#20 PCT 2021. Sonora Pass To Tuolumne Meadows.

[@elizabethhearn9850]

What a great surprise it was to see you at Glen Aulin! I'm the woman who was looking for the unlocked bear vaults, but ended up staring slack-jawed at you for several seconds because my brain did not understand why those women from the internet were sitting in front of me. My companions and I splashed in those same Tuolumne River pools the next day, and watching this was like reliving our trip!

[@elizabethhearn9850]

Oops - maybe different pools. We went to Waterwheel Falls, different direction, I think.

[@lynnedmiston5237]

It was nice meeting you!

[@wanderwomenkristyannette5021]

It was so nice to meet you. Glad you all were able to get out and enjoy nature.

[@evapierce1090]

Just love Mary Poppins. Town faces and a town dance😄. Water falls just mesmerizing.

[@dts3488]

I very excited that you are back on the PCT!!! The Wander Women are awesome !!!

[@Mistress1128]

Ive lived so close (30 yrs) & yet have not seen this beautiful landscape!

[@wanderwomenkristyannette5021]

It's time to see it. What a gift.

[@birdwatcherjean6293]

Such diverse terrain this week, wow. So happy that you are back on the PCT and glad that smoke blew off quickly for you. Stay happy and safe.

[@caitlin.hardee]

checked the dates and realized while you awesome ladies were on this section, I was up north a ways doing a shakedown loop with my new gear on a bit of the TRT and then PCT :) cool to think that although I was mostly alone on my hike, the mountains were full of powerful women out there doing the thing!! now I'm back at my home base, keeping training for my hopeful 2022 NOBO, watching your videos while I row. thanks for the inspiration Wander Women!!

[@HikerTrashHusbands]

Love seeing you back on the PCT! Plus that scenery. Wow! Hike strong.

[@carriesing]

Once again, I watch you live the life of my dreams. I thank you for letting me come along.

[@victoriamoore1294]

Too funny Mart Poppins, giving Pesky a little of what she dishes out, cracks me up 🤣 So good to see your wonderful smiling faces. Thanks for taking us along.

[@vickiebartnicki4216]

So glad to see you women back on the PCT and with Mary Poppins too. This is a very beautiful area. My daughter finished her hike on September 23. Now in route to returning home. Love those town faces. Looking forward to the rest of your journey. Blessings and safe travels.

[@demelar]

Congratulations to your daughter!

[@wanderwomenkristyannette5021]

Yay for your daughter.

[@christinetaggart2715]

Travelling along with you all, Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

[@turtlemummatreks9786]

Me too. From Brissie

[@patrickdevere1881]

Beautiful video wish I was there wears valley TN watching

[@littlethislittlethat456]

Nice to see Mary Poppins with you. A fun video. The water was COLD as verified by each of you. LOL John from MI

[@maryspiering1205]

Yay 😁 back on the PCT accompanied by the lovely Mary Poppins. Those rocks with water flowing over them into pools looked like a cold refreshing wake up ! So now you not only have your infamous “Town faces” but have added a resounding “whoop, whoop” and did I see a “Town Dance” as well? You are legends. Safe journeys as you continue south from your Oregon Buddy.

[@demelar]

Hi Mary!💜

[@anitasimmons3599]

Thank you for filming and editing this. I hike this silo SoBo in 2015 around the first week of September. Still beautiful. I met friends from my thru hike attempt in 2014 at Reds Meadow for Labor Day Weekend before I returned to Missouri. Thank you again for sharing this.

[@sandrap3047]

It’s a good day when the Wander Women are back on the PCT! So excited you ladies got to return to finish your hike! Beautiful camping spot!

[@helenvwalker7919]

One of the most beautiful areas you have ever filmed. Made my eyes water. Glad you appreciated it for all of us. 🥾😊

[@wanderwomenkristyannette5021]

Thank you.

[@davidpeterson7703]

Watched this episode by campfires light!! Thank you for continuing your trek!

[@demelar]

Campfire light, yes! That's audience participation.

[@tootsla1252]

You ladies are amazing!

[@SusanLeaA]

I have to say... this might be my favorite section yet!!!! Gorgeous 😍.. glad you ladies are back at it!

[@highway88hiking38]

Welcome to California!! Glad you made it. Enjoy!

[@carolbintorio4033]

🥾🏔💚🌲 so happy that the adventure is continuing...... thank you for sharing ❤️

[@gaylewalker4239]

Good to see you guys back on trail. Beautiful area. Keep trekking. 😀

[@tammyjarvis3699]

Brr r! Looked like so much fun getting in those stream and lakes up there, but cccold! You girls are hearty!

[@ggebhard1]

I especially loved your music! Gail from Michigan!

