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Adams</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250819_2030493156418413964337953001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trail magic</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250819_2218016698910113189803312819.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pacific Crest Trail views</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:58:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/08/30/goat-rocks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250824_0241409842054873337531531886.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Campsite past Whites Pass on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250823_1714493395358589577810934441.jpg</image:loc><image:title>near mount rainier</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250823_1917418787444741654953206301.jpg</image:loc><image:title>White Pass Kracker Barrel Store on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250822_2159303931183588854656962486.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Rainier</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250823_2026204567664229528880759508.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Whites Pass Kracker Barrel Store</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250822_170439.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Goat Rocks Wilderness on the Pacific Crest Trail, near Old Man Snowy</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250822_1704351199958842514291479.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Goat Rocks Wilderness on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250822_2245067438940630348477550961.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Goat Rocks Wilderness on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250822_2203238817412200964634063700.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow in Washington on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250821_1845017158962418872976308474.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mt Adams</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:58:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/09/03/4385/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250827_1913045354908016357631023062.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Near Snoqualmie Pass on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250827_1914331698956408717812822014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Snoqualmie Pass resupply stop from the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250827_223422339409247869464595798.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cabin at snoqualmie pass</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20240727_2243559576922980183227877747.jpg</image:loc><image:title>day hiker on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250827_192936199570631499198893982.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Near Snoqualmie Pass on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250827_1836532497134872929357017942.jpg</image:loc><image:title>trail in a pine forest</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250826_2147147761630883510569503050.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trail magic on the pacific crest trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250827_192858330.jpg</image:loc><image:title>snoqualmie pass trailhead</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250826_031236845521335402167630049.jpg</image:loc><image:title>sunset and wildfire smoke</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250825_2011581308128653279527522648.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Water source in a burn area backpacking</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:58:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/09/07/adventures-in-the-alpine-lakes-wilderness-and-leavenworth/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250901_0028490806121272449961843450.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wenatchee River in Leavenworth</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250830_011305049.jpg</image:loc><image:title>marmot</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250831_155221198931172917087228368.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Traps pass</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250831_2123280225974978155875301746.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Steven's Pass Ski area resupply stop on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250831_1332248463301466236663567632.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mountains in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250831_0218463915652152119912853208.jpg</image:loc><image:title>sunset in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness while backpacking</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250830_2147318738011067677738750560.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250830_0113050491748836462038420717.jpg</image:loc><image:title>marmot</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250829_2055476228089990279547421545.jpg</image:loc><image:title>alpine lakes wilderness</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250829_2154368502765520622310515195.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Delate Creek Falls</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:58:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/09/14/northern-washington-battling-blowdowns-and-wildfire-smoke/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250913_215008.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Blowdowns in Northern Washington on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250906_0220542895186625029785150830.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Washington Backpacking</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250913_215410322852883223012078.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fording a river in Washington on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250913_2150044555382314164746486.jpg</image:loc><image:title>blowdowns while backpacking</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250913_2150088356783413385402991.jpg</image:loc><image:title>blowdowns while backpacking</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250905_020433617.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildfire smoke on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250906_1522134933915900026897112870.jpg</image:loc><image:title>backpacking privy</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250904_0147079166690568907923300330.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2500 mile marker</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250906_1918574092443142078335155048.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildfire smoke on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250902_2056586485804184014967916864.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Steven's Pass on the PCT</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:58:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/09/16/north-cascades-national-park-on-the-pct-the-beginning-of-the-end/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250910_0222499225234409696039023612.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Final night on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250913_2149454906832314674746998.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Road walk near North Cascades National Park on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250909_1855536026178259665911282214.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Steep angle trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250908_2032506042208638888984217917.jpg</image:loc><image:title>North Cascades on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250907_1529495357097169192621958007.jpg</image:loc><image:title>North Cascades on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250908_2006072863965571083308405459.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2600 mile marker on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250907_1924550006749098169802954982.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stehekin ferry on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250907_1742258636571481286895212716.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Battery management on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250913_221349.jpg</image:loc><image:title>washington on the pct</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250907_1530349163061617545287799476.jpg</image:loc><image:title>River near North Cascades National Park</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:57:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/09/17/the-final-day-finishing-my-pacific-crest-trail-thru-hike/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250912_1551097711614432014373934913.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Final day on the pacific crest trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250912_150243-collage7870771214597320638.