This stretch of the PCT took me by Sierra Butte and through a large burn scar. From what I can gather from my navigation app, the fire was three or four years ago, but it's still a fairly hazardous area. There was a lot of negotiating around deadfalls and overgrowth, and I lost the trail a couple times before accidently stumbling onto an old logging road the I was able to follow a couple miles to where it intersected the PCT about three miles before it crossed the Feather River.

With all the deadfalls, I did not feel comfortable about camping in that burn scar, so I hiked the last couple miles with a headlamp so I could get across the Feather River to an area that was safer to camp. I ended doing 33 miles that day, which is the most I've done on this trail so far.

Looking forward to attending church in Quincy today. I need some renewal.

Over my first week back from the cruise, I hiked 159 miles. Since the Sierras, the trail has flattened out a little, so I hope I can maintain this pace for the next four weeks until I get off trail again for an Alaska and Canada trip.