I Felt So…Alive

Day 11 PCT Mile Marker 1229.09 – 1243.10 Miles Hiked 14.01 I felt good.  I’d made it through the worst, and I’d grown as a person.  I felt so…alive. Sick of carrying extra weight, I put a good splash of whiskey in my coffee.  I went into the woods to Read more…

The Good Sense

Day 9 PCT Mile 1208.85 – 1217.19 Miles Hiked 8.5 I slept really well, and the forest was very still when I awoke. I eased myself down the trail through the snow and delighted in a chorus of frogs singing in a large pond while I gathered clear, cold water. Read more…

And That’s Whatcha Get

Day 8 Trail Marker 1204.2 – 1208.85 Miles Hiked 4.65 The Pacific Crest Trail Association’s website said the first seven miles out of Sierra City were an extreme trail hazard. It said the trail has suffered landslide type activity and is effectively blown out in places. It also says the Read more…

And Then We Were Learning

Day 4 Trail Miles 7.5 Actual Miles Hiked 13.5 Protein drinks are good for you!  Right!  But they’re not so awesome tasting.  But they’re good for you. So I’ve been having them in the morning.  But they’re not awesome. But anyway. Snowshoes.  First thing.  But we knew this, so we Read more…

Lots of Confusion

Day 2 Trail Miles 4.2 Actual Miles Hiked 6.5 I woke early and watched Aidan sleep for about an hour. So relaxed and wonderful. Then coffee, then toaster pastry and cheeses and dried fruit and nuts. Then more snow and snowshoeing and exhausting route finding. Maybe one or two people Read more…

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