Day 48 – Hat Creek Rim
My ankle is slowly healing. Now the tenderness is only noticeable when running from mosquitos and landing wrong on a rock. Early in the...
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Day 47 – Chester
It was a quiet morning at the Lutheran church I camped at. My day would revolve around the opening of the post office. It. Was time to...
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Day 46 – Butt Mountain
I’m not sure what my maturity level is, but I think the name “Butt Mountain” right before the PCT halfway point is hilarious. It felt...
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Day 45 -Belden Town
Mosquitos are awful out here, but since I am trying to ignore them, that is all they will get mentioned in this post. There is not much...
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Day 44 – The Feather River
Pollen is everywhere in the Southern Cascades. Views of Mt Shasta and Mt Lassen will soon be presenting themselves and I will be in the...
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Day 43 – Snow Free
Today I probably took less than 10 total steps on snow. Miles were easier and my body didn’t need to fight through the slipping and...
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Day 42 – Sierra City
It was windy and cloudy in the morning. The type of weather that spurs quick miles. It was 22 miles to highway 49 and Sierra City where I...
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Day 41 – The Donner Party?
In 2016 while hiking through countless areas of my 8,000 mile hike, I tried to educate myself on events and famous situations largely...
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Day 40 – Truckee
24 miles to Donner Pass was on the agenda, and then I could take the afternoon and the next morning off. It was somewhat of a rest day to...
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Day 39 – Tahoe
A quick mile to Aloha Lake and then the snow returned for the better part of the trip up towards Dick Pass. Alpine Lakes and the scenery...
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Day 38 – South Lake Tahoe
Waking up with 23 miles to go and no food is a little overwhelming. I made a giant cup of hot coffee to fight off the appetite and hiked...
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Day 37 –
I didn’t know what to call today. As I lay here writing it I am very tired with quite a few bumps and bruises from the snow over the last...
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Day 36 – Sonora Pass
I woke up in the middle of the night covered in condensation. I had chosen to cowboy camp (camping under the stars) as opposed to in a...
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Day 35 – Raging water
Today was a battle. I fought for every single of the 32 Miles I made it. Benson Pass, Seavey Pass and Rock Island Pass all had...
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Day 34 – Walking on Granite
I’m tired and I’m writing this from a damp sleeping bag where the insulation is so clumped it’s no longer very warm. But I am making good...
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Day 33 – Lack of energy
I’m sure my tired state today was not due to the beer, tequila or night out in Mammoth Lakes. Just all day I had no energy. Even with the...
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Day 32 – Mammoth Lakes
Ten trail miles and then 3.5 bonus miles on a side trail and a bus into Mammoth was on the table for the day. With no more than a handful...
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Day 31 – Postholing
Today was so difficult. It is also hopefully my last full day before I hit Mammoth Lakes. I am low on food. My body is tired and aches. I...
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Day 30 Muir Pass
Ten miles to Muir Pass and the last of the 5 major passes, I was on the trail by 6 and pushing hard. Until I hit a snow filled terrain....
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Day 29 – Pinchot and Mather
I knew today would be difficult, but it exceeded all expectations. Roughly ten of the first 20 Miles were spent postholing and struggling...
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