July 4, 2018 0.00 Happy 4th of July! I had breakfast with my trail family and then watched them ride off in a strangers’ car toward the trailhead. Then I packed my stuff and headed for the Amtrak station. Just sitting is so hard. My body and brain want to get up and move, toContinue reading “Day 105: Taking a Medical Leave”
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Day 104: A Day in Truckee
July 3, 2018 00.0 I slept in until 7:00am this morning. I mean, I definitely woke up at 4:00am and had to use the bathroom, but I forced myself to go back to bed and fell right to sleep for another few hours. The room was nice and comfortably cool because every room had aContinue reading “Day 104: A Day in Truckee”
Day 103: Northern California is HOT
July 2, 2018 1129.7-1153.4 I only saw one hiker go by the previous night and hadn’t seen a soul since. It was eery, being so alone. The morning was warmer than mornings on trail usually are, which didn’t bode well for my feet. Shortly after I began hiking I realized the trail follows a ridgelineContinue reading “Day 103: Northern California is HOT”