June 3, 2018 Back over Kearsarge Pass to an Unnamed Campsite 1 mile from the PCT The next morning was a Sunday and there was a Calvary Chapel nearby, so I decided to go to church. I can’t say I was all that impressed with the sermon – it felt really rushed and a lotContinue reading “Day 74: It’s All Downhill From Here, Right?”
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Day 73: A Zero Day All to Myself
June 2, 2018 00.0 Day 73 was another zero day, which really helped me recharge after the stress of climbing Mt. Whitney and Forrester Pass, and to prepare myself for an 8-10 day trek before the next town stop. Sparky and Ghosthiker were planning to go to Vermillion Valley Resort, but I was not. I’dContinue reading “Day 73: A Zero Day All to Myself”
Day 72: The Hostel California
June 1, 2018 787-Bullfrog Lake Trail at 788.5, then 7.4 miles over Kearsarge Pass It was Day 72 and we were getting off trail via Kearsarge Pass. During the first part of the morning, we hiked among the trees, then the trail opened up again as we started climbing up toward the pass. I wasContinue reading “Day 72: The Hostel California”
Day 71: The Snow Chute
May 31, 2018 775.6-787 Ghosthiker wanted to see the sunrise from the summit of Forrester Pass, so we were up and hiking out by 4:30am. A little later than we’d planned, but as we hiked up toward the pass the sun turned the sky purple and the sun hit the peaks of the distant mountainsContinue reading “Day 71: The Snow Chute”
Day 70: Bighorn Plateau
May 30, 2018 766.3-775.6 The next morning my socks were still a little damp and it was absolutely freezing outside. I knew I’d be using my hand warmers intermittently while tearing down my tent, so I shook them up and slipped one warmer into each of my socks, then tucked them next to my legsContinue reading “Day 70: Bighorn Plateau”
Day 69: Mt. Whitney
May 29, 2018 00.0 PCT miles, 15.2 miles up/down Mt. Whitney I didn’t sleep at all. I was so nervous about hiking Mt. Whitney that I tossed and turned all night, had strange dreams, and somehow managed to irritate my eye injury from last summer (which happens sometimes while I’m sleeping). So starting my morningContinue reading “Day 69: Mt. Whitney”
Day 68: Crabtree Meadow
May 28, 2018 755.3-766.3 The next morning Ghosthiker told us she’d been awake half the night with bad charlie horses in her calves, so we started slowly and took it easy. Not that hard to do, considering the beauty of the trail. What a difference from the desert! Tall trees, river crossings, woodland sounds galore,Continue reading “Day 68: Crabtree Meadow”
Day 67: Into the Mountains
May 27, 2018 745.3-755.3 When I woke up the next morning I found that I was having some misgivings about skipping ahead. I’m not sure what it was, but for some reason, I just really wanted to continue up into the Sierra. Maybe I was still married to the idea of hiking a continuous footpathContinue reading “Day 67: Into the Mountains”
Day 66: So Many Rapid Changes
May 26, 2018 00.0 When I woke the next morning in the same position I’d fallen asleep in, I knew it had been a solid nights’ rest. Good thing, too, because once we got up into the mountains we’d be getting up before dawn to hit the trail, not to beat the heat but toContinue reading “Day 66: So Many Rapid Changes”
Day 65: Heading Back to Lone Pine
May 25, 2018 00.0 The next morning I awoke around 4:00am and couldn’t get back to sleep because the AC was cranked up and I was freezing. It was chilly outside and Sparky and Ghosthiker were still sound asleep, so I grabbed my money and fleece pullover I’d had sent to me for the SierraContinue reading “Day 65: Heading Back to Lone Pine”
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