A beautiful crisp day along the #PacificCrestTrail 😍

A nice long vista on the #PacificCrestTrail south of Blue Lakes Road and Lake Tahoe, for #Stunday.

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Layers of mountain ridges fading into the haze at Chinook Pass, WA. I like how the farther ridges become softer and bluer, creating a strong sense of depth.

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Looking down into Anza-Borrego Desert State Park from a section of the #PacificCrestTrail in the Laguna Mountains high up in San Diego County, #California, for #MountainMonday and #BlueSkyMonday.

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🥞 at trail’s end… pancakes! watch the full video @ www.mythichiker.com

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On the #PacificCrestTrail in the vicinity of Webber Lake and Jackson Meadows Reservoir, the Sierra Buttes loom over the forest that you can see through the trees, for #ForestFriday.

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🐌 blowdown slowdown! watch the full video @ www.mythichiker.com

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PCT flashback. Somewhere between tired, dirty, and very happy. 🥾🌲

Drinking from a mountain lake involves a few extra steps.

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🦌 marble mountains mischief! watch the full video @ www.mythichiker.com

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🪾 burn zone roamin’! watch the full video @ www.mythichiker.com

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Colorful leaves on the #PacificCrestTrail near Big Bear Lake, #California, for #ColorADay #OrangeSun.

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On the #PacificCrestTrail in southern #California near Warner Springs, the late afternoon sun brings a #golden glow to the branches of the tips of the trees, for #BlueSkyArtShow.

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🍇 fancy feast @ etna summit! watch the full video @ www.mythichiker.com

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Updated our land cover/fire recovery charts (added 2024/2025). Example, 2009 Station Fire 67% evergreen cover to 0%, with almost no recovery in 16 years, along linear feature #PacificCrestTrail. Grasses, then shrubs dominate:

www.postholer.com/map/Pacific-...

Available for 26 trails.

🪁 flying solo again! watch the full video @ www.mythichiker.com

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🦘 hopping from the sierra to norcal! watch the full video @ www.mythichiker.com

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Today is the day :)

Dedicated to the PCT, the preservation of our public lands, and to all human beings, in the spirit of slowing down, listening deeply, and being with the earth.

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✌️ two passes by noon! watch the full video @ www.mythichiker.com

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