{"id":6433,"date":"2024-05-19T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/?p=6433"},"modified":"2026-04-13T02:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:33:00","slug":"pacific-crest-trail-day-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/2024\/05\/19\/pacific-crest-trail-day-55\/","title":{"rendered":"PCT Day 55 \u2013 Whitney Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Day 55<\/p>

Start: Guyot Creek<\/p>

Finish: Tyndall Creek<\/p>

Daily Mileage: 13<\/p>

PCT Mile: 775.9<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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I think last night was the coldest night of the trail so far. I got slightly chilled in my 20 degree quilt and had to put my down jacket on while I was sleeping for the second time ever, though I am not using my usual sleeping bag liner for this trip. My shoes were wet from the ford yesterday, and they were a bit stiff from being partially frozen this morning. In any case, a few degrees below freezing won\u2019t stop us and we were hiking down the trail at 6.<\/p>

There was a nice brief climb first thing to help us work off the cold, and it worked well. My shoes were quickly flexing like normal and I was starting to sweat in my wind shirt.<\/p>

This day was full of snow and wonderful mountains. The first part of the day was through forest, but there was always the glimmer of the surrounding granite massifs now all around us. However, this doesn\u2019t photograph well, so you will have to settle for the unoccluded views.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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