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 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 13Miles 6We wiped more stinky ointment on the boys. They have spots where their hair has mostly rubbed off from their packs. Their packs are getting lighter though. Day by day. We are all eating through the weight.We entered Desolation Wilderness today, and Amanda met us along the trail, 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…
Day 11Miles 8.5I leaned over to put Oatcake’s pannier on his left side. He bent down and put my leg between his horns. He picked up my leg and began to twist. A little reminder about who was in charge. I yelped and swung my leg from his grasp and Read more…
Day 10Miles 10We are playing Learn to Read the Forest.The crows started cawing up a storm and soon we saw a coyote. Sophie yelled at him and he ran through the meadow but stopped to look back. The crows divebombed him where he stood. Now we know to listen and Read more…
Day 9 Miles 8 Oatcake whacked somebody.What are you, Bosco’s Apprentice? Sophie asked.There was finally some good grass to eat, and the boy went for it.Vista after vista, and then a beautiful cliff with a mountain beyond. We encouraged the boys into the clearing o we could get a good Read more…
Day 8Miles 9When in doubt, eat. We say.But I hadn’t packed any snacks and we were marching along and I was starving to death and getting mega super grumpy and feeling very doubtful. The sign when we left said Tahoe City – 13 miles. We hiked for a long time Read more…