Northern California | Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail SoBo | PCT 2023

[@TheHungryHiker]

Thanks for watching! If you’re curious about the backpacking gear I’m using along the PCT this year, check out my 2023 PCT SoBo Thru-Hike Gear List: lighterpack.com/r/keiy5r Don’t forget to subscribe to The Hungry Hiker KZbin Channel: kzbin.info

[@rook903]

Super.

[@TheHungryHiker]

Thank you

[@rachelhunter6546]

Those rock trails in Desolation Wilderness are no joke - poor feet! Beautiful video.

[@TheHungryHiker]

Those rocks were BRUTAL!!!

[@jenniferbostrom759]

Beautiful video and I love the weirdo thru-hiker vibe checks!

[@TheHungryHiker]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@arielfeasts]

so inspiring! thank you for taking us along, I sent a venmo to the cache

[@TheHungryHiker]

That's awesome!!

[@elainemarler1842]

We live in Northern California, so it was fun seeing where you were on the PCT.

[@TheHungryHiker]

Yay! Glad you enjoyed this one!

[@sharrison3974]

Great to see an update from you. Happy hiking!

[@TheHungryHiker]

And there's still more to come so stay tuned!

[@ervinslens]

Absolutely stunning episode, this channel is pure gold! Content is always so diverse and engaging!

[@TheHungryHiker]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

[@hikergir01]

I was just thinking it had been a while since I saw an update. Glad to see you are still at it!

[@TheHungryHiker]

Next up, the Sierra!

[@candacetoms4927]

Northern California is so pretty! Burney Falls State Park looks like a fun place. That soft serve looked so good!

[@TheHungryHiker]

This section kept getting prettier and prettier after the burn area and the closer I got to Sierra City. After Sierra City heading south was really gorgeous.

[@mfarley252]

I’m so happy to see this update! Looks so beautiful!

[@TheHungryHiker]

Thanks for watching!

[@donnabrown8853]

Absolutely gorgeous!!! I love watching your hikes.

[@TheHungryHiker]

Thanks for following along!

[@georgecooper5310]

Awesome video Kathleen, I've not been able to go hiking for a few years. So thank you for the beautiful views from the trail. 💙💙

[@TheHungryHiker]

You are so welcome!

[@xGorexGirlx]

Nice video "Famous". Nice tunes!!! Thanks for sharing ❤

[@TheHungryHiker]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@HolisticHikes]

Great job with this video. The love you’ve shown for Oregon & Nor Cal has been wonderful! Keep on goin’💚💜

[@TheHungryHiker]

Thank you!

[@robdunning64]

Hey Kathleen! Absolutely love your posts and appreciate the positive vibe. Thank you for staying at Old Sierra City Hotel and sharing your experience on the trail. You are amazing! Uncle Rob Sierra City

[@TheHungryHiker]

Thank you Uncle Rob!! You were still one of my all-time favorite stops along my PCT hike this year. Thank you for all of your hospitality, the live porch jam and for being so awesome! ❤️

[@garrettlane2842]

Loved this video! That first bridge is my favorite fishing creek. Desolation is my local spot. So cool to see you enjoy these locations! Excited for your trip to Yosemite.

[@TheHungryHiker]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed seeing some of your favorite spots in the video.

[@rickkaylor8554]

I really appreciate and enjoy your videos. I hope you can find water once you start getting into southern California. I live near the southern terminus so I'm hoping to do the PCT in 2026 SOBO so I'll essentially be walking home.

[@TheHungryHiker]

Thanks for watching! Surprisingly, there were quite a few long, waterless stretches in parts of Northern California. So I guess I'm training for the rest of the trail.

[@wesj8102]

I’ve been loving your updates. Would love to do part of the trail someday. Stay safe!

[@TheHungryHiker]

Thanks for following along!

[@ironpig701]

This video is outstanding. Ive seen so many PCT videos and generally speaking its alot of trail and scenery. Love the community aspect you show here. With out the Angels and fellow hikers I dont know if I would wanna do this trail.

[@TheHungryHiker]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PatchGirl68]

❤this video update! Amazing views blew me away especially the 25 mile wilderness stretch! I don’t know how you hiked through all those weeds and bushes in Northern California, I would have been itching the whole way 😂

[@TheHungryHiker]

The overgrown brush in Northern California was no joke. I still have a few scars on my legs from that section.

[@xGorexGirlx]

I love Desolation Wilderness. Its changed so much since 1971 on my first trip with my brother at 19 yrs old. Much easier times. No permits just go. Very few hikers

[@TheHungryHiker]

And last year, there was a new regulation put in effect for this area. Hard sided bear canisters are required if you plan on camping anywhere in this section. Since my bear can was waiting for me at Kennedy Meadows North (about 100 miles away), I had to hike through this section in one day, camping just outside of the boundary.

[@xGorexGirlx]

@@TheHungryHiker yep that was a year ago last July that bear canisters are needed.

[@TheHungryHiker]

@@xGorexGirlx And I can see why that regulation was put into place. This is an extremely popular area and the bears are VERY active here. This is a regulation I fully support. Protect the bears!

[@xGorexGirlx]

@@TheHungryHikerIve dont have any problem carrying a BV500. Small price to pay to be outdoors. :-)

[@CherylMcnamara-ll7cg]

I was just thinking about you since we haven't had an update in awhile. Excellent video as always! I especially like that you insert location references along the way (mm would be a bonus!). I'm curious how you are liking the Mariposa 60? I am seriously thinking about trading my Gregory Diva for it since there is about a 3lb difference. Perhaps you'll do an after hike review of your equipment? Cheers 🙂!

[@TheHungryHiker]

Thank and glad you enjoyed the video! I have been LOVING my Mariposa 60 out on trail this year. I'll be putting together a follow-up video once I finish my hike featuring all the gear I used, talking about what what worked and didn't work for me out here this year so stay tuned for that.

[@CherylMcnamara-ll7cg]

Yay!@@TheHungryHiker

[@lucyalderman422]

Are there mile post markers in the PCT

[@TheHungryHiker]

Not really. At least nothing really official. I use the FarOut Guide app when on the PCT to keep track of my mileage and waypoints. Every now and then, I would see a mileage marker made from rocks, sticks or pine cones, indicating the mileage number of the trail. These are usually created by other hikers each season.