Jun 14, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
We got a ride back to the trailhead at Willow Spring Road this morning from a trail angel at 6:00 am. Â My pack was probably the heaviest that it’s ever been so far on this trip. Â I had packed enough food to hike all the way to Kennedy Meadows, which was 150...
Jun 13, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Today was the most un-relaxing zero day on the trail so far. Â I had my resupply boxes and new air mattress shipped to the town of Mojave which was about a half hour drive away. Â Not wanting to spend hours walking around town and waiting for buses in 90 degree heat,...
Jun 12, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
We decided to sleep in today and hit the trail at 7:00 am. I slept soundly thanks to the mattress I borrowed from Captain Underpants and felt well rested. We were camped at the bottom of a canyon, with the trail visible on both sides of the canyon – we hiked in...
Jun 11, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
We got exceedingly lucky with the weather today. It was overcast and cloudy off and on for most of the day, so we were able to hike during normal daylight hours. Hiking along the L.A. Aqueduct on the desert floor is notorious for being a miserably hot endeavor. Most...
Jun 10, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I awoke in the middle of the night with my hips digging uncomfortably into the hard ground. It took a few minutes for my brain to clear enough so I could assess the problem. My air mattress was completely deflated. Darn. Maybe I hadn’t properly secured the...
Jun 9, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
We awoke early this morning and were on the trail by 6:00 am. It was forecast to be a warm day and we wanted to get an early start before it got too hot. And once we got going the bugs came out again in force. Biting flies are the worst! The elevation profile on the...
Jun 8, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I woke up early this morning under the trees and was packed up by 5:45 am. I felt refreshed, physically and emotionally, and ready to hit the trail. I walked around to the front of Casa de Luna and was happy to see that they were serving pancakes this early. Joe....
Jun 7, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Today was SUCH a better day than yesterday. Yesterday I was trying to hike 17.5 miles so I could spend the evening at Casa de Luna, one of the more well-known and beloved Trail Angel homes that take in PCT hikers. I didn’t get a chance to stay at Hiker Heaven,...
Jun 6, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I didn’t have a great day today. Nothing especially bad happened, I just felt tired and my foot hurt more than usual and I was grumpy and felt discouraged. Â I’ll elaborate more tomorrow. Here are some pictures from today. PCT 2017 Stats PCT Day 43 –...
Jun 5, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I’m now back on the trail after 3 lovely days off with my sweetie Daniel in L.A. It was SO GOOD to see him. Â This morning he drove me back to the trailhead and I had to say goodbye to him all over again. It was just as hard as last time if not harder. I bawled...
