PCT Day 27: Angeles Crest & Mill Creek

ByPurple Haze Posted on

Daily Miles: 25.2, Total Miles: 418.7

I finished the frog detour and got back on the PCT.

Snow Flower

I crossed several drainages and the Angeles Crest Highway again. No water at Sulfur Springs so headed to Fountainhead Spring, just a trickle but enough to get a bottle underneath. The spring was well guarded by poodle dog bushes so a bit tricky.

Poodle Dog Bush

Encountered another detour a few miles away, bypassing 5 miles of the PCT damaged by the devastating 2009 Station Fire.

Looking down on Mill Creek & Station Fire damage

I followed a dirt road into Mill Creek Summit Ranger Station, water and picnic group for camping. Not much to look at but at least tables and clean toilets – 5-Star and I shared a campsite.

First the smell of smoke and now visible to the west at sunset – not sure how far away.