May 24, 2018 00.0 I finally got to enjoy a relatively slow morning at Scott and Jennifer’s before we set off for Ridgecrest. Saying goodbye the second time was even harder. I felt like I’d acquired a set of trail angel parents in addition to my current trail parents (and my real parents, whom thereContinue reading “Day 64: Farewell, Desert!”
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Day 63: Where I Finally Got to Hike the Aqueduct
May 23, 2018 517.6-541.6 On Day 63, I successfully completed the Southern California section of the PCT, according to Guthooks. Sparky and Ghosthiker drove me all the way to Hikertown so I could hike north along the famous Los Angeles Aqueduct. I have to say that this was one of the most enjoyable slackpack daysContinue reading “Day 63: Where I Finally Got to Hike the Aqueduct”
Day 62: Not Ready to Quit
May 22, 2018 5558.5-541.3 I was up at 4:30am to begin hiking south toward Hikertown. We decided to split the hike into two easy 20-mile days since it would be much hotter now and 40ish miles was far more than I was currently capable of hiking in a single day. Sparky dropped me off atContinue reading “Day 62: Not Ready to Quit”
Day 61: Tehachapi, Round Two
May 21, 2018 00.0 The next morning Ghosthiker asked me how I was feeling. “Much better,” I told her. “Are you still thinking about getting off the trail?” “No,” I smiled. “Not yet. I guess I just needed a good nights’ sleep.” “Oh, good! I was afraid you were going to leave us.” I almostContinue reading “Day 61: Tehachapi, Round Two”
Day 60: Making up Miles in the Desert
May 20, 2018 168.6-151.8 We got out of camp early and were all hiking by 7:00am. Ghosthiker and I dropped Sparky off at the Spitler Peak Trailhead so he could hike south, then we parked the car just off of Hwy 74 and started hiking north, planning to meet Sparky in the middle and passContinue reading “Day 60: Making up Miles in the Desert”
Day 58: Another Trip to REI
May 18, 2018 00.0 The next morning the wind was still blowing really strong – how in the world did anyone enjoy a picnic in this spot?? Then my coffee kicked in and I had to dig a hole ASAP. The hole was fine, but I felt kind of exposed in the daylight and madeContinue reading “Day 58: Another Trip to REI”
Day 57: Back in Julian…Again
May 17, 2018 Roughly 220 miles due south by car. I woke up around 4:30am without the aid of an alarm. Ghosthiker and Sparky were still sleeping but I assumed they’d be awake any minute, so I quietly snuck into the bathroom. They still weren’t up when I came out so I grabbed my phoneContinue reading “Day 57: Back in Julian…Again”
Day 56: A Whirlwind Day
May 16, 2018 730.8-745.3 I woke while it was still dark (as usual) and went to retrieve my food bag from its tree and, lo and behold, there was my headlamp! I must have put it in my food bag on accident in my haste to put things away before crawling into the warmth ofContinue reading “Day 56: A Whirlwind Day”
Day 55: The Case of the Missing Headlamp
May 15, 2018 712.6-730.8 We were camped at 8,000 ft elevation and the next morning we all had a thin layer of ice covering our tents. My quilt got a lot wetter than it ever has before due to all the condensation my warm body was creating inside my little tent. When I took theContinue reading “Day 55: The Case of the Missing Headlamp”
Day 54: Our First Steps in the Sierra
May 14, 2018 700.4-712.6 I woke around 3:00am to a strange sound that was muffled by my earplugs, so I took them out. Coyotes! They were howling and yipping back and forth to each other somewhere not very far from Grumpy Bears. I lay there listening for quite some, awed by the beautiful sound untilContinue reading “Day 54: Our First Steps in the Sierra”
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