Deer Lick Camp to CANADA!!!
We slept in some knowing that we only had 13 or so miles to go and it was better to wait for the rain to stop before packing up. When Brad and I were ready to hike Sunshine and Sherlock were still not ready so we told them that we would see them in Canada!
Ready to hike
The 13 miles we pretty nice. There were a couple of climbs but nothing too bad. Also, the rain seemed to hold up for the most part. None of this mattered anyway since this was the last 13 miles to Canada so we definitely had our eye on the prize today.
We made it to the end of the trail and found the other hikers that took this route as well. Most of them stayed behind relaxing, but Aviator and Kodachrome decided to join us for the last 1.5 miles to the Canadian border.
And there it was! The end of our 6+ month, 184 day journey from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. There wasn't the monument like on the official PCT, but we had a few different signs indicating the border.
We made it to the end of the trail and found the other hikers that took this route as well. Most of them stayed behind relaxing, but Aviator and Kodachrome decided to join us for the last 1.5 miles to the Canadian border.
And there it was! The end of our 6+ month, 184 day journey from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. There wasn't the monument like on the official PCT, but we had a few different signs indicating the border.
Made it to the border!
Brad & I are so happy!
Cool "International Boundary" sign
The actual border
Incredible scenery right near the border
Finally the rest of the crew arrived so we took this amazing group photo, from left to right:
Domestix, Blue Bird, Aviator, Fixie, Mighty Mouse, Sherlock, Speedy Gonzalez, and Saint Nick.
Domestix, Blue Bird, Aviator, Fixie, Mighty Mouse, Sherlock, Speedy Gonzalez, and Saint Nick.
Group shot at the border
Oh wait...there was one missing in that shot. Sunshine finally made it about 1 hour later.
Sunshine and I at the Canadian Border
DONE!!!
It was about 40 miles of dirt road and potholes to get to town and there was no way everyone would fit in the car, so Tim took some of the crowd down the road about 10 miles where there would be more traffic and hopefully cars that will pick the others up. When he returned Brad, Sunshine, Aviator, and Kodachrome stuffed into the 4Runner with Tim and I. That is 6 people in the truck...4 in the backseat for a very long, bumpy, slow road out. None of us seemed to mind too much though. After the challenges of the last 184 days, this is nothing.
We made it to town and of course stopped for some pizza followed by Dairy Queen. Sunshine, Kodachrome, and Aviator got there bags and headed to a nearby hotel. Their plan is to meet up with the others that finished the trail today and hitch a ride to Manning Provincial Park and hike the 7 miles to the actual PCT terminus. It was important for them to see the monument they have been picturing the past 2,760 miles of hiking.
Brad and I were satisfied with making it to the Canadian border, so we headed off to Vancouver to visit and stay with Brad's cousins, Pete and Susan. We will stay there for a few days and then Brad is headed back to Riverside, CA and Tim and I will head up to Vancouver Island to visit Share Bear. Time to celebrate!
We made it to town and of course stopped for some pizza followed by Dairy Queen. Sunshine, Kodachrome, and Aviator got there bags and headed to a nearby hotel. Their plan is to meet up with the others that finished the trail today and hitch a ride to Manning Provincial Park and hike the 7 miles to the actual PCT terminus. It was important for them to see the monument they have been picturing the past 2,760 miles of hiking.
Brad and I were satisfied with making it to the Canadian border, so we headed off to Vancouver to visit and stay with Brad's cousins, Pete and Susan. We will stay there for a few days and then Brad is headed back to Riverside, CA and Tim and I will head up to Vancouver Island to visit Share Bear. Time to celebrate!
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