Happy Father’s Day to Ray and Bob! Stephanie: When I was 13, my family took a summer vacation to Newfoundland Province in Canada. We went on a day hike past a ridge line with pockets of snow near the top. My sister, Renee, said she wanted to try to hike to the snow. But the […]
Miles: 831.2 to 852.8 Mileage: 21.6 Day: 52 The weather was beautiful ALL DAY! I can’t believe it! It didn’t rain or snow ONCE! Our climb up to Muir Pass was pretty normal until we kept losing the trail under huge patches of snow about two miles before the top. It took us nearly an […]
Miles: 809.9 to 831.2 Mileage: 21.3 Day: 51 It snowed overnight. While it’s annoying to think about getting up and moving in the snow, I was so glad to have a tent to hunker down in. Some hikers carry tarps or camp without a shelter. To me, the extra weight is so worth having a […]
Miles: 790.2 to 809.9 Mileage: 19.7 Day: 50! Will we ever get away from the snow? The morning started off beautifully, if a little chilly. We made it over Glen Pass and the snow on the north side wasn’t too bad. We used our microspikes and ice axes, although the ice axes were probably overkill. […]
Miles: 789.4 to 790.2 Mileage: 0.8, plus 7.5 up and over Kearsarge Pass to get back to the PCT Day: 49 We’re finally back on the trail! After 6 zeroes and 3 slack pack days we are fully-loaded and heading north. We took a slow morning in town to make sure all of our real […]
Miles: 0 Day: 46, 47, 48 We spent one day making ourselves human: showers, laundry, shower again, body hair management, sleep. One day being human: dealing with other humans, making plans for after the trail, more showers. And one day turning back into hikers. Resupply, eat, return rental car, pack pack. Part of our time […]
Miles: 1078.7 to 1094 Mileage: 15.3 Day: 45 We set the alarm for 8. After 65 miles in two days, we decided to take an easier day, with the option of opting out if we needed to. But it all worked. We got up and packed up our campsite. We headed to breakfast at a […]
Miles: 1127.1 to 1159.7 Mileage: 32.6, plus .75 to car Day: 30 Today it was Richard’s turn to ride the bike uphill. We got started from the campsite a little later than the day before, but still early enough to finish. Also, instead of the hour drive that Richard had, my drive north to Interstate […]
Miles: 1094 to 1127.1 Mileage: 33.1 Day: 43 Up before light, I crawled out of my sleeping bag and found my way to the rental car. I decided to change into my hiking clothes from under the protective waves of engine-generated heat. Richard drove me and the bike to the gate across Barker Pass Road. […]
Miles: 0 Ok. I hope this is not a trend. Today was not complicated by illness but by logistics. We slept in to allow a little more recovery time and left the motel around 10 a.m. We planned to drive about 2 hours north to the Lake Tahoe area for 2 or 3 days of […]