Archive for July 2015
Day 86: An Impatient Patient
July 25, 2015 Clark Spring (1441.6) to Gold Creek (1463.2) 21.6 PCT miles today 1497.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,471 ft, – 3,241 ft Well, the foot is not looking any better. And now we’re two days into a four day stretch of mileage with only enough food left for two more days.…
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July 24, 2015 Burney Falls State Park (1423.6) to Clark Spring (1441.6) 18.0 PCT miles today 1476.0 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,045 ft, – 1,813 ft To hike or to rest, that is the question. This morning I found myself saying the same thing to Pickles that I’ve been saying all month, “If…
Read MoreDay 84: They Can’t All Be a Winners
July 23, 2015 Burney Falls State Park (1423.6) 0 PCT miles today 1458.0 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft I’m just going to say it. Today was a horrible, no good, very bad day. I spent the whole day trying (and failing) to stay off my feet, Mama Bear spent…
Read MoreDay 83: Stuck In a Rut
July 22, 2015 (16th Re-Ration – Burney Falls) Cassel Fall River Road (1407.5) to Burney Falls State Park (1423.6) 16.1 PCT miles today 1458.0 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 534 ft, – 1,131 ft We hiked 16 miles this morning, and wanted so badly to just keep going. Instead it looks like we’re once again…
Read MoreDay 82: The Good News First
July 21, 2015 Tentsite near Warner Valley Campground (1354.5) to Subway Cave (1381.7) 27.2 PCT miles today 1416.1 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,885 ft, – 3,218 ft Magic was in the air on the PCT today. Pickles and I hiked another 26 miles and were treated to trail magic all along the way.…
Read MoreDay 81: Masters of Monotony
July 20, 2015 Tentsite near Warner Valley Campground (1354.5) to Subway Cave (1381.7) 27.2 PCT miles today 1416.1 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,885 ft, – 3,218 ft It’s a little crazy that Pickles and I get up every single day and pretty much settle in for hours and hours of nothing but walking.…
Read MoreDay 80: When the Stars Align
July 19, 2015 Hwy 36 – Chester (1335.4) to Tentsite near Warner Valley Campground (1354.5) 19.1 PCT miles today 1388.9 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,252 ft, – 2,483 ft Usually on a thru-hike, if it isn’t one thing, it’s another. Mosquitos, stormy weather, heat, poor trail conditions, an injury – there is always…
Read MoreDay 79: Wedding Planning On the Go
July 18, 2015 Hwy 36 – Chester (1335.4) 0 PCT miles today 1369.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft I’m pretty sure that we got more wedding planning done today than most people accomplish in an entire month. I spent the entire day in our little cabin, only getting dressed…
Read MoreDay 78: Halfway to Canada
July 17, 2015 (15th Re-Ration – Chester) Tentsite before Robbers Spring (1312.4) to Hwy 36 – Chester (1335.4) 23.0 PCT miles today 1369.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,450 ft, – 4,543 ft Today was a day worth celebrating. About halfway into our day we reached the official “PCT Halfway Marker”, indicating that we…
Read MoreDay 77: Mmm Mmm Good
July 16, 2015 Hwy 70 – Belden Town (1288.9) to Tentsite before Robbers Spring (1312.4) 23.5 PCT miles today 1346.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 6,654 ft, – 2,399 ft Almost every morning for the last couple weeks, I’ve thought “Today probably won’t be very eventful. I doubt I’ll have much to write about,…
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