April 26, 2018 00.0 The next day we awoke to the sound of a rooster crowing. We’d been warned to keep an eye on the rooster that roamed the property freely, that he was known to attack people when provoked, and also to keep our food safely in our tents or put away somewhere whereContinue reading “Day 36: Give me ALL Your Chipotle Burritos!”
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Day 35: Hiker Haven at Last!
April 25, 2018 440.2-454.5 Another early start to try and beat the heat. I’d been knocking back at least 2 ibuprofen every morning with my coffee. We’ll see how the day goes. We descended down to several miles of flat, sandy trail that passed a nice campsite with space for several tents next to aContinue reading “Day 35: Hiker Haven at Last!”
Day 34: So Much Poodle Dog Bush
April 24, 2018 420.8-440.2 I woke up at 4:25am and shut off my alarm so it wouldn’t wake anyone. I decided to lay there another 5 minutes to let my brain wake up, and then it was 5:20 and I immediately let the air out of my pad and started throwing things together and makingContinue reading “Day 34: So Much Poodle Dog Bush”
Day 33: Mill Creek Fire Station
April 23, 2018 400.6-420.8 The next day, like most days, was a hot one. The place on my foot where the Leukotape had ripped my skin off was still hurting quite a bit, but I hadn’t noticed the shift in the type of pain I was experiencing. That morning as I was getting ready toContinue reading “Day 33: Mill Creek Fire Station”
Day 32: Accio, beer!
April 22, 2018 383.9-400.6 After such an emotionally-charged evening, I slept like the dead and felt much better the next morning and talked with Sparky a bit, explaining that I was just very emotionally exhausted and had needed some space. We’d all been living and traveling in such close quarters since Idyllwild that I wasContinue reading “Day 32: Accio, beer!”
Day 31: Mt. Baden-Powell
April 21, 2018 369.1-383.9 The next day we grabbed breakfast in town and ran some errands. Here I have to give a shout out to Norm and David at the Mountain Hardware store and outfitter in Wrightwood. They were some of the most helpful store owners I encountered along the entire trail. They were firstContinue reading “Day 31: Mt. Baden-Powell”
Day 30: Wrightwood
April 20, 2018 356.7-369.1 For some reason, I was in a hurry to get out of my tent this morning even though it was freezing. I wanted to see the sunrise. We were generally waking up well before sunrise but I never took the time to crawl out of my tent and actually watch it.Continue reading “Day 30: Wrightwood”
Day 28: Hobbling into McDonalds
April 18, 2018 328.1-341.9 In the morning I discovered the source of the sound I’d hear banging against my tent in the night. An incredibly large bird, or a small bird with an incredibly large problem, had dropped a huge turd right on my tent, leaving a splatter and a long, white trail running allContinue reading “Day 28: Hobbling into McDonalds”
Day 24: Surprise Trip to the ER
April 14, 2018 266.1-276.6 The next morning we were supposed to grab a hearty early breakfast and hitch to the trail, but I awoke in the wee hours with a terrible UTI and ended up having to go to the ER. It was 6:30am when I hustled out of the hostel to catch the localContinue reading “Day 24: Surprise Trip to the ER”
Day 23: Zero in Big Bear Lake
April 13, 2018 00.0 That first night in Big Bear was the heaviest night’s sleep I’d gotten since I started the trail. I know I moved around a bit but I don’t remember moving, which means I didn’t wake up when I moved. I slept all night. I didn’t feel as sore, which meant myContinue reading “Day 23: Zero in Big Bear Lake”
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