Tag Archive: trail

6/28/17 – Perfect Campsite

Day 66 Miles: 1,416.54 to 1,432.10 Total miles hiked: 848.25 My body works in such mysterious ways. My Achilles was acting funny all day yesterday, I thought I strained it, and I was… Continue reading

6/27/17 – Burney Falls

Day 65 Miles: 1,408.80 to 1,416.54 Plus 0.26 miles to Burney Falls State Park Campground Total miles hiked: 832.69 The taxi we thought we would take back to the trailhead did not run… Continue reading

6/25/17 – 6/26/17 – Double Zero

Days 63 and 64 Miles: 0 We did not plan to take two zero days in Burney but my feet needed to heal before continuing our journey through the lava fields of Northern… Continue reading

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

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

6/17/17 – 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

6/15/17 – 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

6/13/17 – Hanging Around Kennedy Meadows 

Day 51 Miles: 0 I was not feeling my best in the morning, combination of dust and dry environment, I suspect, that made my throat sore and sinuses plugged.  I was not in… Continue reading