7/15/18 Miles: 1460.6 to 1489.4 Trail Miles: 28.8 Early this morning I was aware there was thunder in the distance. It wasn’t until I started seeing flashes of light that I woke up. It was 4:50 AM. It was definitely lightning, I could tell that it was at least 30 miles south, but it was …
◦ Miles: 1432.7 to 1460.6 ◦ Trail Miles: 27.9 ◦ Miles Hiked: 28.3 What a difference a good night’s sleep makes— I awoke at 0520, packed up and was hiking by 0600, near record time for me. I felt so refreshed. The forecast was for hot temps. Fortunately the clouds stuck around until late morning …
Hi Everyone! Just wanted to let you know I’m still out on the trail hiking. I’m a few days, er, make that weeks behind on posts. — The cell/data service is not the best in the wilds of southern Oregon (at least not for AT&T), and really, I’m just kinda tired after hiking all day. …
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. …