Odds & Ends

c) Andrew Carter, 2021

Abandoned cars & trucks
A Peugeot, I believe.
Rest Stop #1
Rest Stop #2
Rest Stop #3
Someone forgot their shoes.
Frozen olive oil
Filtering water
W?
Enter at the gate. Adventure lies beyond.
I-15, Cajon Junction. The PCT uses the culvert to cross under the freeway.
Cowboy camping. No tent.
Pet cemetery
Dam works
This duck kept me company at my campsite one evening.
Drying clothes in my motel room.
Old cabin
A gate to keep the cattle out.
Garbage on the trail
Dog poodle brush. Worse than poison oak.
Run away, little bunny.
Spring box
Manmade cave. Not sure why it’s there. Just big enough to sleep in.
Shrine for a loved one.
Using bushes to cut the wind.
I never realized how many ants
there are in the desert.
The PCT crosses under this road bridge.
Rancho Los Zorros, Lake Morena Village
Rancho Los Zorros
Rancho Los Zorros
Rancho Los Zorros
Rancho Los Zorros
Nothing like a milk shake for breakfast.
Abandoned chicken farm near the Mexican border.
Abandoned rail line near the Mexican border.
Santa Fe depot in San Diego
Dirty feet
Worn out shoes
Way too low. For reference, I weighed 142 in my senior year of high school.

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Andrew Carter

I just completed a multi-year thru hike (MYTH) of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It took three years. I hiked 1840 miles in 2021, 733 miles in 2022, and 122 miles in 2023. The only reason I had to hike in 2023 was a wildfire closure at the north end of the PCT in 2022. During the past two years, I've also thru hiked other, shorter US trails. I hiked the Benton MacKaye Trail (GA, NC, TN) and the Tuscarora Trail (VA, WV, MD, PA) in 2022 plus the Ozark Highlands Trail (AR) in 2023. I hope to hike the Long Trail (VT) next year and the Colorado Trail at some point in the future. Please note, all content on this site is copyright.

6 thoughts on “Odds & Ends”

  1. Catching up on these latest posts. Thanks for adding all these photos to round things out. I love all the signs. But each set gives me a small sense of your experience. You do look like you are having fun.

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  2. Wow. Your timing on photo #18, Foot Bridge in the Afternoon, was awesome. Great symmetry on the hand rail shadows and a great demonstration of “vanishing point”.

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  3. Although you may have turned around and took the shot after crossing the bridge… in the late morning… Sun over your right shoulder and back… Hmmm.

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    2. I looked at the photo. You’re right. I did. I’m blown away by the sleuthing and your awareness of where I was, what time of day it was, and what direction the sun was shining. Morning, sun is in the east casting shadows to the west, I had to be looking north, yet I was hiking south.

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