6/24/17 – Record Breaking Heatwave
Day 62 Miles: 1,389.59 to 1,408.80 Total miles hiked: 824.95 Our makeshift campsite under a juniper tree was very comfortable and if it wasn’t for the thread of another very hot day, we… Continue reading
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6/23/17 – Feels Like We Are Back in the Desert
Day 61Miles: 1,367.17 to 1,389.59 Total miles hiked: 805.74 When we finished the desert part of Southern California I was happy to leave the scorching sun and long exposed waterless stretches behind. My… Continue reading
6/22/17 – How Not to Cross a River
Day 60 Miles: 1,347.78 to 1,367.17 Total miles hiked: 783.32 Two months on the trail. Time flies here. The day started with the usual alarm ring at 4:45 a.m. Most of the morning… Continue reading
6/21/17 – Lassen NP
Day 59 Miles: 1,332.22 to 1,347.78 Total miles hiked: 763.93 Some mornings getting up does not come easy. Today we woke up on a soft, comfortable dirt next to a singing stream, and… Continue reading
6/20/17 – On the Move Again
Day: 58 Miles: 1,328.85 to 1,332.22 Total miles hiked: 748.37 Many things could have gone wrong today, or at least not smoothly, but they haven’t. Driver from Rancheria Transport picked us up at… Continue reading
6/19/17 – Playing Catch Up
Day 57 Miles 0 Sage Stage bus company opened at 8:00 a.m. Dave was on the phone with them few minutes later, checking the status of reservation I submitted for the Susanville bus… Continue reading
6/18/17 – The Long Way to Reno
Day 56 Miles: 0 “We can get a ride to Bishop,” Dave said. “Maybe all the way to Reno. I’m going to find out details.” It was 8:30 on Sunday morning and my… Continue reading
6/17/17 – Headaches
Day 55 Miles 0 I mentioned once before that there is not much rest to be had during rest days. Lone Pine turned out to be our busiest zero day yet. We rose… Continue reading
6/16/17 – So Long Sierra
Day 54 Miles: 735.27 to 745 The sun rose above the horizon and colored our morning with red hues. The alpenglow was especially beautiful on the rugged bark of surrounding trees and the… Continue reading
6/15/17 – Of Bugs and Views
Day 53 Miles: 719.00 to 735.27 Ancient trees, fabulous rock formations, and snow capped peaks in the distance. That’s a quick summary of today. And mosquitoes. I can’t forget the mosquitoes. They were… Continue reading