5/28/17 – Hot Hot and Hotter
Day 35 Miles: 477 to 493.4 When the forecast suggests a hot day, we like to set our alarm early and hike most of our daily miles while it’s still cool outside. Today;… Continue reading
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5/27/17
Day 34 Miles: 465.50 to 477 Climbing 3,000 feet on a 85 degree day can be fun. Seriously. All you have to do is set your alarm for 4:00 in the morning and… Continue reading
5/26/17
Day 33 Miles: 454 to 465.50 Hiker Heaven has a two nights maximum stay and I’m sure if the limit was not set, some hikers would gladly spend the duration of their hike… Continue reading
5/25/17 – Hiker Heaven
Day 32 Miles: 444 to 454 Today turned out to be one of my favorite days on trail. The sun remained behind clouds most of the morning and for once we nearly felt… Continue reading
5/24/17 – Lazy Hikers
Day 31 Miles: 436 to 444 For our first month on the trail we treated ourselves with a nero day and a luxurious stay at Acton KOA which included shower, laundry, and swimming… Continue reading
5/23/17 – Snake Dancing
Day 30 Miles: 421.24 to 436 So many times along the trail we said: “If they put a cooler here with soda for $1.00, they could make some money.” Today we finally found… Continue reading
5/22/17 – Poodle Dog
Day 29 Miles: 404.21 to 421.24 Poodle Dog Bush. Sounds like a cute plant, doesn’t it. Well, it isn’t. It ranks up there with poison oak and it sends hikers to hospital every… Continue reading
5/21/17 – Trail Magic
Day 28 Miles: 384 to 404.24 I gladly admit that the morning sucked. After a rather peaceful night, the Boy Scouts were in their tents by 9:00 p.m., and if it wasn’t for… Continue reading
5/20/17 – Mt. Baden-Powell
Day 27 Miles: 369 to 384 How did we forget to buy ibuprofen when shopping yesterday I do not know, it’s such an essential here on the trail, but in the end it… Continue reading
5/19/17 – Rest Day
Day 26 Miles: 0 on trail, about 2 walking in town. Wrightwood is such a hiker friendly place. Our positive experience started the second we stepped off the trail and were immediately offered… Continue reading