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PACIFIC COAST TRAIL

PCT Day 3: Pioneer Mail

ByPurple Haze Posted onApril 21, 2013September 28, 2025

Daily Miles: 10.4, Total Miles: 52.7

No plans for big miles today so a leisurely morning and later start. Tempted to go into Laguna but I kept moving.

Burnt Rancheria CG

Not as many hikers today but plenty of trail runners. I intended to get water at Penny Pines but the tank was temporarily closed.

I arrived at Pioneer Mail early in the afternoon and found water, shade trees and picnic tables. I’m cowboy camping here tonight to give my feet a rest. Met several hikers as they arrived into the evening.

Crystal clear day!

About dinner time, trail angels arrived and quickly spread their goodwill! Thanks Magic Mike, chocolate milk was the last thing I expected.

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