Category Archives: 3 – June 2016

Day 56: I woke up feeling much better. I think I acclimated to the high altitude overnight. Great success! I had a slow morning today, less because of the altitude/difficulty, and more because I often stopped to appreciate the magnificent scenery.  Stopped for lunch with Ed at a creek. I had a very frustrating timeContinue reading “Episode 32: Day 56-58”

Day 54: The trail provides! I found a slightly broken umbrella in the hiker box, and a little ingenuity and duct tape can go a long way! Even though it’s not going to be as hot in the Sierra, there is still going to be plenty of sunshine, and I’m glad to have the optionContinue reading “Episode 32: Day 54-55”

Day 51: IT IS SO WINDY! Packing up was a chore… Anything that I didn’t have in my hands had to be held down by rocks so it wouldn’t be swept away by the relentless gusts. But eventually, I was all packed up and ready to go. Legs are feeling fresh and strong. Finally gettingContinue reading “Episode 31: Day 51-53”

Great start to the day. Made it to walker pass by 1:30pm. 17 miles! Stuck out a thumb and got a ride into Onyx from Greg. He was so nice! He took me to the post office, waited for me in the parking lot, and then drove me to the general store!  But… I madeContinue reading “Episode 30: Day 50”

Day 47: Only 6 miles to water! Did I mention that I LOVE WATER. Hiking these dry stretches has been quite the humbling experience.  Met an older hiker by the trail name Martini and we hiked together for the remainder of the day. With a bit of encouragement from him I decided to cowboy camp forContinue reading “Episode 29: Day 47-49”

Day 44: So the plan was simple: Wake up, walk a mile, and catch the 8:45am bus into town.  And I executed the plan perfectly… for a 9:45am bus… but there wasn’t a 9:45am bus. Oops #1 of the day. So now what? TRAIL ANGEL TO THE RESCUE! Fortunately, I had the list of TehachapiContinue reading “Episode 28: Day 44-46”

Had a very leisurely morning. Natural wake instead of via alarm, played some ukelele before packing up camp, and slowly enjoyed my breakfast instead of scarfing it down (as per usual).  The windfarm seemed ENDLESS. Hiked through it all day. It didn’t help that I didn’t see any other hikers… The only humans I sawContinue reading “Episode 27: Day 43”

Day 41: I was originally planning on waiting out the heat today, but since it was consistently windy all morning, I decided to hike out at 10am. Fortunately, I felt a little less crazy about it since my new friend Aviator was also ready to hike then. We walked along the LA aqueduct pretty muchContinue reading “Episode 26: Day 41-42”

Day 39: I like sleeping without a rain fly on my tent, that way, I get the natural sunrise wake of cowboy camping  without the risk of creepy crawlers cuddling with me during the night. Early in the day, I met Comador, a 2002 thru hiker who came out this year to hike the sectionsContinue reading “Episode 25: Day 39-40 (and 4 days off trail)”

Today was a doozy… Started hiking at 7am, and was immediately challenged by the steep 1 mile approach trail to reconnect with the PCT. I couldn’t find the water source at Sawmill campground, but fortunately, Paramount and Whistler were willing to donate a liter! 🙂 Then came the gnats… Dozens of gnats swarmed my face,Continue reading “Episode 24: Day 38”