Day 83-Over 1,000 Miles of Just My Thoughts
Day 83: mile 1564.9-1586.1 I think I got about 9 hours of much needed sleep. Funny enough I had a dream that I went home for a quick zero. 😂I wish…
Day 82-I Need A Sick Day
Day 82: mile 1551.8-1564.9 You know those days where the first thing you think about when you wake up is how much you can’t wait to go back to sleep?…
Day 81-Are My Feet Regressing?
Day 81: mile 1531.6-1551.8 After a sunrise that rivaled last nights sunset, I packed up and headed out feeling good. I rounded the lake and made my way toward the…
Day 80-Views On Views On Views
Day 80: mile 1511.2-1531.6 Happy I climbed the extra 4 miles yesterday, I still had 5,000 in elevation gain to climb over my 20 mile hike, most of which was…
Day 79: 1,000 Miles!
Day 79: 1501.2-1511.2 (1,000 miles) I woke up knowing today would be the day I’d hit 1,000 miles on trail. What I didn’t now I would get a surprise visit…
Day 78-Alarms Don’t Belong On the Trail
Day 78: mile 1485-1501.2 (Dunsmuir/Mt Shasta) My alarm went off at 5 and scared the daylights out of me! I turned it off, rolled over to pour water over my…
Day 76-A Beautiful Surprise
Day 76: mile 1447.7-1463.9 I started down the trail around 9:45 feeling good about the snow situation. For longer than I expected just patches, and even when I did hit…
Day 75-No Sunscreen Needed
Day 75: mile 1427.8-1447.7 As I got moving it didn’t seem as hot and miserable as yesterday, or maybe me telling myself that worked. This is how I amuse myself…
Day 74-And Then There Was One
Day 74: mile 1419-1427.8 (Burney Falls) Ahhhh... the Sunday morning espresso bar was open at the church and I couldn’t wait to get over there for my latte. My new…
Day 72 & 73-Another Town, Another Church
Day 72: mile 1399-1411 Day 73: Zero in Burney, CA I left my wonderful campsite and descended into some version of hell. As soon as I left the rim I…