Day 22Miles 8.5 Get Away – Get Away! Sophie called out. Jennie and I leaped out of the tent. Sophie busted out a flood light. It was a bear! She said. Her greatest fear realized, and she faced it down on her own. She chased the bear off by herself. Read more…
Day 21Miles 6.5I hopped across some boulders and peered down a five foot hole with water flowing at the bottom.Looks like I can get down there to fill up the water bottles, but I’ll need some help getting back up. I said.Sounds good. Jennie said.No. Let’s try down there. Sophie Read more…
Day 20Miles 6When there was service, I had a text from a California Highway Patrol Officer saying they would help us cross Highway 89 and to text if we were early or late. I was so worried about getting to the road on time that we sped too fast. We Read more…
Day 19Miles 0My glasses smashed all crookedy against my eye when Bosco whacked me in the face. But at least I was sparkly clean.It was bitterly cold, and my quilt sleeping bag didn’t cut the mustard. I woke up with my back side all cold and moved the quilt around Read more…
Day 18Miles 8It was a climb right from the start. And oh what a climb it was. We were so thankful we’d found the spot we had for the last day and a half; there were no others for miles.We came to an overlook where the whole green world spread Read more…
Day 17Miles 0The wind picked up my chair and threw it directly on top of the stove, knocking off my pot of water and immediately catching the chair on fire.That’s what I get for bring luxury items.Well it was less than 1.5 pounds before, so it has to be lighter Read more…
Day 16Miles 9It was so, so hot. Thunderstorm hot. Go to the beach in your fancy underwear called a bikini and drink margaritas in the shade hot. And we slogged it out in the sun with our dresses and leggings and my trusty Pure Dixie black felt hat.Sweating our Faces Read more…
Day 15Miles 9I’ve never gone longer than ten days without a shower. I’m pretty well Maxed Out. Even with the wash-hair-in-the-bucket routine the other day…I just cannot stand to catch a whiff of myself.We marched out of camp and up to the top of Dick’s Pass. The views were stunning Read more…
Day 14Miles 5.5Trit-trot-trit-trot went the boys’ feet as they went along the soft paths. The terrain was all over the place. Forest, Giant Boulders, Alpine Forest, then Alpine Lakes. Breathtaking and Blue and Unbelievable.Tiny bits of snow hanging on for dear life way, way above on towering sharp mountainsides of Read more…
Day 12Miles 0That’s right. Do what you do best. Disengage.There was a lot of soft slamming. Probably bags of clothing.Fine. Because of you I’ll just end up getting bit on my other leg.More soft slamming.Silence.Then he started reading a book. And then they traded chapters. Reading out loud.First we tried Read more…