Now we’re early risers

Day 47 Miles: 125 Mileage from start: 4,099 We decided to give ourselves more time by getting up and out before 8 a.m. By 10, we’d covered 30 miles.  I remember when crossing from New Jersey to New York on the Appalachian Trail, I was surprised by how hilly New York was. All of a […]

Storm chased

Day 16 Miles: 89 Mileage from start: 1,349 Breakfast at Sandy’s Stagecoach Inn and B&B was egg and veggie bake, waffles and venison sausages. The conversation and accommodations were great.  We could tell before we started that today was going to be harder than the last couple of days. The wind had changed overnight and […]

Slack pack day 2

Miles: 1852.5 to 1883.9 Mileage: 31.4 Day: 91 The second night at the campsite in Crater Lake, we had electricity. We woke up to completely charged devices. Such luxury.  We tried to move quickly, but getting three people organized in the small RV was challenging. Eventually we got to the trailhead just after 8 a.m. […]