write on package:

"Please hold for Gerald Carter & Michelle Nowak, Pacific  Crest Trail Hikers, approx. pickup date: [see schedule]"

Location (#days of food): 


12. Shelter Cove (8) 

C/O Shelter Cove Resort
W. Odel Lake Access, Hwy 58
Crescent Lake, OR 97425             UPS ONLY 

13. Olallie Lake Resort (3)

C/O Olallie Lake Resort
595 NW Industrial Way
Estacada, OR 97023

14. Timberline Lodge(3)

Timberline Ski Area
Wy'East Store
Timberline Lodge, OR 97028 

15. White Pass (5)

C/O Kracker Barrel
48851 US Highway 12
Naches, WA 98937

16. Stehekin (5)

C/O General Delivery
Post Office
Stehekin, WA 98852


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Links

Trail conditions

Southern Cal Water Reports

Blog (most up-to-date info here)


Schedule (actual arrival date listed after)

food drops highlighted

  • 4/20/08 Fly to Oakland.
  • 4/22-27  Climbing in Yosemite Valley. 
  • 5/6 Travel to San Diego. 
  • 5/7 Travel to Campo, CA
  • 5/8 Start hike  at Campo, CA (resupply stops listed below)
  • 5/10 Mt Laguna
  • 5/15 Warner Springs
  • 5/19 Idyllwild (actual: May 16-17)
  • 5/24 Big Bear City (actual May 22)
  • 5/28 Wrightwood 
  • 6/2 Agua Dulce (actual: May 31)
  • 6/7 Mojave/Tehachapi (actual: June 6)
  • 6/14 Kennedy Meadows (entering Sierra Nevada) 
  • 6/19 Option 1: get to Olancha by 2pm, bus to Bishop
  • OR Option 2: get to Independence by 3pm, bus to Bishop
  • 6/20-25 Mammalogy Meeting in South Dakota
  • 6/26 Independence, CA
  • 7/1 Vermillion Valley Resort
  • 7/6 Tuolumne Meadows
  • 7/14 Echo Lake Resort
  • 7/18 Sierra City
  • 7/23 Belden Town
  • 7/27 Old Station 
  • 7/29 Burney Falls Camp Store
  • 8/2 Castella
  • 8/9 Seiad Valley, entering Oregon
  • 8/13 Ashland, Oregon (actual: August 9?)
  • 8/17 Crater Lake 
  • 8/20 Shelter Cove Resort/Cascade Summit
  • 8/27 Olallie Lake Resort
  • 8/29 Timberline Lodge
  • 9/1 Cascade Locks
  • 9/8 White Pass, Washington
  • 9/13 Snoqualmie Pass
  • 9/17 Skykomish
  • 9/22 Stehekin
  • 9/27 Canadian Border FINISH
  • 9/30 Meet up with Joe Sambataro
  • 10/3-4?? Climb Mt. Whitney, High Sierras, Yosemite
  • 10/?? Fly out of SF