You will enjoy CLEEF. Regarding snow gear, remember that Mt San Jacinto is just before Idyllwild and can be treacherous. Sanjac Jon is a guy who goes up on the mountain almost daily during early hiking season. His channel is San Jacinto Trail Report. His channel will show what you will see before you get there. Nice video. Hope that screaming guy gets some help.
Thank you! That is some great information. We will definitely watch his channel closely starting March 1st. We will set up our snow gear, packaged to be shipped ASAP if we request it early.
Early start is good. There is water on sections, A B and C. Goes dry quick, so then 6-8 liter water carries needed. Get thru San Jacinto early. Hard solid pack snow better than re-melting ice sheets. Sierra same.. If storms come just hangout in Idyllwild for a few. Good luck you'all. Watching 2025 pct hikers is my superbowl. 2652 miles from mexico to canada. Last great american adventure.
Hi guys!! I got my PCT permit for a May 15th 2025 start!! I'm so excited to follow you 2 and to blog my trip. I'm only doing the first 600 miles this year, but I'll be back the following year to push on further!! Safe trip my friends!! 😎👍✌
Truckee is worth visiting. Best candy store on trail!!! Super easy hitch from the ski lodge. Acton town near KOA has a great organic grocery store. Buy there as there is literally nothing in Agua Dulce. Like you guys, I try to eat super healthy as much as possible prior to hitting the PCT. This makes such a big difference.
@@PhoenixGenesis Hello!! I had been warned by a friend who section hiked that area that the black flies are CRAZY!! I have Head net, long sleeves and long pants planned for that area now. Thank you for the heads up confirmation!!
Good luck. If you know how to travel and camp on snow, going through the Sierra before the big melt is probably safer than after it all starts melting. P.S. Plan on nothing going according to plan.
Interesting. That's the first time we've heard that. We're definitely expecting our plans to be ruined, but we'll research the snow-camping more. One of us has trained to camp in snow. Thanks for the information!
My start date is March 11th so we may see each other from time to time. I'm planning on taking my time before KMS if the snowpack in the Sierra looks bad. If not, I'll have my hiking legs at least somewhat so I'll be able to open the throttle and turn over kilometers.
You gotta see and take the Crater Lake and Tunnel Falls detours (Oregon) as well. In Washington, should plan on resupplying in Leavenworth and Stehekin. Enjoy and see you guys on the trail!
Hey there awalkingingmistake! I'm leaving Campo on the 15th of May and will only be a short distance ahead of you. I'll be watching for you further up the trail I'm sure you'll catch up to me! Peace 👍✌
Thanks for the info. Had a feeling it was going to be at least 2 days, but 4... We're going to have to look into it more. We might end up just doing a shorter hike that takes a day.
If you take it slow enough! We're going to be starting slower than we want because we need to avoid the snow in the Sierra. If you have a trail name, please share it so we can look out for you.
as a 2024 sobo who just finished 6 weeks ago, i walked The 2 to get through the bridge fire. no one hassled me and in fact there were other people out walking the road too (not thru hikers).
As for Bridge Fire, the PCT was initially closed for about 20 miles. The latest closure order is 12 miles. Hopefully there will be more revisions to the closure order to come. Keep our fingers crossed.
Fingers and toes crossed. If it's still closed we're going to have to make a long reroute. We really don't want any breaks in our continuous foot path.
We're not exactly sure where those places are at the moment, but we are planning on hiking with our bear canisters from the beginning up until the last point we need them. If that's just a little bit beyond the Sierra, we'll keep them until then.
As a Oregonian enjoy our state, it is beautiful. Definitely hit crater lake, ramona falls and tunnel falls detours. They are beautiful and basically PCT at this point.
Thanks for the recommendations! We were planning on moving there, but maybe someday much later. We were going to hike every inch of the PCT, but my wife convinced me that we should hit all the great detours instead. Continuous foot path is our goal so we can hit all the good spots.
Secretariat here Look forward to following you guys. I'm already out here.
Two days from Sierra's Good luck to you guys
Wow.. already out there!? Do a rain dance for us and everyone else please. Bonus points if it's recorded and posted online!
I start March 25th. Hope to see you out there.
That's awesome! We hope to see you in the wild too, Greyhound.
Hell yeah! My start date is April 5th!! Maybe I’ll see yall out there!
If we take the Arizona trail, you may pass us! Have a trail name we could look out for?
@ hippy Gandalf!
That's badass.
You will enjoy CLEEF. Regarding snow gear, remember that Mt San Jacinto is just before Idyllwild and can be treacherous. Sanjac Jon is a guy who goes up on the mountain almost daily during early hiking season. His channel is San Jacinto Trail Report. His channel will show what you will see before you get there. Nice video. Hope that screaming guy gets some help.
Thank you! That is some great information. We will definitely watch his channel closely starting March 1st. We will set up our snow gear, packaged to be shipped ASAP if we request it early.
Early start is good. There is water on sections, A B and C. Goes dry quick, so then 6-8 liter water carries needed. Get thru San Jacinto early. Hard solid pack snow better than re-melting ice sheets. Sierra same.. If storms come just hangout in Idyllwild for a few. Good luck you'all. Watching 2025 pct hikers is my superbowl. 2652 miles from mexico to canada. Last great american adventure.
