Photographer: Josh Eckels
Already relaxing
Chris and Kris
Staging things on the sidewalk
Final logistics
Time to load up the packs
Ready to hit the trail
Break on the way up
Two miles in
A very sad picnic table
Now for a downhill section
Here comes the cooking platform
Packing up after breakfast
Time to depart
Rounding the corner
PCT emblem
Pausing at the road intersection
One more by the road crossing
Lined up
Limoncello time
Back in the corner
The ladies
The ladies and our cruise director
Paul Hefner
Finally getting some respect
What a classy group
Everybody
Everybody
Everybody
Getting crazy
Dinner prep in progress
Ready to move
Treking along
Up to the ridge
Red dirt trail
Fuel for the first day on the trail
Practicing in case of on-trail bison
Hitting the trail
Reading up on the proper protocols
Trudging down the trail, thankful for the overcast skies
Glamor shots
A campfire, when backpacking, in California!
Heading up on a day hike
Cooling off
Kris on Kris Rock
Double Kris Rock
Ready to catch the Cyclone back to Avalon
Also on a boat!
About to set sail
Moderate speed
Chris and Kris
Roasting up some marshmallows
In the distance
Proof of ascent
A few more minutes at the top
Andrew getting roasted for Chris's birthday
Waiting for the grillables
Hanging on the planter box
Assembling
Short break
The group!
The group!
The group!
The whole group
Cockroach and Raid, pre-battle
Post battle
My trivia teammates
Most of the ladies
The whole crew
Group shot #1
Group shot #2
Group shot #3
Group shot #5
Group shot #6
Cocktail hour lineup
Open floor
Blue
Spotted
Stacy and Kris
Studying our competing maps
Snack time
Embarking on Sunset Trail, from the Meadows Trailhead
About to cross the dam at the foot of Big Laguna Lake
Taking a break
Readying to move out
Dinner and drinks
Breaking out the smokes
Kris and Chris
Shocking
Best costume winners
Pre-dinner drinks
Dinnertime
Fire pit before the rains
Quick stop at the overlook
Overlooking the desert
Approaching the summit
Kris and others in reflection
More ladies
Excitement!
Mooneys
Under the lights
Working the crowd
Trivia reactions
Hitting the trail
Lunch spot
On the potato chip rock
Varying levels of risk tolerance
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