PCT day 39 - mile 803 to mile 816 (Pinchot Pass)
"Trail magic should be renamed trail love. Magic is not real it's a trick, it's an illusion. Trail magic is real and it's not an illusion. It's the love of someone doing random act of kindness. Therefore it should be called trail love." Big Red Very short day of hiking but with the way the snow covered pass crossing works it wouldn't be safe to go through them after midday, especially the next one - Mathers Pass. It is regarded as the toughest pass in Sierras, most of people recommend not only bringing along micro spikes but also ice axe (which I don't have). Therefore I decided to hold my horses and camp just a mile away from it tonight, it's 1pm and my job for the day is finished. Better safe than sorry, it's siesta time. The Pinchot Pass I went over today was by far the easiest yet, it was way more difficult on the way up (few miles of snow beforehand) than down, Forester and Glen's passes were the opposite way around. Lots of stream cr...