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PACIFIC COAST TRAIL

PCT Day 18: Into Big Bear City

ByPurple Haze Posted onMay 6, 2013September 28, 2025

Daily Miles: 6.8, Total Miles: 265.3

No rain but cold last night – gloves, skullcap and jacket on most of the way to Highway 18.

I quickly hitched a ride five miles straight to the Big Bear City post office to get my re-supply box and checked into the funky, hiker-friendly Nature’s Inn.

Nature’s Inn

I then left for a huge Ortega omelette at Thelma’s – saving their coconut cream pie for tomorrow!

Maybe snow tomorrow so perfect for zero day and maybe enjoy the fireplace in my room.

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