Posts Tagged ‘Sierra City’
Day 74: What Goes Around, Comes Around
July 13, 2015 A Tree Spring (1220.0) to Fowler Peak Trailhead (1242.9) 22.9 PCT miles today 1287.3 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,246 ft, – 5,227 ft Just yesterday Pickles and I were saying how strange it was that we weren’t seeing any hikers we knew and how we wondered where they all were…
Read MoreDay 73: I Like Big Buttes
July 12, 2015 Highway 49 – Sierra City (1197.5) to A Tree Spring (1220.0) 22.5 PCT miles today 1264.4 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,628 ft, – 2,794 ft So as it turns out, Northern California rocks. Today was beautiful in a whole new and unique way that kept us energized and motivated throughout…
Read MoreDay 72: Down and Out
July 11, 2015 (14th Re-Ration – Sierra City) Tentsite North of Meadow Lake Rd. (1177.2) to Highway 49 – Sierra City (1197.5) 20.3 PCT miles today 1241.9 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,939 ft, – 5,284 ft It took us 40 days to hike through the desert, and 32 days to hike through the…
Read MoreDay 70: The Doctor Is In
July 9, 2015 Squaw Valley chairlift (1142.7) to Hwy 40 – Grass Valley (1155.6) 12.9 PCT miles today 1200.0 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 2,104 ft, – 3,459 ft Today was d-day. I spent the last few days, and 50-something miles, trying to decide what I was going to do about my feet, but…
Read MoreDay 66: Bridal Bliss
July 5, 2015 Carson Pass – Reno/Tahoe (1078.7) 0 miles today 1123.2 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft Today was a very special day because my friends threw me a bridal shower! I am officially exhausted after this long weekend of parties and socializing, but I am also overwhelmed with…
Read MoreDay 62: A Slight Change of Plans
July 1, 2015 (13th Re-Ration – Reno, NV) Lower Sunset Lake (1064.3) to Carson Pass – Reno/Tahoe (1078.7) 14.4 PCT miles today 1123.2 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 2,646 ft, – 2,165 ft In case it wasn’t clear from yesterday’s blog, Pickles and I were pretty burnt out by the time we woke up…
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