Jun 19, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I awoke early this morning, as I was looking forward to hiking into town today. We had a beautiful sunrise. I packed quickly and was on the trail by 5:45 am. About an hour after I started hiking I was startled to see a deer on the trail ahead of me. This is only my...
Jun 18, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I woke up grumpy this morning. Have I mentioned yet that I am getting REALLY tired of the desert? Getting to sleep in a forest two nights ago was such a nice change, and then coming back to the desert again – the hottest desert we’ve encountered yet...
Jun 17, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I awoke just after 5:00 am this morning and the first thing I noticed was the cold. It was much colder than it had been in a while! I guess the temperature was due to our higher elevation and proximity to a creek. It was hard to leave my sleeping bag and we were...
Jun 16, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I awoke feeling refreshed around 5:00 am. Yay for a good night of sleep! The nearby wind turbines turning all night long provided white noise and lulled me to sleep. Even though I was camped on a ridge near said turbines, it wasn’t too windy (nothing like the...
Jun 15, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I felt like I was sleeping in a wind tunnel last night. It was very windy on the ridge where we were camped and I was too tired to set up my tent. I laid on my new mattress pad with the wind whipping under my sleeping quilt like a wind sock. My inflatable pillow...
