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Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Pacific Crest Trail southern terminus.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
The first mile marker!
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
The well-known railroad tracks at mile 3.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
The well-known railroad tracks at mile 3.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Desert views from the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Desert views from the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Looking down at the Hauser Creek Valley and Morena Butte (you can see the PCT switchbacking it's way up).
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Shade and campsites at Hauser Creek.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Expansive views from section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
View of Lake Morena.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Desert views along Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Desert views along Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Desert views along Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Desert views along Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
One of the many prickly cacti found along this stretch of trail.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
A pine forest takes over as the trail approaches Mount Laguna.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
A pine forest takes over as the trail approaches Mount Laguna.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Spectacular views just north of Mount Laguna.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Desert views along Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Desert views along Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Spectacular views just north of Mount Laguna.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
PCT signs indicate distance.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Sunrise from the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Sunrise from the PCT.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Sunrise from the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Phenomenal views from Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Desert views along Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
PCT water sources aren't always glamorous - be sure to bring a filter or way to purify water!
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Desert views along Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Sunset from the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Sunrise from the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Several miles of hot, flat desert floor await before Scissors Crossing.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Horny toad.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Water cache at Scissors Crossing.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Desert views along Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Desert views along Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Traversing the side of the hill with great views!
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Desert views along Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
The scarcity of water sources presents one of the most significant challenges to hiking this section of the Pacific Crest Trail.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Small cave along the trail.
Mike Windsor
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05/03/2018
Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
100 miles down, 2,550 to go!
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Section A of the PCT.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Warner Springs Meadows.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Sunset over the meadow.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
05/03/2018
Eagle Rock.