Sierras
Chapter 13: PCT Week 11: “Not Just Passing Through”
Chapter 13: Week 11: “Not Just Passing Through” Days 71-77: 5/15-5/21/22 Total Trail Miles: 54.80 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 81.17 Cumulative Trail Miles: 882.20 From: Bishop to Selden
“The People and The Mother”
“In dedication to those we have hiked, do hike, and will hike alongside on the Pacific Crest Trail” 1:30AM. “Bing. Beep. &@$$&@$” Basecamp’s alarm sounded off in the morning...
Idyllwild – A Love Story
Under 200 miles to go on my SOBO thru-hike, and let me tell you, my body knows it. My sacrum “went out” and my low-back muscles started to seize and...
Hiking Alone: Welcome or Avoided?
The California section of my SOBO thru-hike has been interesting, to say the least. Early on in Washington and Oregon, I had the pleasure of having people around, sometimes to...
At Least I Got the Sierras Done…
I’m 98 days into my SOBO thru-hike, and there are many things I’m proud of: I was able to walk continuously through Washington and Oregon. I’ve been able to enjoy...
“It’s your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.”
I’m a big fan of Rumi. He got it. He captured exactly what hiking this thru-hike is for me, and something I have to remind myself often. Yet, before one...
The Day the Sierras Broke Me…
The day came. The day that I was so over everything: the trail, the weather, hiking-life - essentially it all. I was in a foul mood, and it wasn’t a...
A Tale of 12,000ft Passes – Part I
Ok, so now I’m getting into the Sierras. In my first stretch I tackled Mt Whitney and Forrester Pass, the latter the day following the former. It was a decision...
Diving into the Sierras
With the absence of a recent blog, it may seem like I have dropped off the face of the Earth, but really I have deeply dived in. I have been...
Prof on the PCT: Desert Part 2 and Prepping for the Sierra
I'm writing on day 52 (mile 745) from a motel in Lone Pine after a short night of hot sleep. We weren't planning on staying in town, but we got...