Day 50-So This Is What Hiking In the Snow Is Really Like
Day 50: mile 1165,8-1172.3 Night one on the snow wasn’t bad at all, I was plenty warm. I woke up excited for my first full day hiking in the snow!…
Day 48 & 49- “Were You Guys Expecting Snow?”
Day 48: mile 1157.6-1160.8 (Peter Grubb Hut) May 21, 2019 Day 49: mile 1160.8-1165.8 May 22, 2019 The weather for the next week forecasted snow and rain each day with temperatures…
Off Trail Days 1 thru 7-Decision Time
Off Trail Days 1-7 I ended up off trail for a week throwing around different ideas with different people. I had planned on getting off and enjoying some desert sunshine,…
Day 47-All Alone and Eating My Feelings
Day 47: mile 643.9-651.3 Walker Pass Campground This morning I woke up and packed up without even thinking about it. I was on the trail before 8 am. I don’t…
Day 46-I’ll Deal With Tomorrow, Tomorrow
Day 46: mile 621.9-643.8 I woke up feeling fantastic. Today was going to be one of those real good days, I could feel it. My body had tons of energy…
Day 45: PB&J Saves the Day!
Day 45: mile 603.4-621.9 Yes, my tent is dry! The sprinkles as I was falling asleep left me thinking I’d be packing up another wet tent. In an attempt to…
Day 44-The Beauty of A Rainy Day
Day 44: mile 587.3-603.4 It had been raining all morning. I’m not sure what time it started, but around 1:30 am a loud crack of thunder woke me up. The…
Day 43-Oh Look, More Wind Turbines
Day 43: mile 569.4-587.3 After one of, or possibly the windiest night on trail I packed up and headed out for the day. The weather was still looking good and…
Day 42-Cheers To Dignity
Day 42: mile 566.5-569.4 (Nero out of Tehachapi) Today started (well close enough) with a cheers to our friend Dignity. Not only did he set us up with some really…
Day 41- Onesies Make This Girl Feel Right At Home
Day 41: mile 546.6-558.5 (Tehachapi) I woke up to an unbelievable sunrise. I even managed to get a time lapse, beautiful. I started on my short journey into Tehachapi, excited…