Day 2, our goal was to summit Forester Pass, elevation 13,200′ and find a good place to camp. It was another long day with lots of mileage. The hardest part was knowing that the toughest climb was going to be towards the end of the day.
Everyone was hugely relieved when we reached Crabtree Ranger Station. We dropped our empty wag bags into the storage bin and immediately dug our holes. We met a man who was making a day trip trail running what we had planned to do in 3 days (and we thought we were crazy!). There were quite a few PCT hikers. One man told us that he was attempting the Triple Crown (when you hike the Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail). You meet the most fit and inspiring people out in the wilderness. After Forester Pass. we encountered our first patch of snow on the trail, which I proceeded to immediately slip on. After a long day of backpacking, we were all excited to crawl into our tents and sleep.
PHOTOS BY MELODY KUO
