March 17, 2021 Mile: 178.8 Did I mention it’s been cold? Yeah, last night was the coldest. There was literally frost all over the inside of my tent and on my quilt this morning. I wish I’d taken some pictures but it was just too cold. I think it was like 9 degrees where weContinue reading “Day 15: Climbing Mt. Lemmon”
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Day 14: Cold and Wet
March 16, 2021 Mile: 167 We were camped below 4000’, so it wasn’t terribly cold during the night, but it got colder as the morning came on. The snow started coming down in sharp pellets shortly after we started hiking and didn’t let up for a couple of hours. The wind was biting and prettyContinue reading “Day 14: Cold and Wet”
Day 13: From Sand to Snow
March 15, 2021 Mile 148.9 So. Bloody. Cold! Our campsite is at roughly 5200’ elevation and near a stream, so…yeah, it’s cold. Crawling out of my tent to get my food bag out of the bear box was a serious chore. I slept like the dead and woke up so stiff, having hot coffee in theContinue reading “Day 13: From Sand to Snow”
Day 12: Slow Mornings
March 14, 2021 Mile 135.3 at Grassy Shack Campground Pi Day! Kind of sad I don’t have any pie to celebrate with. I guess I should have thought of that while I was in town. 😞 We had a slow rise this morning. Woke up around 4:30am whether I wanted to or not, and it wasContinue reading “Day 12: Slow Mornings”
Day 11: When the Cacti Bite
March 13, 2021 Mile: 122.8 Ghosthiker and I both had packages of things we wanted to mail home – extra things we realized pretty quickly we didn’t need on this trail. However, we had to wait around in the hotel until about 9:30am because the Vail PO doesn’t open until 10:00am on Saturdays, so weContinue reading “Day 11: When the Cacti Bite”
Day 10: Cheesecake Time!
March 12, 2021 Mile: 0.0 Our room was so dry last night; even dryer than the desert, I think. At least dryer than the inside of my tent at night. My sinuses have been very plugged up on this hike and I’ve had to breathe through my mouth at night (gross). My mouth gets dry, sure, butContinue reading “Day 10: Cheesecake Time!”
Day 9: Getting to Vail, AZ
March 11, 2021 Mile: 112.6 Last night a couple of people drove their truck into the stock pond shortly after we arrived. We’re pretty sure they were drunk because they were being kind of raucous and actually playing in the pond! Yuck!! Well, I guess if they don’t die at least their immunity will be offContinue reading “Day 9: Getting to Vail, AZ”
Day 8: Sometimes Guthooks is Wrong
March 10, 2021 Mile: 89.2 Turns out we had nothing to worry about. The wind died completely around 8:00pm and we had another still, silent night. I find it hard to sleep in absolute silence, but I took a Benadryl and had gotten so little sleep the night before that I slept pretty well despiteContinue reading “Day 8: Sometimes Guthooks is Wrong”
Day 7: Kentucky Camp
March 9, 2021 Mile: 79.3 Another cold night. Makes me extremely glad I decided to bring my 0-degree quilt on this hike. While compiling my gear prior to departure, I remembered how freezing I always was during that first week or two on the PCT in the desert, and I didn’t want to end upContinue reading “Day 7: Kentucky Camp”
Day 6: 10 Good Miles
March 8, 2021 Mile: 61.7 Woke up around 6am and laid in bed for a while so as not to wake Ghosthiker. When it got light enough to see, I looked over at the other bed and realized my hiking partner wasn’t even there! She’d snuck out while I was still asleep, and I’d justContinue reading “Day 6: 10 Good Miles”
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