Archive for June 2015
Day 54: Home Away from Home
June 23, 2015 Red’s Meadow – Mammoth Lakes (906.7) 0 miles today 950.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft Pickles and I love Mammoth Lakes. We could totally move here. In fact, the thought crossed both of our minds today that we could move into a condo, get jobs, and…
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June 22, 2015 (11th Re-Ration – Mammoth Lakes) Lake Virginia (891.6) to Red’s Meadow – Mammoth Lakes (906.7) 15.1 PCT miles today 950.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,208 ft, – 3,732 ft Originally today was just going to be another day of hiking. The plan was to hike an average of 21 miles…
Read MoreDay 52: Beauty Around Every Corner
June 21, 2015 Tentsite at Bear Creek Ford (869.0) to Lake Virginia (891.6) 22.6 PCT miles today 935.7 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,150 ft, – 5,354 ft We didn’t realize until just now that today’s elevation gain and loss was actually greater than any other day we’ve had in the Sierras. It makes…
Read MoreDay 51: Not to be Underestimated
June 20, 2015 Tentsite past Evolution Lake (845.9) to Tentsite at Bear Creek Ford (869.0) 23.1 PCT miles today 913.1 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,479 ft, – 3,417 ft Today was not quite what we had in mind. That’s not to say it was bad in any way, but between our inaccurate expectations…
Read MoreDay 50: John Muir, Our Hero
June 19, 3015 Tentsite near Palisade Creek (824.6) to Tentsite past Evolution Lake (845.9) 21.3 PCT miles today 890.0 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,172 ft, – 3,188 ft We don’t know as much about John Muir as we wish we knew, but from what we can gather, he was one very incredible man.…
Read MoreDay 49: Double Down
June 18, 2015 Tentsite near Woods Creek (801.7) to Tentsite near Palisade Creek (824.6) 23.9 PCT miles today 868.7 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,365 ft, – 6,049 ft What’s better than hiking over one High Sierra pass? Hiking over two High Sierra passes! Today was a very long day, but the views were…
Read MoreDay 48: Our Summer Job
June 17, 2015 Onion Valley Trailhead – Lone Pine (7.5 on Alternate) to Tentsite near Woods Creek (801.7) 7.5 Alternate miles (Kearsage Pass), 12.3 PCT miles 845.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: Unknown We may not be earning money this summer, but that certainly doesn’t mean we’re not getting paid. Today’s work was extra taxing,…
Read MoreDay 47: A Nero in Lone Pine
June 16, 2015 (10th Re-Ration – Lone Pine) Tentsite before Bullfrog Lake Trail (788.6) to Onion Valley Trailhead – Lone Pine (7.5 on Alternate) .2 PCT miles, 7.5 Alternate miles (Kearsage Pass) 826.0 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: Unknown On these neros and zeros it is extra hard to find time to write. Actually, it’s…
Read MoreDay 46: Meet the JMT
June 15, 2015 Crabtree Meadow Ranger Station (1.3 on Alternate) to Tentsite before Bullfrog Lake Trail (788.6) 1 Alternate mile (Mt. Whitney Summit), 21.7 PCT/JMT miles 818.3 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,311 ft, – 4,928 ft I truly did not believe that anything would top yesterday’s Mt. Whitney summit, at least not anytime…
Read MoreDay 45: The Perfect Summit
June 14, 2015 Crabtree Meadow Ranger Station (1.3 on Alternate) 15 Alternate miles (Mt. Whitney summit) 795.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + > 3,853 ft, – > 3,853 ft Words fall short on a day like today. Our summit of Mount Whitney was better than we could have hoped, and we decided on the…
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