{"id":1975,"date":"2017-11-03T22:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T04:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minorcoursecorrection.com\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:37:00","slug":"shakedown-hike-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/03\/shakedown-hike-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakedown Hike Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I woke up at 6:30 a.m., but it was still dark.\u00a0 I waited until it was light enough to put on my contacts.\u00a0 As I knew that it was going to get below freezing, I had my phone in one pocket of my jacket and my water filter in the other.\u00a0 I unfortunately forgot about my contacts and when I opened the case, the solution had froze.\u00a0 Fortunately, they were old, so I put on my spare set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got up and stretched.  I was expecting to be sore from the 18 miles the day before, but I was not!  I did my stretching exercises as I boiled water for coffee and ate two Cliff bars.  Shelter #2 is eight miles away.  Shelter #3 is 17 miles.  Shelter #4 is 22 miles.  Because of the early sunset, my only real goal is Shelter #3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me an nearly an hour to get packed up.\u00a0 I’m really going to need to improve that on the PCT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rest of the hike goes smoothly.\u00a0 I make Shelter #2 by 11:30.\u00a0 The sun came out and it was just warm enough to take off my jacket as long as I was out of the wind and in the sun.\u00a0 I sat and ate my lunch there.\u00a0 It was beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I hiked another three miles to a water source.\u00a0 I ran into two day hikers there.\u00a0 I filled up my water containers there as Shelter #3 is a dry, and I continued on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made Shelter #3 at about 4:30 p.m.  As I approached, I saw another backpacker crossing to the shelter.  Technically, you are supposed to reserve these campsites. I didn’t because I didn’t know how far I would go and it is late in the season.  Its freezing and it is raining.  You’d have to be mad to hike and camp in these conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had no real choice but to approach.\u00a0 It was getting dark.\u00a0 Hopefully, the other backpacker is cool. Turns out, he was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had reserved the site, so I paid him half.  We put up our tents and started to collect wood for a camp fire.  We ended up staying up to nearly 11:00 p.m talking.  It was a great time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I went back to my tent for the night, this time I properly set up the quilt.\u00a0 Instead of using it like a blanket, I used the straps and attached it to my sleeping pad.\u00a0 That made a huge difference!\u00a0 I stayed much warmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My contacts?  In my jacket this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total miles: 17.6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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