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The wind is keeping me awake, so here I am writing a blog post from my tent at 4:45 am. Few things are as good as trail pizza. Evan and I were about halfway through a section of the trail when he realized he was running low on food....
Bees and a Tick
Today qualifies as one of the weirder days I’ve had on trail. Have you ever been stung by a bee in the butt, then by another one in the chin, then followed by another one while you’re running down the trail in your underwear and trying to swat it...
SoCal Magic
The northbounders told us all about how there are tons of awesome trail angels in Southern CA, and that has been so true. We’d arrived in Ridgecrest in the afternoon and sat ourselves down at a semi-shaded table in front of a Papa John’s, trying to find a place...
Hello desert!
After spending a longer day than we’d intended in Lone Pine, we night hiked back over Kearsage Pass to get back to the trail. We lucked out with the best weather we could have asked for. Clear skies and a bright moon meant we barely had to use our...
The land of passes
I’ve just emerged from seven beautiful, difficult days in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The first couple of below freezing nights put my sleep setup to the test, and I am happy to report that I woke up frostbite-free both mornings. Outside of those couple of nights, I couldn’t have...
Three months down
Two days ago, we hit out three month trailiversary! It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing this for that long. And it simultaneously feels like I’ve been doing this forever. Most days, I feel like I could keep going forever and the thought of returning to normal society is...
Cold and wet, but still worth it
Today is the first day of hunting season. I’m in town at Kennedy Meadows North which is only a few hours drive from the Bay, but I feel like I’ve been transported to Texas. So much camo. So many trucks. So much talk of shooting deer. Everyone has been...
Frozen toes and other pretty things
What a weird day today turned out to be. We spent last night getting pummeled by wind at Gilmore Lake, with the plan to get an early start down the hill so we wouldn’t get caught in the impending rainstorm. I woke up to my 5:20 am alarm and...
I walked 500 miles, then I walked 500 more
We passed the PCT midpoint last week! It wasn’t our midpoint since we skipped a section, but it was still a neat milestone. We’ll pass our actual midpoint within the next 3 days. Halfway done. How are we only halfway done?! Haaa. Walking into the Tahoe National Forest reminded...
Almost halfwayish
# of days off trail / 2 = # of days it takes to feel like hiking again. After about 4 days of hiking (and after getting out of the oppressive heat), my motivation is back. Which is good, because we’ve still got a looooooong way to go. The...