A 40 Year Section Hike on the Pacific Crest Trail

[Aaron Zagrodnick]

Then and now, @HappyHour details this hike on the Pacific Crest Trail - read the full story below:

The 40 Year Section Hike in Issue 32

Section Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: A 40 Year Hike - Republished on the TrailGroove Blog

Issue 32 Page 1

[HappyHour]

Aaron didn't include any pictures of Golden Trout in my PCT article. This is a shame, which I can remedy here:

These were caught in Rock Creek, about mile 760 on the PCT.

Here's a bit larger one caught at Cottonwood Lakes on the east side of the Sierra

And as a bonus, here is a Lahontan cutthroat caught in the upper Truckee Basin near the PCT:

[Aaron Zagrodnick]

Thanks for the photos, chasing goldens and backpacking is about as good as it gets. Hard to say if it's the fish themselves or the places you have to go to find them that makes it so great! Also helps on those days when they're nowhere to be found...at least there's always good scenery.