Episode 8: Day 8-10

Due to some poor planning on my part, my phone has been either extremely low or out of battery for the past several days. But I’ll do my best to catch you up.
Day 8-9:

8: 

Biggest day yet! Hiked 22 miles. Riverbed campsite to beach like campsite. 

Found a really good rythm early on in the day, and reached a major milestone – 100 miles!

Rosie and Amy joined me once again, and most graciously brought me a food resupply and a new tent (oh ya, my tent was broken). THANK YOU! 🙂

I found it so interesting that they hiked with me for my 1st and 99th mile. Even better, Rosie joined me for two days on trail. Better yet, we hiked through the most beautiful part of the PCT that I have experienced thus far. Right after Warner Springs, you walk through meadows over rolling hills through herds of cows, and as you walk, hundreds of grasshoppers bounce around your feet. All this, with the backdrop of the mountains that you climbed on one side, and the mountains that you are about to climb on the other. 

9:

14 Miles. Beach like campsite to campsite among boulders

Great day. Long break to jam out by the creek. Rosie headed home, now back to hiking solo.

Made 100 Miles!:

Fields of beauty:

Joyous jamming:

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Day 10: 

14 Miles: Boulder campsite to trail side campsite. 

Played ukulele and sang all morning at THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAMPSITE. Apparently I had an audience for a bit, hence I earned a trail name, Troubadour,which means “a traveling musician.”

There are at least three rumors going around on how I earned the name:

1) I play ukulele at camp, during siestas, and any other time I don’t have my pack on.

2) I sing to myself (pretty loudly) as I hike.

3) Due to my bean heavy trail food diet… I’m sure you can guess the rest. 

Anyway…

Took a siesta at Mike’s place: 

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No video this update, due to low/no phone battery.