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PCT thru-hike before and after photos</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250910_2331266373598868418762268679.jpg</image:loc><image:title>northern terminus of the pct</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250913_2214013967168907380761882.jpg</image:loc><image:title>North of Hart's Pass on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250913_2212593618194447019673421.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canadian border on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250913_1050171062196005959603892.jpg</image:loc><image:title>northern terminus of the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250913_105020206406108850071390.jpg</image:loc><image:title>the northern endpoint of the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250911_2050249153762568139630069549.jpg</image:loc><image:title>September in Washington on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pxl_20250910_233126637.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Northern Terminus of the PCT</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:57:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/05/12/day-one-on-the-pacific-crest-trail/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250505_141959888.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PXL_20250505_141959888</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250505_2314067446284597397790586178.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250505_2314067446284597397790586178</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250505_0023270776553001948095059930.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250505_0023270776553001948095059930</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250506_0137364411611340537929971122.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250506_0137364411611340537929971122</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250506_000256151241227785093804152.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250506_000256151241227785093804152</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250505_1737439948534182407675464094.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Purple flowers</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250505_1758299081177318205111371960.jpg</image:loc><image:title>dense plants</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250505_142049100475127685508223598.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PCT Southern Terminus Monument</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:57:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/05/13/day-2-easy-walking-and-my-first-resupply-stop-on-the-pct/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250506_220720381.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PXL_20250506_220720381</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250506_2207203816938647794272907589.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250506_2207203816938647794272907589</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250506_1943308701573980726500063931.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250506_1943308701573980726500063931</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250506_2346133587155770840163992172.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250506_2346133587155770840163992172</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250506_1652127384793522224467177406.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250506_1652127384793522224467177406</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250506_1937564593067018531679234966.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250506_1937564593067018531679234966</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250507_0241259154353118156563392253.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250507_0241259154353118156563392253</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:57:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/05/20/days-6-9/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250513_0243157801030982928179992269.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fuller Ridge</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250510_220355634.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PXL_20250510_220355634</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250512_2153385746548465022118915799.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250512_2153385746548465022118915799</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250514_0059012877252109034149658031.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250514_0059012877252109034149658031</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/img_20250513_1724171044426556096981872.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20250513_1724171044426556096981872</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250513_2307379493858320974324698284.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250513_2307379493858320974324698284</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250512_1748085791294601853885445627.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250512_1748085791294601853885445627</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250513_0245460154047186340343609307.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250513_0245460154047186340343609307</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250513_0233092188358890306823655508.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250513_0233092188358890306823655508</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250513_0336034413972810376836022611.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pxl_20250513_0336034413972810376836022611</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:55:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/05/25/all-the-extremes-on-the-pct-high-and-low-cold-and-hot-cruising-and-rockhopping/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250518_2015439876554672219295838029.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Resupply stop in Big Bear on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250514_205641930.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Climbing Mt San Jacinto from the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250515_2023467934658119464578922744.jpg</image:loc><image:title>I-10 Underpass on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250518_2025248925622039072185680853.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lunch in Big Bear</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250518_2113004227099032339979195033.jpg</image:loc><image:title>watch</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250518_1921060693418531176143737.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Riding the free bus around Big Bear</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250518_1920317165723828768901072895.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Riding the free bus around Big Bear</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250518_2138130071383228095128187277.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ITH hostel in big bear</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250518_2352443585003883542524130421.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Food bag after resupplying in Big Bear</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250513_0243331634107227149609207371.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fuller Ridge at sunset</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:55:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/06/02/tons-of-trail-magic-and-trekking-from-toilet-to-toilet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_20250530_1557001728084173620865675.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PCT in Southern California</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_20250530_1556551411711680264174716.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Agua Dulce resupply stop - Serenity's Oasis</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_20250530_1556522671285148074653091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Agua Dulce on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/messenger_creation_e44c84fa-a5ff-4484-ab89-a08b49c5d3228640640814773995205.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>PCT thru-hikers</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/messenger_creation_2b28ed15-0217-439a-acae-f5a67c08283f2033565074393081079.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>PCT thru-hikers</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250525_1634510582554974600372822466.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PCT in Southern California</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/messenger_creation_08acf907-4610-4e91-828e-1f61dd7dd8df.