PCT 2018 Day 54, June 15, Friday.
Start mile 1112.6, campsites at Phipps Creek
End mile 1137.9 campsite Miles walked: 25.3 Rotting in forest 
Bright green lichen 
Climbing up, I can see Lake Tahoe in the distance, better than my camera can. 
Looking at jagged peaks in distance, likely where I am headed. 
The path departs from the Tahoe Rim Trail, so I see fewer hikers. The trail does climb up on a high steep ridge. The wind is fierce, making the altitude seem higher than 9k. 
The ridge is part of a ski area boundary. 
I meet some PCT hikers going the other way, flip-flopping to give the Sierras time to thaw.
Finished audiobook Tess of the Durbervilles, by Thomas Hardy,