[@robertbarnes6047]

Beautiful place. You ladies look to have fun.You all rock 🪨😃

[@dw1214]

Breathtakingly beautiful!!

[@sethadams4871]

Your message is so positive and encouraging. More people need to be seeing your story and have the confidence that they too can get off the couch, hit the trail and join the adventure.

[@wanderwomenkristyannette5021]

Thank you.

[@Pauline-qu9sg]

So glad you are back on the PCT. The scenery is just stunning in this video! Beautiful!

[@lyndabrown1707]

Yay for being back on trail! And I love the town dance, too. 😄

[@lindahopson5003]

So glad you are back on the PCT! Mary Poppins fits right in with y'all... and she bested Pesky! Wow!

[@starman10548]

POOR PESKY....LOL.... THANKS FOR THE VIDEO, MY DAY EARLY BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM Y'ALL. AWESOMENESS.....

[@heartdawg]

Sooo beautiful and thanks for sharing 💗

[@nalonabrato8900]

You go, Mary Poppins! “Want the last bite?” 🤣

[@jennifernoland]

I'm so happy that you're back on the PCT. Yosemite is one of my favorite places on earth. It is truly magical.

[@humbird5732]

Yeah🤗. Back on the trail again. Love how when obstacles appear you just say onward with plan 2 or 3 or 4. Never phased. Love it. 😜🇨🇦

[@StepsbyKaatje]

Back on the pct! 😁 What a beautiful stretch! 😁👍 And good food on the way.... Keep going! Atb Kaat

[@megeshom4820]

Yay! Back on the trail. Looking forward to the adventure.

[@pursuitoftruth7938]

This is true backpacking- no hostels, shelters. Truly out in the wilderness.

[@tammykeith5909]

it is so beautiful where you are it takes my breath away I bet the camera just can't do it justice

[@dulcigeek]

Loved seeing this section and your smiling faces!

[@garys.forrest2416]

Glad to see at least a little water still up there! Happy Trails! Goat

[@Heretic10001]

Awesome video. Mary Poppins is cool. Saw her in some Hurlgoat Hiker journeys too. She’s a badass! That section was super gorgeous.

[@janmariolle]

Oh happy day! The Sierra is beloved to me. I’m so happy to see you enjoying your time there. Walk in beauty.❤️

[@djd1269]

I love that your videos are so current! Only yesterday!

[@rkatrails]

I've been somewhat interested in hiking that section from Sonora to Tuolumne Meadows, but after seeing this video I think now it is a must do! It was stark beauty the whole way.

[@virginiajorgensen8614]

Beautiful and loved the town dance!

[@morgaynelove9327]

Loving your continued journey on the PCT! Thank you for taking us with you! Happy Fall! 🧡🧡🧡

[@paintingworlds]

The video is such a wonderful gift. Thank you.

[@brianbaker4176]

Nice you made it back on trail, and I enjoyed your featured friend Mary Poppins. Looks like those soaking potholes on the smooth riverbed was beautiful.

[@AllenSchubert]

Good video! And so funny with the Pesky bit at the end!!

[@Liz_0531]

I just adore you ladies and all your adventures! So inspiring! ❤️

[@bensimonian1859]

Glad to see you all back on the PCT and in YNP. Beautiful!!!

[@kellyjohnson3617]

Yosemite is so gorgeous. The glacier carved granite slabs are like nothing else in the world. The water is beyond crystal clear snd ice cold. Love to put my feet in after a long day hiking 🥾 Unfortunately it’s past season for tuolomne store to still be open. Lee Vining and Yosemite valley are your only connections to civilization. Kee vining is very hiker friendly. They have whoa Nellie deli that’s a great place to eat with a fantastic view from their outdoor patio of mono lake. But when you get around mammoth make sure to fill up there and don’t miss schats bakery in bishop if you get off there. The schats in mammoth is not worth your time but the one in bishop is fantastic. Don’t miss it. Thanks for posting

[@karengrimm4020]

Thank you for taking us along! So beautiful!

[@westcoastislander6699]

OMGosh you women are amazing! My hubby called you "bad ass". I agree! Enjoyed the desert volcanic section. So good to see you back on the trail! Mexico here you come!

[@queenanne94101]

So happy to see you all on trail again! You had me worried for a minute. 🥰 Please tell Mary Poppins that I am so excited to make spaghetti leather. I’ve watched so many videos on hiking food and have never seen someone do sauce in “leather” form. LOVE getting a food tip I’ve not yet heard. Many thanks. Sleep well and be safe. ⛰😎

[@stanthemanhikes2965]

Pesky is at it again LOL! Loved the town dance the beautiful scenery from Yosemite!!! Soooooooo glad you were able to get back on the PCT!!!

