Miles 10.9 Bonus Miles .2 PCT Mile 102.1 It was a bear of a night. Calm, then blasts of rain, then some more calm, then wind so hard we were quite certain it would pull our rainflies away into the night sky. Then quiet. When it was really time to Read more…
Miles 9.6 Bonus Miles .2 PCT Mile 91.2 We got a late start. After all, I wanted to blog for a while and Anji was snoring her sweet little snore, so I let her sleep in. The clouds were all swirly gray and black with a bright blue behind and Read more…
Miles 4.3 PCT Mile 81.6 We gathered our belongings and were ready when Professor showed up in his Subaru to collect us and take us back to Julian. So soft-spoken, I nearly had my head in the front seat with Anji just to try to hear him. Finally I gave Read more…
The storm raged on. This may not be the best idea I’ve ever had in my life, but I’m hiking that 150 miles of the PCT anyway. Right through this storm. But it ain’t gonna hike itself. What should’ve been a 2.5 hour drive home from Sacramento was an 8 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…
Day 8 – July 11, 2014 Odometer Reading: 79.58 miles Miles today: 6.38 Camped: Squaw Lake – elevation 10,331 Today’s Key to Success: Dr. Bronner’s Biodegradable Soap We didn’t sleep again. We never seem to anymore. No idea why. Even took Benadryl last night. It was cold. It was Read more…
Day 6 – July 9, 2014 Odometer Reading: 60.2 miles Miles today: 8.74 Camped: Crater Creek – elevation 8,676 Today’s Key to Success: Beer We didn’t sleep again. This time both my knees hurt and Aidan’s right leg was bothering him quite a bit. It seems like every day something Read more…
Day 5 – July 8, 2014 Odometer Reading: 51.46 miles Miles today: 10.01 Camped: Shadow Creek – elevation 9,065 Today’s Key to Success: Lip Biting Neither of us slept. Our hips hurt too much, even through the ibuprofen (“Vitamin I”). I dreamed of wide rivers, the other side only accessible Read more…