Day 18– July 21, 2014 I never did eat any of those cookies. Those lovely cookies that Aidan ended up smashing with his feet to get them into the bucket to send to Muir Trail Ranch. Those lovely smashed Joe-Joe’s Gluten Free cookies that ended up, according to Aidan, “flavored Read more…
Day 17– July 20, 2014 Odometer Reading: 164.5 miles Miles today: 2.1 Camped: Le Conte Canyon Ranger Station – elevation 8,758 Today’s Key to Success: Ranger Matt Aidan had a really hard time getting out of bed. Right when we left camp, it started to rain. Then it turned to Read more…
Day 16– July 19, 2014 Odometer Reading: 162.4 miles Miles today: 10.4 Camped: Middle Fork of the King’s River near La Conte Canyon – elevation 8,921 Today’s Key to Success: Continuous Forward Movements Aidan wasn’t getting up. I felt cold and a little clammy, but not feverish. I figured Read more…
Day 15 – July 18, 2014 Odometer Reading: 152 miles Miles today: 7 Camped: near Palisade Lakes – elevation 10,844 Today’s Key to Success: Immodium AD Really rough night. My legs hurt so bad from my hips to the bottoms of my feet. I rolled around for a long time trying to deal with the Read more…
Day 14 – July 17, 2014 Odometer Reading: 145 miles Miles today: 11.8 Camped: Cascade Creek below Deer Meadow – elevation 8,426 Today’s Key to Success: Pepto Bismol I knew it was Thursday because of my watch, but the alarm still didn’t work. We still seem to naturally wake Read more…
Day 13 – July 16, 2014 Odometer Reading: 134.2 miles Miles today: 13.0 (GPS was turned off for approximately 2 miles) Camped: several miles down past Muir Pass – elevation 11,261 Today’s Key to Success: Hair Aidan pulled me closer to him and pointed. I looked at the door Read more…
Day 12 – July 15, 2014 Odometer Reading: 123.2 miles Miles today: 12.20 Camped: McClure Meadow – elevation 9,730 Today’s Key to Success: Gentle Rain I slept pretty well. Aidan did not. Poor guy. His legs were killing him and he didn’t feel well at all. We got up Read more…
Day 11 – July 14, 2014 Odometer Reading: 111 miles Miles today: 9 Camped: Muir Trail Ranch Backpacker’s Campground – elevation 7,600 Today’s Key to Success: Hot Springs The muted morning light pulled me from a dream. That, and I had to pee super bad. I prepared myself, blasted Read more…
Day 10 – July 13, 2014 Odometer Reading: 101.00 miles Miles today: 13.33 Camped: above Rosemarie Meadow – elevation 10,067 Today’s Key to Success: Gatorade Really? Back to not sleeping? It’s getting so common, it’s boring to even write about. This time I was snoring, and I never snore. Read more…
Day 9 – July 12, 2014 Odometer Reading: 88.67 miles Miles today: 9.09 Camped: Junction to VVR – elevation 7,800 Today’s Key to Success: Long sleeves The night was cold. Really, really cold. I put on all my long-sleeved whatevers and all my feathered things and squished myself against Read more…