June 7, 2018 824.7-835.8 If there was a good day to accidentally sleep in, this was it. I completely slept through my alarm twice and woke up just before 5:00am, but that was okay because we didn’t have any serious mountains to climb that day. Don’t be deceived into thinking that means a relatively flat,Continue reading “Day 78: The Second Time I Owe Ghosthiker an Apology”
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Day 77: Trooper and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day…(except for the end)
June 6, 2018 813.8-824.7 In an effort to keep these entries as true to their original content as possible, I’ve cleaned up the grammar, punctuation, and overall organization or things but left in much of the profanity that may have been typed while hiking. I just want to be real with you guys, because sometimesContinue reading “Day 77: Trooper and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day…(except for the end)”
Day 75: Glenn Pass to Rae Lakes
June 4, 2018 Bullfrog Lake Trail – 802.7 The next day was rough, to say the least. When I’d read about people who successfully hiked the entire PCT and had issues along the way, never once did they consider getting off trail of their own volition. It was always an illness or an injury orContinue reading “Day 75: Glenn Pass to Rae Lakes”
Day 74: It’s All Downhill From Here, Right?
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?”
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 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”
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