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Days 71 – 75 – Easy Days and a Rainy Zero
Day 71 - Stratton Pond Shelter to Manchester Center - 10.7 miles It got chilly last night. Best sleep I have had since the JMT. The temperature was
Days 66 – 70 – Traded the Dust for VerMud
Apologies to Vermont. The trail is relatively mud free and in fantastic condition. You don't deserve the moniker "VerMud", but it made a fun title.
Days 64+ – Done with the Dust, Stay Tuned
Yes, I cried for about 2 hours at the start of our previous day on the trail and was very teary during the last couple miles. The day, however, was
Days 61 – 63 – Mt Shasta
Day 61 - SOBO Mile 1072.9 - 1098.3 - Siskiyou and Trinity County Line We saw 50 percent more people today than yesterday. 1 NOBO, 4 NOBO LASHers,
Days 56 – 60 – Russian Dust
Day 56 - SOBO Mile 978.8 - 1004.8 - Grider Creek Campground Day 1 of week 9. I did not think we would hit 1000 miles today. I was pretty
Days 51 – 55 – Into the State of Jefferson
Day 51 - SOBO Mile 881.1 - 903.9 - Klum Landing Even with all the traffic noise, I slept great last night. Getting ready this morning was very
Days 46 – 50 – Long Water Carries
Day 46 - SOBO Mile 764.9 - 788.3 - Maidu Lake I've written about camping close to lakes and how it pretty much guarantees a wet tent in the morning.
Days 41 – 45 – Lakes, Glorious Lakes
Day 41 - SOBO Mile 677.8 - 698.8 - Grove of Trees 100+ feet from the trail Today was one of the best in the past several days. No burn zones, great
Days 36 – 40 – Smoke and Burn Zones
Day 36 - SOBO Mile 569.9 - 594.4 - Between North and South Pinhead Butte Meriwether pokes me way too early this morning. I really need at
Days 31 – 35 – Into Oregon
Day 31 - SOBO Mile 480.2 - 505.8 - Washington is Done One nice thing about camping on a road that runs along the ridge is watching the sun go down
