PCT in pictures, Part I

It's kinda hard to narrow down our pictures & pick just a select few to share, but I've done my best.  Here is the first half.  Enjoy!

The monument at the Southern Terminus, Scout & Frodo's crew, April 22, 2013

My unbelievably ginormous blister (sorry...gross, I know)

One of the numerous water caches so generously put out for us

Farewell to SWC, at the end of his section-hike

Snow plant

A very young rattlesnake

Vasquez Rocks, where they've filmed some scenes from Star Trek

Mudd & Unicroc riding from the Saufley's to Agua Dulce

Rainbow in the nearby misty mountains

Wind farms

One of our favorite campsites on the trail

L.A. Aqueduct in the flat, flat desert

Walker Pass Trail Angels - Meadow Ed, Yogi, Weathercarrot, Jackelope & Bear Bait, & friends

Young black bear looking to share our same water source

First campfire, shared with good people

Climbing up Mt. Whitney

Waterfall, blue skies, beautiful trail along the conjoined PCT/John Muir Trail

Rock stepping across the creek

Dipping his toes in while taking an afternoon reading break (notice the bugs all over him?)

Nearing the end of the Sierra's

Unicroc & Funsize chatting away while hiking

Mule Ears, these beautiful yellow flowers, went for miles & miles

Lake Tahoe with wildfire smoke collecting behind

PCT "midpoint" monument, just short of the real midpoint

To be continued...