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...
It’s a dry heat
Today will be our fourth day back on trail. We’ve been taking it slow, mostly because the NorCal heat has been rough, and the lack of shade and distance between water isn’t helping. The discomfort has led to a couple of “why am I doing this?” moments for me....