Long Distance Trails

Monarch and I were not in a big hurry to break camp this morning as we had a short hike to the Burney Mountain Guest Ranch. Having picnic tables to...

I woke up feeling much better this morning. I was uncomfortable and sore from my sleeping pad but did manage to get more sleep once I removed most...

I slept even worse last night thanks to my sleeping pad. I tossed and turned all night long and woke up exhausted and grumpy. If I kept the pad...

I slept poorly again last night thanks to my lopsided sleeping pad. I was not a happy camper when I woke up this morning. I need a new sleeping pad...

*Reader's Note*. In an effort to keep my blog family friendly and to maintain the illusion, for my mother's sake, that nothing but flowery prose...

I awoke to the muted rays of sunshine coming in to Ed's living room. I sat up to see Fred Henry looking at me with puppy dog eyes from his little...

We were eager to get into town this morning and packed up quickly. It was only a 10-mile hike and we wanted to reach the post office before it...

Today was a pretty epic day. We hiked 19 miles which is a lot for me, but several of those miles included walking on snow or crossing snowfields...

I actually slept pretty well last night despite the slanty shanty. When I woke up, everything in my tent had slid downhill toward the door...

Monarch and I had a hard time waking up this morning. We had hiked late the night before and we were tired. So we broke camp around 7:30 am to...