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”
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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 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 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”
Day 89: Finally Getting Back on Trail
June 18, 2018 3.5 from Horseshoe Lake to the PCT, then mile 903.3-909.0 I struggled to get up the next morning. I was anxious to get back on trail, but more because I could feel the time slipping away than because I was excited to actually start hiking again. I was determined to finish sometimeContinue reading “Day 89: Finally Getting Back on Trail”
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