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…
Day 69-Sap, It’s Nature’s Gum On the Bottom Of Your Shoe
Day 69: mile 1350.3-1367.2 Unable to simply roll over and eat breakfast like my usual lazy self, I grabbed my food bag from the bear box around 7:15. I knew…
Day 66-Halfway To Canada, But Not Half Done
Day 66: 1315.7-1331.3 Brrr! I woke up cold. The word brisk comes to mind. There was a chill in the air, but the breeze made it seem so much colder.…
Days 59, 60, & 61-Because We Needed A Zero Or Three
Day 59, 60 & 61 (Zero in Bucks & Quincy) Not only did we take one zero in Quincy, we took three. The doctor told Dipity to take three days…
Day 58-Bucks Lake Came A Day Early
Day 58: mile 1242.9-1263.5 (Buck’s Lake) I attempted to dry a few things in the ever moving spots of sunshine before I left camp. Pretty unsuccessful, so I made my…
Day 53-Who Needs Pants Anyway
Day 53: mile 1195.4-1197.9 ( Nero out of Sierra City) We all quietly laid awake, trying not to disturb each other. You know, the polite thing to do when you…
Day 52-People!
Day 52: mile 1181.8-1195.4 (Sierra City) What a wild night! By far the loudest and closest thunder and lightening storm I’ve been outside for. The thunder echoed through the mountains…
Day 51-What A Difference A Little Dirt and Sunshine Make
Day 51: mile 1172.3-1181.8 I woke up to two nice surprises and one not so nice surprise this morning... The sun was out and it was warming us up for…