Images from the book ‘Six Million Steps’ - Six million steps

For audiobook and ebook readers, here are the images and maps that can be found in the paperback version of the book ‘Six Million Steps – On the Pacific Crest Trail’

The trail map

Pacific Crest Trail route

female hiker at Pacific Crest Trail northern terminus — Here we go!

SoCal

Mile 91 – Third Gate Cache

water sign in the Californian desert — Welcome sight in the middle of the desert

Mile 101 – The Montezuma Monster

Mile 106 – The Stone Eagle

Mile 152 – Paradise and the Mayor of Idyllwild

Maximus Mighty-Dog Mueller II (2013 – 2022)

Mile 152 – A New Me

Paradise Valley Cafe (PVC)

Mile 219 – The Capricious Desert

sneeuw in de woestijn in Zuid-Californië

Mile 266 – Big Bear

Mile 342 – Cajon Pass

Mile 500 – Milestones

Hitch thanking the volunteers maintaining the trail in their spare time

Poison oak

Poodle dog bush.

Cowboy camping for the first time

But not the last!

The Cheshire Cat and Stella Blue

Descent into Ridgecrest at sunrise

700 miles, the end of SoCal

First view of Kennedy Meadows South

The Sierra Nevada

At the top of Mount Whitney

Sunrise from Mount Whitney

Postholing on Mather Pass – Manatee (l) and Spreadsheet (r)

Muir Pass

Top to bottom: ice axe, bear canister and microspikes.

NorCal

Limit Situation

1000 miles

Halfway!

The rising sun reveals the extent of the fire just before Ashland

1400 miles, just after Hat Creek Rim

Analog and Manatee after their 24-hour challenge

Sunset in NorCal.

Oregon

Crater Lake

Little Crater Lake

Trail closure

Manatee in the forest

Mount Hood

Downed trees can become quite the obstacle!

Caution! The Pacific Northwest is home to Bigfoot!

2000 miles

Washington

How would you cross Kennedy Creek?

View of Mt. Rainier from near Mt. Adams

Bridges that collapsed, were burnt down or washed away by floods are no exception on the trail.

Return to Harts Pass

Filtering water – the lazy way

Mount Adams glacier.

The great disappearing act in the Goat Rocks Wilderness

Endless meanderings in the Goat Rocks Wilderness.

The wind howls and tries to push me off the mountain

2500 miles, almost there

At Harts Pass

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