7/13/18 Miles: 1411.3 to 1432.7 Trail Miles: 21.4 Miles Hiked: 22.2 Yesterday was a zero, so you’d think I’d get a good nights sleep, especially since I was in a hotel room. Somehow I woke up at 0200 and couldn’t get back to sleep. I wound up working on the blog. At least the internet …
7/12 -Day 89- Zero in Burney Mile Marker: 1411.3 Trail Miles: Zero Even with a comfy bed and air conditioning my body kept to hiker hours. I woke at 0600. Still, it was nice to relax – not have to pack up a tent – and watch the morning news. I ran into several hikers …
July 11 Miles: 1390.8 to 1411.3 Trail Miles: 20.5 The wind picked up as the sky started to lighten around 0430 this morning. It was a beautiful sunrise from my cowboy camp perch, but the wind made sure I couldn’t sleep. — One challenge to cowboy camping is making sure your gear doesn’t blow away …
7/10/18 Miles: 1369.6 to 1390.8 Trail Miles: 21.2 Miles Hiked: 22.6 Last night I’d finally caught up to Smokebeard at a campsite along Hat Creek. We were about to enter a dry stretch, so there were a lot hikers camped near the creek. About 3 miles prior to the creek there’d been trail magic. It …
Miles: 1346.3 to 1369.6 Trail Miles: 23.3 Miles Hiked: 25.9 WARNING: If you’re easily grossed out, please skip today’s post. This falls under TMI. You have been warned. Last night, Smokebeard and I camped on the south border of Lassen Volcanic National Park. It was a mosquito infested area, but allowed us to skirt the …
Miles: 1318.0 to 1346.3 Trail Miles: 28.3 I was on the trail shortly after 6 AM. Throughout the morning there were views of Mt Lassen. I was in Lassen National Forest but my goal was to camp at the border of Lassen Volcanic National Park tonight. I had intermittent cell service, so I got caught …
Miles: 1295.5 to 1318.0 Trail Miles: 22.5 Miles Hiked: 23.1 I awoke early but was feeling stressed about the blog, so I worked on some entries, knowing I might have cell service later. I didn’t get on the trail until late, 0750. I finished the last 5 miles of the 13 mile climb leaving Belden. …
7/6 Miles: 1282.4 to 1295.5 Trail Miles: 13.1 I’d checked the delivery status of my new trekking poles when I briefly had cell service last night. They weren’t projected to arrive in Belden until tomorrow. So much for paying extra for expedited shipping. Part of me still had hope they’d arrive at the trail angel’s …
Miles: 1259.9 to 1282.4 Trail Miles: 22.5 After several mild nights with 50 degree temps, the night I have to cowboy camp the temperature drops to 39 overnight. I was warm in my sleeping bag, so I took my time getting up. I didn’t get on the trail until almost 0800. After yesterday’s 30-miler, I …
Miles: 1229.9 to 1259.9 Trail Miles: 30 After a good nights sleep, I was toying with the idea of doing 30 miles today. I wasn’t sure if I was up for it, but the campsite at 30 miles had a vista. Several Guthooks comments said it had a beautiful sunrise. Given today was the Fourth …