Although it didn’t rain overnight, when we woke we found that we were immersed in cloud which turned to misty rain as we hiked. Around 3-4 hours later the cloud lifted and we were able to catch views of Mt Lassen with some snow at the top.

As the path was good, not too steep or rocky, we planned to hike a good distance while the weather held up. We passed a couple of south bound hikers and learned from a German girl that the lodge at Lassen National Park was open and hiker-friendly so we now hope to go there at least for a hot meal tomorrow.

Mid afternoon we passed a sign marking the halfway point on the PCT. For us, though, we have only about 42 miles to go to complete our hike.

About half an hour from our campsite it started snowing and we can still hear it outside – a pretty sight but not a welcome one.

We hiked 26.9 miles today. Tomorrow we have about 15 miles to get to the Drakesbad Lodge and the following day a big 27 miles to finish. Both days have rain / snow forecast.