[@KtaraBlue]

loved this and love you ladies! great video

[@judyrobinson9556]

Hi ladies, loved the video in Yosemite! Thanks for showing us your campsites & what your're eating. so interesting. you gals are amazing with hopping planes & getting to your next destiny. what a great adventure! if you make a campfire, be sure to invite us! & show us nightfall & snuggling into your sleeping bags. i'll be watching for your next one! have fun & stay safe!

[@oilfinder]

So good to see you all back on the PCT! Hope you all have a great trip. Thanks for the great videos.

[@rrichardson53]

Gorgeous section!! Love the signs with the cut-out lettering. Love the music and watching you four hiking in such stunning scenery 💜

[@paulkottke1971]

So glad that the weather is holding for you. Beautiful!

[@karenkinkler9421]

So happy to see y’all are back on the PCT! The scenery was beautiful. I loved the town dance. Thanks for taking us along.

[@5ervalkat192]

You do a great job of bringing the trail to us. Very inspiring! What was the playlist for this video please?

[@lindaselover2536]

I am so happy to see you back on trail, loving the granite and clear streams. Glad you took a dip in that lovely cool water. Now for the JMT section that I so love -- getting my virtual hike on. Nice to see Mary Poppins again too. Happy Trails!

[@ladybughomer]

How great! You’re back on!!

[@ladybughomer]

Yes about the foresight to make our parks. I am at Yellowstone and wow, what an effort to preserve this place.

[@snephtar]

It would be cool if you could occasionally show a subtitle identifying a lake or your location at a particular part of the trail

[@tamitng]

I was just now watching Darwin on the PCT in 2018, had to get my trail fix until you gals posted! Have fun!🍀

[@Maryann110]

Pesky met her match, Lol. More beautiful with each step…❤️🥾😎

[@terrilowry937]

Sharing your shivers in those cold, clear rivers!

[@pattihoag2049]

yay the wander women are back on the PCT, i wish i could do that hike it looks so flat, but i guess it has its hills, you ladies be safe, i hope no more problems with fires. Does Mary Poppins have a yt channel if so could you put in your information box below. Thanks Patti

[@wanderwomenkristyannette5021]

She doesn't but she has a blog. movingmountains.press/2021/09/20/uht-day-8-chase-or-be-chased/

[@sbishop16]

Great to see you back on trail🥰. 😁

[@carollorion5130]

It is so much fun to see you hike into one of my favorite Parks. I have so many memories of Yosemite. So enjoyed camping and hiking the trails in Yosemite and Kings Canyon. Loved seeing it through your eyes and adventure. Thank you for taking us along. Loved the ending!!

[@kristymoore7052]

Yay!!!! You’re back. You’re in my neck of the woods. Glad to see so much water still. Have a permit in Tuolumne Meadows for a few days starting the 29th. Looks like I’ll miss you. You’re not missing much from the grill. Wasn’t too good this season. Store will have lots of goodies.

[@kristymoore7052]

Uh oh. No store. :(

[@hf3490]

Absolutely stunning views. Brings a tear to my eyes to see such beauty. Do you ever stand there to take it all in and realize exactly how small you are. Glad your safe and getting this done before snow comes. Be well. 🤓🇨🇦

[@lynnedmiston5237]

Yes!

[@lizcunningham7579]

Great that you are back. Think you have given pesky the slip!

[@robinmills5827]

Hi from a vlog lurker in New Zealand. I'm so happy for you to be back on the PCT. I first heard of this trail when YT introduced me to Mary Poppins hiking with Hurlgoathiker, so it's also lovely to see Mary Poppins again (I enjoy her blogs too) skipping up the tail with the 3 of you. Great fun, hard work and wonderful scenery.

[@turtlemummatreks9786]

Check out "Restless Kiwi" on the PCT (2019 I think) amazing especially throu Sierra's in a heavy snow year.

[@robinmills5827]

@@turtlemummatreks9786 I watched Kirstine's great vlog as she went. This was how I heard about the trail. Have revisited t this year as well.

[@turtlemummatreks9786]

She certainly mastered the Sierra's like a boss! G'day from across the ditch 🇦🇺🐢👋

[@phyllisputnam2069]

I just found your vlog, love it 💞

[@sweetpea191962]

Hi ladies lovely to see you again ....even Peskey x enjoying the views. Can you tell me please what sections of the PCT have you left to walk? 💛

[@lynnedmiston5237]

We just need to finish the Sierras and keep hiking to Mexico.

[@sweetpea191962]

@@lynnedmiston5237amazing 👏 I will follow you guys until the end and beyond. I dream of doing the PCT there's only one tiny little section that raises my heart rate and that's Foresters Pass. Will wait eagerly to see how you guys tackle that and you can let me know what it was like. Happy trails lovely ladies 💛

[@pursuitoftruth7938]

My neck of the woods.

