Catching Up, To the Border

c) Andrew Carter, 2021

And here are some photos from far Southern California in the San Bernardino National Forest and the Cleveland National Forest. Some of the photos are when I was on the Mt. San Jacinto massif between Palm Springs and Idylwild, but many are when I’m in the dessert or at least looking down upon it. All of these photos were taken in May.

So Cal reservoir
Dam infrastructure
Trail above, creek below
Dry, dryer, driest
Looking east across the Coachella Valley
Climbing up Mt. San Jacinto
An old fire zone
A rock slide which blocked the trail for three years on Mt. San Jacinto. Note the ropes which helped hikers get around it. Kind of scary.
The rock slide was removed in June after I passed by. It took dynamite to do that.
Morning fog on a cold day.
More desert
The border wall in the distance. 650 miles down, 2000 to go.

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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.

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