April 30, 2021 788.7 I woke up exhausted, emotionally and physically. I’m pretty sure I’m hormonal. I spent some time praying and started crying again. Finishing a trail is just really emotional, okay? I hiked out ahead of Ghosthiker around 5:40am and pretty shortly after that I put in my earbuds and turned on myContinue reading “Day 59: The End”
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Day 58: Trail Families
April 29, 2021 778.4 We woke up around 5:30am, made coffee, and started getting our stuff around. I was stressed about when to book my flight out of Las Vegas because I didn’t know how many days I could stay there and with whom. But I talked with Hi-Ho and Fireworm at breakfast, and theyContinue reading “Day 58: Trail Families”
Day 57: Jacob Lake Inn
April 28, 2021 Zero I had the absolute worst dream last night. I was back at home again and knew I only had 27 miles left to complete this trail, but I was stuck in Indiana and couldn’t get back to Arizona and no one seemed to care. Woke up stressed and anxious and had to rememberContinue reading “Day 57: Jacob Lake Inn”
Day 55:…no, wait, Day 56:…
April 27, 2021 739 Last night I was asleep by 8:30pm and then I woke up again when my wet tent was sitting against my head! Um, what? My tent was covered in snow, so I knocked it off from the inside and looked at my phone. Only 10:30pm! Ugh. It felt like I’d been asleepContinue reading “Day 55:…no, wait, Day 56:…”
Day 55: Back in the Cold
April 26, 2021 734.1 I set my alarm for 4:00am so I could set up my phone to catch a time-lapse video of the sunrise over the Grand Canyon. Then I went back to my tent, had coffee, did stretches, packed up what I could, and went out with my warm weather gear on andContinue reading “Day 55: Back in the Cold”
Day 54: The Grand Canyon, Part 2
April 25, 2021 712.4 It was pretty warm last night. I slept with no covers for most of the night and still slept really well. I spent some time doing extra prep on my feet in between sips of coffee this morning because we have a long climb out of the Canyon today. Ghosthiker wasContinue reading “Day 54: The Grand Canyon, Part 2”
Day 53: The Grand Canyon, Part 1
April 24, 2021 697.8 So. Fucking. Early. Ghosthiker wanted to head out by 5:15am because the park would only give us a permit for Cottonwood. There are two campgrounds at the bottom of the Grand Canyon: Bright Angel and Cottonwood. Bright Angel is the first and most popular campground and is located right after theContinue reading “Day 53: The Grand Canyon, Part 1”
Day 52: Tusayan, AZ
April 23, 2021 ZERO DAY! I slept in a little, but not much. We had breakfast at Plaza Bonita. The 7 Mile Hotel doesn’t have laundry amenities, but we were able to do a load at the Red Feather hotel next door. Putting on freshly laundered clothes always feels so glorious. After that, we hungContinue reading “Day 52: Tusayan, AZ”
Day 51: I’m Not Superstitious…
April 22, 2021 683.7 I was having some really strange dreams and woke up around 4:30am when I heard Ghosthiker shuffling around in her tent. I managed to get a few things done, like hang up my water to filter and hurriedly drink my coffee before dashing out of my tent to the pit toiletContinue reading “Day 51: I’m Not Superstitious…”
Day 50: Wild Horses!
April 21, 2021 668.2 Because I camped alone, I set my phone alarm. Good thing, too, because I’m pretty sure I’d have slept until the sun came up otherwise. It was very quiet this morning. I felt like every little movement and rustle I made inside my tent was equivalent to a stampede of elephantsContinue reading “Day 50: Wild Horses!”
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