[@Donya_and_Priya]

Yay! My Springs girls! They are BACK!

[@three-cats-photography]

Welcome to the Sierras! I was day-hiking out of Tuolumne Meadows a couple of weeks ago, and I felt so bad as you were headed into that last night. When I was there the store was open but the ice cream freezer and the microwave were both broken, and they barely had any supplies for hikers. And then: "oh no, they're waiting for a shuttle but the shuttles aren't running!" Fortunately it was the YARTS bus, not the shuttle! I'm glad you were able to get down to Ahwahne (the indigenous Awahneechee's name for the valley) for some town food and supplies. :-) And I hope the next section goes smoothly - Sequoia and Kings Canyon are closed, but I guess the PCT is still open?

[@kellyjohnson3617]

Seems like you are catching the Sierra’s before they become problematic with snow snd cold. The rivers you cross should be pretty low so you are hitting it at the right time. Too bad you have to miss the area between Chester and Sonora pass but you can catch that another year. The fires around Tahoe are super bad. So glad to see you ladies back on the trail. I know you will be rocking it. And the desert should be dry but not too horrid. Just windy. Hopefully you can power through so that you can hit mount San jacinto before the big snows start.

[@allencrider]

I had tortillas with peanut butter, prunes and sriracha sauce. It's going to be amazingly beautiful until you part ways with the Kern River past Kennedy Meadows South.

[@charlottedunlay4397]

Mary Poppins are you still a couple with HG Hiker? love your vids!!!!

[@elisaadams2292]

Awesome as usual! Pesky you got bested by Mary Poppins “Just a spoon full of peanut butter helps the medicine go down.” LOL. Glad ya’ll are back on the PCT! WAWO!

[@gerilos9802]

So good to see you on the trail again. Wasn't Mary Poppins on the A.T. with you too?? It's always nice to see your camp setup and hear what you eat. The bear containers are a lot bigger than I thought. Pesky was sneaky again, putting her stuff in someone else's backpack to carry. This time she lost her peanut butter. It's a coincidence that my granddaughter is back packing Yosemite the same week you are. Can't wait for your next video. Take care, be safe.

[@elsajohnson6663]

Congrats! We started our cross country trip and have gotten to rocky mtn nat park, hiked in wind rivers and are now in Sawtooths of Idaho. Looks like California is still having extensive fires. We are hoping to get there at some point but looks like camping is not doable at this point there due to fires. Be safe, best of luck! Thanks for taking us along!

[@rrichardson53]

Mary Poppins....cute trail name🥾

[@pilgrmpatti4698]

wonderful !

[@skyblue-lb9kr]

When you were hiking in Yosemite, I imagined John Muir taking Theodore Roosevelt camping..........

[@lynnedmiston5237]

I think about that often!

[@skyblue-lb9kr]

@@lynnedmiston5237 and the Sierra Club ladies hiking in their long skirts with tin cup hanging from waist....:)

[@doriswlongAgoandfarAway]

Town dance rocks!

[@carolemurray4532]

So glad to see your smiling faces back on the trail! Thanks so much for taking us with you to such gorgeous places. So what do you do with the clothes you get wet when you swim? I don't see them hanging off your pack? Do you just wear them?

[@lynnedmiston5237]

Yes, it's hot enough that they just dry.

[@wanderwomenkristyannette5021]

We just wear them.

[@Jay_A52]

Glad you're back!

[@robynfinn1407]

Hallelujah your back!

[@norcalpublicwatch9314]

Welcome Back to California , Ladies :)

[@CaminoDreams]

Great to see you back. Does Mary Poppins have her own you tube channel?

[@wanderwomenkristyannette5021]

She does not have a channel but she has a blog. MovingMountains on WordPress

[@CaminoDreams]

@@wanderwomenkristyannette5021 thank you. Keep up the great vlogs - they make our day :)

[@HM-gk3rq]

She is on Instagram and takes awesome photos. Milissajayn

[@Go-zi1py]

What a beautiful section! You inspired me to take a section hike on the AT from Standing Bear Hostel to Hot Springs this past weekend!! I'm from flat land so the ups were HARD but the downhill for miles to Hot Springs was so hard on my toes that if I go to hell that may be what I live through over and over again. How do you keep your toes from hitting the end of your shoes?

[@wanderwomenkristyannette5021]

Good for you for getting out there. Our toes don't hit the end of our shoes. Maybe you need a half size bigger.

[@terryengle808]

I love this! Wish I was with you! Anyone have any knee issues? And about how much weight are you carrying? I’m in awe of you! I’m 70 years old and you are an inspiration!!

[@wanderwomenkristyannette5021]

Our bodies are holding up well. We try to keep our packs at 25 pounds or less.