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Taking a break</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250525_0253582695846624586445713390.jpg</image:loc><image:title>sunset view</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250524_1820298318315176070835923797.jpg</image:loc><image:title>trail magic</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250523_1651234666659671106959927693.jpg</image:loc><image:title>thru-hiking</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:54:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/06/06/a-40-miler-on-the-aqua-duct-and-zeroing-through-a-heat-wave/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_20250531_0958233642399422236673053.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hiker happy hour in Tehachapi</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250531_051641485367050647426974110.jpg</image:loc><image:title>hot tub</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250530_2334524035646621795137777105.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Picking up my new Altra Lone Peak trail shoes at the Tehachapi Post Office</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250531_000156085446733590156898215.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tehachapi post office</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250531_1452553606726353828813612349.jpg</image:loc><image:title>waffle</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250530_0120096897904669696870961358.jpg</image:loc><image:title>road walk near tehachapi</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250529_1443597656919076142772489356.jpg</image:loc><image:title>wind farm</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250529_2125305142864334637818587155.jpg</image:loc><image:title>No trespassing sign</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250529_0336091446918312503758608435.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dusk on the LA aqua duct</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pxl_20250529_0123003052461506939376937499.jpg</image:loc><image:title>joshua trees</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:54:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/06/12/tehatchapi-to-km/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250605_165851795.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kennedy Meadows General Store</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250603_2108045912676410755442502355.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Crest Donuts in Ridgecrest</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250601_0043332051854953777144256647.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Climb leaving Tehachapi</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250601_025736532936181462647414406.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset near Tehachapi</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250601_1821007496898731187810822495.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Prickly Pears flowering</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250601_1422235242946399947489912745.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wind turbines</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250601_2313241417353031261408146311.jpg</image:loc><image:title>600 mile marker</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250603_0226437146502525167923016630.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset hiking in the desert on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250603_010136594317215286970394747.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rattlesnake</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250602_2227142908950480537823240487.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Joshua trees</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:54:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/06/17/kennedy-meadows-to-independence/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250611_0117334253937121956029084386.jpg</image:loc><image:title>motel parking lot</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250610_1731439278863749486350568679.jpg</image:loc><image:title>lake near the Onion Valley Trailhead</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250610_1601174778807511611164628854.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kearsarge Pass side trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_20250610_161050.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hiking through snow while climbing Mt Whitney from the PCT - June 8, 2025</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250609_2259048702506142768186919660.jpg</image:loc><image:title>a mountain stream</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250609_2037141813615918282524051114.jpg</image:loc><image:title>glissade</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250609_1947187294953198316098149706.jpg</image:loc><image:title>snowfield on the backside of Forester Pass - June 9, 2025</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_20250610_1609451533114283632616613.jpg</image:loc><image:title>snowfield on the backside of Forester Pass - June 9, 2025</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_20250610_1609407267439111611927554.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snowfield on the frontside of Forester Pass on June 9, 2025</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250609_1528258823612849040659939095.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Looking back at Mt Whitney</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:54:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/06/24/sierras-part-2-high-passes-heavy-packs-and-hiker-hunger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_20250618_2028253315955016903784415.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mammoth lakes</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250611_1945191028102527472881147095.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Backpacking in the High Sierra</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_20250618_2028257516869131123573213.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mammoth lakes</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250614_030410240.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Alpine Lake near Muir Pass</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250611_213736618.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Glen Pass climb</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250616_1517579178589639913826780691.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Water crossing</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250618_1419229219010675057484235261.jpg</image:loc><image:title>breakfast in mammoth lakes</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250616_2053259751202096176951920560.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mammoth lakes trolly</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250616_0257114198964834152825933095.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sierras</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250616_0010265037841482557067853627.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Near Silver Pass on the PCT in the Sierras</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:54:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/06/30/1000-miles-complete-and-leaving-yosemite/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250624_010218882855876022509881294.jpg</image:loc><image:title>cabin</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250623_1619248162462585482602173422.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snowfields near Sonora Pass on the PCT in late June, 2025</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250623_1958134393232163538249813502.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trail magic at Sonora Pass</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250623_1544596871585149134183394962.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow near Sonora Pass on the Pacific Crest Trail in late June, 2025</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250623_1855457704621839025886124374.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow near Sonora Pass on the Pacific Crest Trail in late June, 2025</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250623_1759129283674806072304414454.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Backpacking near Sonora Pass</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250623_0231580297532139660075535857.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Z-Packs Hexamid Pocket Tarp on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250621_202859422.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Benson Pass in Yosemite National Park</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250622_2047252642646811366001660622.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Yosemite National Park on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250622_1552420283657134921067492430.jpg</image:loc><image:title>water crossing</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:54:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/06/27/walking-into-yosemite-solo-camping-and-smaller-mountains/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250619_175917958.