Day 1
16. April in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
I could hardly believe after all these years thinking about it, that I was at the southern terminus ready to begin this big adventure. Before I knew it, I had taken my first steps on a journey that IWeiterlesen
Day 2
17. April in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Day 3
17. April in den USA ⋅ 🌬 39 °F
Cold start to the morning with temp below freezing. Was hoping the weather would clear but that was not to be the case. Later in the day a pretty nasty storm blew in.
Day 4
18. April in den USA ⋅ 🌬 37 °F
First day on the trail with blue skies. Beautiful views of the valley below.
Day 5
19. April in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
First town stop in Julian. Slept on a real bed, showered, washed clothes and resupplied for the next section of trail.
Day 6
21. April in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
A short but hot day of hiking after a fantastic stay in Julian
Day 7
22. April in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Another great day on the trail.
Day 8
23. April in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Passing Eagle Rock was one of the highlights for today. Also a great stop at Warner Springs for resupply and a bit of a break.
Started to really notice problems with my right shoe. It is getting toWeiterlesen
Day 9
24. April in den USA ⋅ 🌙 54 °F
Another beautiful day. Some good uphill climbs. Left the last stream for about 60 miles. Will be relying on water caches and other types of water sources.
Had an interesting stop at Mike's place. AWeiterlesen
Day 10
24. April in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Some good trail angel stops along the trail today. An A&W rootbeer was very tasty. We settled in for a windy cold night at the Little Bear Hostile.
Day 11
26. April in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
Had a short 5 mile windy and cold hike to Paradise Valley Cafe. Had a delicious breakfast at the cafe.
The plan was to stay the night at the nearby town of Idyllwild, but the hotels were all booked.Weiterlesen
Day 12. Zero in Idyllwild
27. April in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 34 °F
I had a fun day in Idyllwild. It was nice to have a warm shower and clean clothes. I attended church at a small branch in town.
Day 15
28. April in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 28 °F
Long uphill to the top of the San Jacinto range. I was following another group of hikers and had my phone off to conserve battery (that is my excuse for not watching the map closer). Quite a fewWeiterlesen
Day 13
28. April in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
My new shoes arrived in the mail! It was fantastic to be able to walk normal again and return the defective shoe that was causing so many problems. Kudos to REI and their 100% satisfaction guarantee.Weiterlesen
Day 14
28. April in den USA ⋅ 🌙 48 °F
Today was a long uphill climb from Apache springs with a 15 mile water carry. Found a nice solo tent site for the first time so far on the trail.
Day 16
29. April in den USA ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
Decended down from the San Jancinto range down to the desert floor and the I-10 overpass. A hotel stay after the last few hard days of hiking was a nice treat.
Day 17
2. Mai in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Robin/Slider introduced me to this app as a way to share my adventure with others and share comments as well.
Today we (Slider and I) left from our relaxing hotel stay in Banning. We hiked about 10Weiterlesen
Day 18 - Mission Creek
3. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Today started with a crossing of the Whitewater River, which was fun. After climbing a ridge, we dropped down into Mission Creek.
I knew from other hikers that going through Mission Creek would beWeiterlesen
Day 19 - Snow and Hail
4. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
Wow, what a day! We finished the scramble through Mission Creek and got back onto normal trail, which was great. The forecast for today showed a possibility of scattered rain and wind in theWeiterlesen
Day 20 - Escape from the snow
5. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
I was so glad that we made it to the cabin instead of staying in our tents last night. There were four or five other hikers that came in after us yesterday evening. It was fun talking and planningWeiterlesen
Day 21 - zero in Big Bear Lake
7. Mai in den USA ⋅ 🌙 41 °F
I really like the town here. The village section close to where we are staying has a definite bear theme with quaint shops and plenty of good places to eat.
While zero days may sound relaxing, a goodWeiterlesen
Day 22 - mile 285
7. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
I was glad to be on the trail again after the great stay in Big Bear Lake. It was beautiful hiking today with good weather in the forecast for the next week.
A very nice trail angel, Kelly, gave us aWeiterlesen
Day 23 - mile 306
8. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Today we passed the 300 mile marker. The miles are starting to add up.
One of the highlights from today was our lunch stop by a stream. Lucas and I enjoyed jumping into the cool water.
Day 24 - mile 326
9. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
I have really enjoyed walking through deep creek canyon the last two days. The creek is spectacular with deep pools and waterfalls. There have been several large bridges along this section of theWeiterlesen
Day 25 - mile 343
10. Mai in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Woke up to a beautiful sunrise over the lake. The topic of the day was how far to McDonald's. That definitely was the incentive to get out on the trail.
Another highlight of the day was trail magicWeiterlesen






































































































































































































































*Marianne
What a great photo!