Day 190- Post Trail Depression Starts on the Trail
Day 190: mile 1118.1-1137.6 What a great night! It was one of the warmest in a while. Not having a frozen face is always helpful in keeping one asleep! I…
Day 169- Muir Trail Ranch & A Surprise!
Day 169: mile 843.3-857.7 (MTR) Well everyone, the wind carried straight through the night, and into morning, so I got no sleep at all. I had a layer of dirt…
Day 168- Muir Pass, No Guac For Me
Day 168: mile 826.3-843.3 I found a spot of sunshine to dry out my quilt so I wouldn’t have to stop midday and unpack everything. I always forget to do…
Day166- Pinchot Pass Was A Long One
Day 166: mile 793-808.6 Finally, I strategically placed myself in just the right spot to get morning sun! I could sit in my my tent and stay warm and dry…
Day 146- Hot, Sticky, & A Lot of Spider Webs
Day 146: mile 2516.2-2535.7 As I watched the sunrise, I got a better view of where I’d camped. It was beautiful, I was surrounded by green in every direction. I…
Day 140-Back Into the Grey
Day 140: mile 2420.4-2438.4 I was up and out just in time to keep my tent dry. As soon as I hit the trail it started sprinkling hard enough to…
Day 139-The Standard WA 5,000
Day 139: mile 2400.8-2420.4 I was up and on the trail early this morning (8 am, go me!), despite killing 4 hours between waking up and hopping on the trail.…
Day 133-Is Feeling Sick & Tired My New Norm?
Day 133: mile 2311.4-2326.2 Hold on to your eyeballs people, the scenery today was insane! I started on the uphill and climbed my way into another cloudless morning. The bitterness…
Day 128-Another Early Day
Day 128: mile 2242.8-2261.2 My alarm went off and I jumped into action. I may take my sweet time, starting an hour later than planned when it’s just me, but…
Day 124-Drenched!
Day 124: mile 2187.6-2208.8 Back on the uphill to start the morning. I had to complete the last 1,500 feet of the climb I began yesterday. This is actually a…