PCT Episode 8: Hiker Town to Tehachapi

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Rick Coulon

Күн бұрын

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@pauliedavis49 7 ай бұрын

Looking forward to more great videos when you are able to continue. Many thanks!

@rickcoulon890 7 ай бұрын

More to come! Back on the trail in late May to tackle the Sierra's as soon as the condition improve.

@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling 7 ай бұрын

29 miles, wow. Most I've ever hiked was 22, and I was dead on my feet. Another great episode. Thanks for sharing.

@rickcoulon890 7 ай бұрын

My pleasure....we really had no choice when we couldn't find the water at mile 22

@dubby6toes 7 ай бұрын

You guys are clearing the trail for all the Nobos behind you.

@rickcoulon890 7 ай бұрын

I feel like a combination of a brush hog and snow plough

@kellystevens6464 7 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful section in a wet year!

@rickcoulon890 7 ай бұрын

It really is!

@stevenvarner9806 7 ай бұрын

Now, yes, this is the desert. The western edge of the Mojave. Those aren't manzanitas though. Manzanitas are chaparral plants. Those are Creosote Bush, common across this whole desert. This habitat is called Creosote Scrubland. There's quite a bit of Great Basin Sagebrush also. There's still a lot of life out here. The higher elevation closer to the end of the video is chaparral that burned several years ago.

@rickcoulon890 4 күн бұрын

Sorry for not responding.....I really appreciate your knowledge. Much of the Chaparral and Desert plant life is totally foreign to a guy who lives in the Appalachian Mountains.

@lennyhikes2781 7 ай бұрын

Smart to hike this section before it gets hot!

@rickcoulon890 7 ай бұрын

That would be the worst!

@mattharvey8712 7 ай бұрын

Bravo.....sometime run night hike.cheers..

@UncleGeorgeTV 7 ай бұрын

I went to high school in Tehachapi, It's an Indian word which means windy. Mojave high school was our biggest rival. We would say it's always windy in Tehachapi because Mojave sucks.

@rickcoulon890 7 ай бұрын

Too funny! It’s snowing here today….glad to be in town!

@darlar.9043 7 ай бұрын

I remember those days @UncleGeorgeTV One year Mojave came and changed our T on the hill and changed it to an M. THS Class of “77.

@UncleGeorgeTV 7 ай бұрын

@@darlar.9043lol I think I heard about that THS class of 87

@UncleGeorgeTV 7 ай бұрын

@@darlar.9043 Do they still have the model train Of the tehachapi loop, At the coffee shop that you could watch run for a quarter

@darlar.9043 7 ай бұрын

I not sure. Do you remember the name of the coffee shop?

@richardinjapan4578 7 ай бұрын

What was the daytime temperature along the aqueduct? What was the reported snow conditions as far as KMS. It's refreshing to hear someone acknowledge Tehachapi as the beginning of the Sierras. Will you fill in the skips while you are waiting for the Sierra to clear?

@rickcoulon890 7 ай бұрын

Probably mid 80’s which is pretty cool. Started cooling down dramatically as we climbed. Thought about filling in the gaps but the high country is getting blasted with another big winter storm so I’ll save these sections to the fall. What a crazy year on the PCT! I am headed home until the Sierras clear

@ianjamesevans 7 ай бұрын

It always sort of irritates me when PCTers talk about "the Sierra" being between KMS and KMN, but I guess its just short for the High Sierra. There's like 150 miles of the Sierra Nevada left north of Sonora Pass.

@ianjamesevans 7 ай бұрын

@@rickcoulon890I was wondering about that after you skipped north to avoid the snow in San Jacinto, the San Bernadinos, and San Garbiels! I was thinking, "this just puts you into the Sierra even earlier."

@richardinjapan4578 7 ай бұрын

@@rickcoulon890 Mid-80s is quite pleasant for the aqueduct section. Last year was even crazier though as regards the snowfall issues. 2023 was the year of the SNOBOs. Taking some time off sounds like a good call. Will be looking forward to your further videos when you are able.

@richardinjapan4578 7 ай бұрын

@@ianjamesevans 'Tis true. The full length of the Sierra runs from Tehachapi Pass to Fredonyer Pass. But we shouldn't blame PCTers. The "Sierra section" is like the "Desert section" -- it's just PCTA jargon.

@nml4546 7 ай бұрын

Really surprised you didn't run into snow on the trail or maybe you didn't film it. Curious what you're gonna do now, could be weeks before the sierras are passable. Of course by the time they're passable so would Mt San Jacinto and Wrightwood.

@rickcoulon890 7 ай бұрын

Ran into lots of snow from Anza to Mt San Jacinto and through Big Bear. I had it in some of my earlier videos. Will do Wrightsoid/Baden when the snow clears.