PCT 2023 Day 32

Hiking with the Codgers on the Pacific Crest Trail 2023
Day 32: mile 342.0-357.2

[@hikerJohn]

A lot of hikers are appreciating these updates for the trail conditions.

[@ulrichschluter9120]

Getting out of that beautiful canyon to Cajon Pass was a shock for me last year. For days it was soon quiet and tranquil. Then I got hit with the business, hassle and bustle and constant noise at Cajon. That was overloading my senses.

[@weirdshibainu]

That highway looked terrifying

[@richardinjapan4578]

Appreciate your videos! Not far after Wrightwood you'll cross the L.A. County line, at which time you will become the PCT Los Angeles Codgers! Be safe; keep at it!

[@rkatrails]

Los Angeles Codgers😂 Great!

[@jeffreyrule8143]

Another day in the office for you four. Great hiking today.

[@Judy-fi7ce]

Hey thanks for showing us your breakfast at McDonald's! I tasted all of it. Breakfast of champions! You guys looked like Easter eggs at the wrap up; Dave in your blue puffy, Joe in purple puffy and John in orange puffy. Great video!

[@opg1987]

Loving the videos. Keep trekking! 🤙🏼

[@wendyphillips5002]

Again, Thanks for taking us all along on this segment of the PCT. Living in Ventura county, someday I can imagine that I want to try to hike from Mexico to the Mojave desert or to Lake Isabelle. It is wonderful to watch your great videos.

[@larryputman6660]

Really enjoying your vlog. Love the interaction. I’m a codger myself.

[@musingwithreba9667]

Lookin' good Codgers! Beautiful section of trail, so un-desert like!

[@carolinenunez3455]

I’m loving my vicarious hike with you guys. Years ago, we drove the Angeles Crest Highway from east to west, and at the highest points there was a little snow. It was early July. I’ve lived here in California for 54 years, and I still get a kick out of all the contrasts. Hike on!

[@rvator51]

Liked the ufo at 15:27

[@TexasRebel]

sure enough there it is..

[@stevenvarner9806]

Very little of the southern California section is actually desert. The designation is very misleading. Most of it is chaparral and mixed conifer forest. You went through some high desert scrub near Scissors Crossing. The only other desert section is the far western section of the Mojave Desert at the aqueduct. Chaparral is characterized by large shrubs and all those wildflowers you've been seeing. Sometimes you get a coastal sage scrub habitat mixed in with the chaparral. When you're seeing chamise, sage species, manzanita, ceanothus, etc. then you're in chaparral. Cacti, yuccas, and succulent species like Dudleya do live in the chaparral. In fact they go all the way to the coast. It's the predominant habitat of California and parts of Oregon as well.

[@janmariolle]

It’s so beautiful! Awesome videos. Thank you.

[@JamesHunter55]

You guys are great! Looking forward to following along!

[@patrickdevlin9673]

Wow that tunnel was bone dry last year

[@hectorescobar7013]

Thanks for sharing your experience on the PCT and keep up the good work!

[@V_Rat.]

You guys are lucky. It was 88 degrees here in the desert today, Monday the 10th, in Lancaster, and the snow I could see in the mountains west of Wrightwood to Tehachapi seems to be gone.

[@anneest]

Thanks, brilliant, looking forward to seeing how things are going to pan out in the San Gabriel Mountains. I drove Hwy 2 in spring 2011, it was just open. Cheers and good night 👍🤓

[@jamesbonner5989]

Some nice views today. Stay safe and hike on !

[@froggyonthepct9947]

Boys you walked over the San andreas fault just after you began your climb. Thx goodness no earthquake… didn’t want to say didn’t see that coming. Spent the coldness mist miserable night on the oct at huffy campground. Happy trails Froggy

[@2ddw]

0:54 - crossing that road is probably more dangerous than a water crossing at high water in the Sierras.

[@wendyphillips5002]

What says fine breakfast dining more than Mc Donalds in the Cajon pass for breakfast when hiking for a long day? Everything tastes better when hungry while hiking with a pack. Today we were returning from car trip down to see the wildflowers in Anza Borrego State park. We drove over through Temecula and through Lake Elsinore to the mountain range over to the Interstate 5. From the top of the about 2,500 ft mountain range we could see from Mt Baldy, to Cucamunga, San Bernardino peak, San Gorgonio and over to San Jacinto in one viewing over the lake. There is still lots of snow over 8,000 feet elevation in southern California. I have been in all of these mountain ranges in the past summers.

[@timwolfers7880]

There must be a ton of snow in the Sierras this year. I would guess the Codgers will skip ahead when they get to Kennedy Meadows?

[@theskyehiker]

Well, the first 700 miles is called the desert, as compared to the High Sierra and beyond. You will come upon more actual desert once you hit the Mojave. Hot and dry last time I was there. Who knows this year🤣? Thanks for the update!

[@TexasRebel]

Wow . so different from when I came through there last year... May 19 according to my photos

[@doncherney8649]

Chinese weather balloon at 15:15 watching you guys. -don from Lorain Ohio USA 🇺🇸

[@mritter]

Thank you for your videos! I’ve been following you as my husband and I want to do big sections when we retire in 2025. I’m curious what device Joe is using for tracking?

[@TerrySchoenthal]

Nice work guys! Can you give folks an idea of about how much load you are carrying?

[@logicsoundinc]

In an earlier video they showed what they're carrying in their bags. I don't remember what day sorry.

[@markstanton2362]

Dan looks like he just stepped out of the movie "The Wild Bunch" Hope he's doing well. Any news on him?

[@backpackingbushcraft6391]

Do not get water at the Grassy Hollows Visitors Center mi 370.4. Worst water on trail. Turns yellow and smells bad. Why would water turn from clear to yellow? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@gregharmon3797]

I’ve never seen anybody thru-hike in blue jeans

[@tamiwallace7572]

Denim Dan has made 2 very long hikes (months hiking) in his jeans. This includes the Continental Divide.

[@melindakier1661]

You might already have been there… but probably water cache at Guffy. Another great vid. I wish you had shown what it looks like now under the frwy. The last time I was there my feet got wet. Did you see the nice bench? The hike down to the 2 is a great hike

[@tootsla1252]

Fun and interesting episode! Thank you for inviting us along on your adventure.