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sierra Nevada Backpacking</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250618_2359448475133068409639312378.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Horseshoe Lake sign</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250620_2137335533143212711183282662.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Paved road</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250618_1827314972352325058231294659.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sending my Ice Ax home in a USPS Flat Rate Priority Mail Box</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250619_0040138093465794896598024909.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pine tree and mountainous views</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250619_1759179584210653269784693307.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Yellow wildflowers</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/f9cd484a-c321-40e8-8a24-6a818694eb287165548743778695547.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Camping on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250620_2311125027070558598966571268.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Yosemite National Park on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250619_1611206925466593872054915894-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>washed out bridge</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250620_02341319228284998958381583.jpg</image:loc><image:title>waking up while backpacking through Yosemite National Park</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:53:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/08/03/seiad-valley-to-ashland/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250728_1909176562241347816136911736.jpg</image:loc><image:title>New Altra Lone Peak Trail Shoes</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250728_2022515248865872033942643653.jpg</image:loc><image:title>All you can eat Indian buffet in Ashland, OR</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250728_1926224601855363875497809556.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mountain Provisions outfitter in Ashland, OR</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250727_075612.jpg</image:loc><image:title>California/Oregon Border on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250725_1441079106314046494000523681.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Small trickling water source on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250725_1850377051063392787077716335.jpg</image:loc><image:title>NorCal burn area</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250727_0756123967748401974904076.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PCT California/Oregon Border</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250726_2158163053258296240865357469.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Oregon Wildflowers</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250727_1830221103107545550514280275.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pre-washing thru-hiker socks</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:52:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/07/06/bye-bye-sierras-trail-running-adventure-and-vortexed-in-tahoe/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250629_233633055334450211447987154.jpg</image:loc><image:title>South Lake Tahoe</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250629_182427886.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Truckee River</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250629_1824278865963739130718365185.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Truckee River</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250629_2336330558615702856583455123.jpg</image:loc><image:title>South Lake Tahoe</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250629_0453298333703608451724825738.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Truckee</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_20250629_0722488296025141640987090.jpg</image:loc><image:title>South Lake Tahoe - Whiskey Dick's</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250628_2127004651013542340124437430.jpg</image:loc><image:title>South Lake Tahoe beach</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250628_1937138126616404823303298152.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Post office in South Lake Tahoe</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250628_2203569546199434462751085663.jpg</image:loc><image:title>South Lake Tahoe Beach area</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pxl_20250626_1611483475416382879264483510.jpg</image:loc><image:title>trail magic</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:51:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/07/11/slt-to-sierra-city/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250710_0738447661852225106770775.jpg</image:loc><image:title>porch in soda springs</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250703_2320218337303153864830158533.jpg</image:loc><image:title>near Sierra city</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250704_2337399546858160522068458320.jpg</image:loc><image:title>hammock</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250704_2152116341423476505892001083.jpg</image:loc><image:title>porch in soda springs</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250703_2320218334003215888577053612.jpg</image:loc><image:title>near sierra city</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250703_225324037850847661294624573.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PCT hiker shuttle in Sierra City</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250703_225308951375500235813570394.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Resupply stop at Sierra City Country Store</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250704_1043012121173348154178842.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Truckee</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250704_1042588762697104731604116.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Truckee</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250702_1929360067507047002605423322.jpg</image:loc><image:title>corrugated pipe tunnel</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:51:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/07/14/sierra-city-to-belden/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250708_121259.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Burn area north of Sierra City</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250707_1945022486793944696963179628.jpg</image:loc><image:title>flowers</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250707_1944342203946991215586183231.jpg</image:loc><image:title>flowers</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250708_1211132264061832703002246.jpg</image:loc><image:title>overlook near belden</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250708_031251174841508162015351323.jpg</image:loc><image:title>burn area on the PCT in NorCal</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250708_1212592556518590593891095.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Burn area on the PCT in California</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250706_2145572323163319028226086033.jpg</image:loc><image:title>burn area</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250707_0328129768601465303670013772.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mio and Kaged</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250708_0020294179139384472615371381.jpg</image:loc><image:title>viewpoint in NorCal</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250706_0055024435435955812811894093.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow in Northern California in July</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:51:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/07/16/across-the-halfway-point-on-the-pct/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250710_1350303617902758474730807901.jpg</image:loc><image:title>playground</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250709_2252074143313619133829056266.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Halfway point on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250709_182454981974231736813049864.jpg</image:loc><image:title>trail magic</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250709_2224456418874363195361743974.jpg</image:loc><image:title>burn area from the Dixie Fire on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250709_0412315744082107355265222510.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1300 mile marker</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250708_1740376915116365305465122875.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Caribou Crossroads RV park resupply point on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250708_2302172385060882020759260389.