Cleanliness is next to godliness
My last shower happened about 165 miles ago so for the past few days, I’ve felt like a used trash bag. We’re only a couple of days from the border, but I couldn’t imagine going that much longer feeling so grimy, so we got a motel room in Mount...
Caffeine and Advil
We packed up and left camp at 6:30 this morning so we could make it to the only restaurant in Warner Springs by the time they opened at 8:00. Turns out they’re closed on Wednesdays. Sad face. So now we are sitting outside a gas station waiting for them...
Racing south
We spent our time in Wrightwood with a couple of Trail Angels, Patti and Bob. We stayed with them the night before Halloween. Unlike most years when I spend hours putting together a costume, I had absolutely nothing to wear for Halloween on the trail. I asked Patti if...
2,000 (take two)
Two things I learned when I first made my post a few days ago proclaiming my joy about reaching 2,000 miles: Math has never been a strength of mine, but I’m especially terrible at it when I’ve been hiking for almost 4.5 months. I shouldn’t make early morning posts...
This post brought to you by Wind
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...