Day 175- Donahue Pass & A Meltdown
Day 175: mile 925.9-942.5 (Tuolumne Meadows/Mammoth Lakes) This morning was my first on-trail meltdown. ...2400 miles in, thats pretty good I’d say. I don’t think I would’ve been full on…
Day 154- Sierra Here I Come!
Off Trail Days (5) Day 154: mile 652.1-656.9 (back to Walker Pass) The border went more smoothly than we expected. We picked up a few other hikers for our journey back…
Day 153- The Northern Terminus & Canada!
Day 153: mile 2649.4-2653.1 (+ bonus miles, boo!) CANADA! My morning didn’t start out much better than the day ended last night. The campsite was full of poop-landmines. There was…
Day 142 & 143-Up the Mountain Without A Spork!
Day 142: mile 2457.2-2464.7 (Stevens Pass) Day 143: mile 2464.7-2474.3 Day 142 I was off, headed into Stevens Pass, excited for all the town amenities. The trail was getting crowded,…
Days 119-121- Adios Oregon!
Day 119 & 120 Zero in Portland Day 121: mile 2147.6-2151.4 Day 119 & 120 I’ll sum up my days in Portland for you… Too much traffic, and so much…
Day 116- “Wow, Someone’s Sleeping In”
Day 116: mile 2099.2-2116.1 I woke up feeling so much better having gotten some sleep, and my stomach seemed to be fine too. Yes! I got packed up around 11.…
Day 113- Sandwiches!
Day 113: mile 2055.5-2075.3 My day started by backtracking half a mile for water. Trooper Spring (where I camped) was nothing more than a pool of questionable looking water and…
Day 106-Impromptu Visit To Elk Lake
Day 106: mile 1935.3-1952.6 (Elk Lake) When your day starts out with a mosquito bite that looks like a someone punched you in the face, your day can only get…
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 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.…