Day 46 Miles: 83 Mileage from start: 3,974 Why is the second day after a break so hard? Sure, we left the nice, upgrade suite around 10:30 a.m., but we had to stop to avoid thunderstorms four times. The worst episode came while we were buying cherries and blueberries at a farm stand. So, while […]
Days 42, 43, 44 Miles: 15, 0, 0 Mileage from start: 3,790 Around 1 a.m. a strong storm front moved over us. The tall pines around our tent made terrific sounds as they bent against the wind. We checked the radar and saw red heading for us. Will the little tent make it? we asked. […]
Day 36 Miles: 88 Mileage from start: 3,160 Not the longest day, but not the shortest. It was another humid one and we spent a bit of time waiting for thunderstorms to pass. It didn’t take long before we were covered in sand and road grime. Sweat plus sunscreen plus humidity plus rain all work […]
Miles: 1699.2 to 1726.5 Mileage: 27.3, plus 1 mile to Callahan’s Lodge Day: 84 Excited to get to town (where there is Indian food and pizza) we got up at 5:30 a.m. The terrain was gentle. It reminded me of Southern California when the grades of the trail were made for horse packers. If this […]
Miles: 1647.7 to 1668.8 Mileage: 21.1 Day: 82 When we woke up, the other hikers were gone that had shared our campsite. We are such late risers compared to everyone else. We were motivated to make it to town by 1 p.m., however, because the only restaurant in the small village of Seiad Valley closes […]
Miles: 1585.5 to 1617.1 Mileage: 31.6 Day: 80 The day started cool and cloudy. Quite a change since so many days on the trail have started blue and cloudless — and mostly stayed that way. The rare day has clouded over by the afternoon, but not many. (The Sierras stand as the exception, as it […]
Miles: 1561.9 to 1585.5 Mileage: 23.6 Day: 79 A deer walked through our tentsite overnight. It scuffed at the ground and stepped on some sticks. I was glad it wasn’t a bear. I was tired in the morning but a 30-mile day will do that. It started off cooler than the last few days so […]