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Belden resupply stop on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250708_1535510024086374948936624918-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Thimbleberries</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250708_2302172385069068700437631574.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Belden resupply stop on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250709_225207414.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The halfway marker on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:51:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/07/24/views-of-mt-shasta-unburned-forest-and-lots-of-wildlife/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250718_0219074637109149525732896557.jpg</image:loc><image:title>blackberries</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250717_2244162371096995697802920578.jpg</image:loc><image:title>creek</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250717_2314036946343905162363450536.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PCT in NorCal</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:51:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/07/29/northern-california-mountains-and-staying-with-a-trail-angel-in-an-off-grid-cabin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250721_1335453041815038576687695354.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Backpacking the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250721_2254242544234819683950015711.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Burn area on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250722_175211246276501041532095220.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Backpacking the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250722_1811239205050498477200325557.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250722_1908472222095311902236815729.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1601 mile marker</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250722_2012212581454279288773332266.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Foraging</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250723_0237069631898089731379093887.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250720_004142720.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Owl's cabin</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250721_1335453044779418900045597768.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250723_0237069632882623823960591378.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:50:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/07/31/almost-out-of-california-and-crossing-a-fresh-burn-area/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250727_0756502793655041559788007.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Burn area in NorCal on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250727_0756178649376818264923656.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Road walk into Seiad Valley</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250724_033329752.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Burn area in NorCal on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250723_190841227179795427051182122.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mountain lake in Northern California</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250724_1857033135167349463518404228.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dirt road walk on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250724_145132718824340930757648269.jpg</image:loc><image:title>deer</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250723_2315365932799950898146000270.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Marble Mountain backpacking</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250723_1944314442146549300716669528.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Burn area in NorCal on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250724_1900488651731276477808186941.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Please Slow Down sign</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250724_2357594698586696143641797332.jpg</image:loc><image:title>rash from hiking through burn area</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:50:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/08/08/rainy-days-heading-into-crater-lake-national-park/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250731_2355511102608221845216482035.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1800 mile marker</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250731_2324076758917128969898630520.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Oregon on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250730_1959393932540811565737779935.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rouge river national forest</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250731_2247336948145638740448934714.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Volcano</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250802_0045342553869194922416500795.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Halestorm on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250729_1729241366133781940502670073.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PCT sign</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250801_0041441967884898817966186404.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wearing my FrogToggs rain jacket on a rainy day on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250730_0247414668852598294799505985.jpg</image:loc><image:title>trail through a forest</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250731_0129395275799118274702771208.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lava field on the PCT in Oregon</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pxl_20250802_0018528365531373784503797808.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hailstorm while backpacking</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:50:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/08/14/loving-oregon-butterflies-wildflowers-lakes-snow-lava-fields-and-more/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250806_2315511231062109668074717769.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflowers in Oregon near Sisters</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250806_2315546327071416190451117023.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflowers in Oregon near Sisters</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250807_114716779165657274641768.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sisters, OR</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250807_1252234706146052435498519.jpg</image:loc><image:title>McKenzie Pass on the PCT in Oregon</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250807_163911524960233011811787.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hiking in Oregon on the PCT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250807_163325.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lava field on the PCT near McKenzie Pass</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250807_1633308524776245522113305.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lava field on the PCT near McKenzie Pass</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250806_213006310643680235604086270.jpg</image:loc><image:title>spring</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250806_2122258021871606374518327522.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Obsidian Falls</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250806_2123458896864272505824029869.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Obsidian</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:49:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://adventureswithval.com/2025/08/21/dont-go-chasing-waterfalls/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250816_2018578164237285324184753733.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PCT Days 2025</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250816_0731031671212256009184793.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cascade Locks to Hood River shuttle bus</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250816_2215090346488024080564915130.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PCT Days 2025, Cascade Locks</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250815_2130025908919065728964057.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cascade Locks to Hood River Bus</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250815_2129531766556560759707742.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gossamer Gear Fast Kumo 36L Fastpack on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pxl_20250815_1658133144077409839396061357.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cascade Locks on the Pacific Crest Trail</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://adventureswithval.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250815_1114217444559486007052385.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tunnel Falls on the Pacific Crest 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