Hi guys!! I got my PCT permit for a May 15th 2025 start!! I'm so excited to follow you 2 and to blog my trip. I'm only doing the first 600 miles this year, but I'll be back the following year to push on further!! Safe trip my friends!! 😎👍✌
We've got you marked in the calendar to look you up then. Have fun out there! We can't wait!!! 🤘
Watch out for the black biting flies, they ate me alive last May in the first 20 miles. 1000 plus bites.
Watch out for the black biting flies, they ate me alive last May in the first 20 miles. 1000 plus bites.
Truckee is worth visiting. Best candy store on trail!!! Super easy hitch from the ski lodge. Acton town near KOA has a great organic grocery store. Buy there as there is literally nothing in Agua Dulce. Like you guys, I try to eat super healthy as much as possible prior to hitting the PCT. This makes such a big difference.
@@PhoenixGenesis Hello!! I had been warned by a friend who section hiked that area that the black flies are CRAZY!! I have Head net, long sleeves and long pants planned for that area now. Thank you for the heads up confirmation!!
Oh goodness😬Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️🎄
You don't like the screaming?
@ no I don’t like the screaming🤣
Just watching your video. I'll be a day behind you. Supposedly it's going to be a light snow year in southern part.
That is fantastic news! How fast are you hiking? You'll probably pass us. Hiker name and/or partner(s)?
Good luck. If you know how to travel and camp on snow, going through the Sierra before the big melt is probably safer than after it all starts melting.
P.S. Plan on nothing going according to plan.
Interesting. That's the first time we've heard that. We're definitely expecting our plans to be ruined, but we'll research the snow-camping more. One of us has trained to camp in snow. Thanks for the information!
My start date is March 11th so we may see each other from time to time. I'm planning on taking my time before KMS if the snowpack in the Sierra looks bad. If not, I'll have my hiking legs at least somewhat so I'll be able to open the throttle and turn over kilometers.
Have a trailname we can look out for?
@@JennickHikes FeetForBrains or FFB
Thanks! We're logging all of these names with notes. Hope to see you or at least your log entry out there!
The ending is,.. chef's kiss!
We are relieved to hear it! We were laughing, but thought it might have been a bit too much. Comments like this motivate us to keep on keeping on.
@JennickHikes I was cracking up! I was surprised no one else commented about it.
i think people checked out .. didn't go that far into the ending .. it was Very Funny
You gotta see and take the Crater Lake and Tunnel Falls detours (Oregon) as well. In Washington, should plan on resupplying in Leavenworth and Stehekin. Enjoy and see you guys on the trail!
I believe that's the plan! We originally wanted to stick to the PCT as mush as possible... but HYOH!
Good Luck ! (subscried)
I'll watch you two prior to my start 01MAY
Awesome! Hope you have fun out there, and we can help give you important info.
I'm starting in late May so who knows when I'll catch y'all, but holler if you see an orange guy! -Gato
We'll be looking! When do you aim to finish? Our target is August 15th, but we doubt that'll be the case.
No idea, I'm just taking it a day at a time. As they say, planning is essential, but plans are useless
Hey there awalkingingmistake! I'm leaving Campo on the 15th of May and will only be a short distance ahead of you. I'll be watching for you further up the trail I'm sure you'll catch up to me! Peace 👍✌
Grand canyon: 2 days minimum. 4 days likely.
Thanks for the info. Had a feeling it was going to be at least 2 days, but 4... We're going to have to look into it more. We might end up just doing a shorter hike that takes a day.
March 5th start date here! Hope to meet up :)
If you take it slow enough! We're going to be starting slower than we want because we need to avoid the snow in the Sierra. If you have a trail name, please share it so we can look out for you.
as a 2024 sobo who just finished 6 weeks ago, i walked The 2 to get through the bridge fire. no one hassled me and in fact there were other people out walking the road too (not thru hikers).
Thanks for the info. I've heard conflicting reports of people getting ticketed. We will assess the situation when we're closer.
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The Scoots presents itself!
@@JennickHikes I do like my Goats. 😁
As for Bridge Fire, the PCT was initially closed for about 20 miles. The latest closure order is 12 miles. Hopefully there will be more revisions to the closure order to come. Keep our fingers crossed.
Fingers and toes crossed. If it's still closed we're going to have to make a long reroute. We really don't want any breaks in our continuous foot path.
Oh BTW, did you plan for bear canisters between KMS and Donner?
We're not exactly sure where those places are at the moment, but we are planning on hiking with our bear canisters from the beginning up until the last point we need them. If that's just a little bit beyond the Sierra, we'll keep them until then.
As a Oregonian enjoy our state, it is beautiful. Definitely hit crater lake, ramona falls and tunnel falls detours. They are beautiful and basically PCT at this point.
Thanks for the recommendations! We were planning on moving there, but maybe someday much later. We were going to hike every inch of the PCT, but my wife convinced me that we should hit all the great detours instead. Continuous foot path is our goal so we can hit all the good spots.