Day 1
16 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 IBaca selengkapnya
Day 2
17 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Day 3
17 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌬 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, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌬 37 °F
First day on the trail with blue skies. Beautiful views of the valley below.
Day 5
19 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 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, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
A short but hot day of hiking after a fantastic stay in Julian
Day 7
22 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Another great day on the trail.
Day 8
23 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 toBaca selengkapnya
Day 9
24 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌙 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. ABaca selengkapnya
Day 10
24 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 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, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Baca selengkapnya
Day 12. Zero in Idyllwild
27 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 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, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 fewBaca selengkapnya
Day 13
28 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 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.Baca selengkapnya
Day 14
28 April, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌙 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, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌙 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 Mei, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 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 10Baca selengkapnya
Day 18 - Mission Creek
3 Mei, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 beBaca selengkapnya
Day 19 - Snow and Hail
4 Mei, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 theBaca selengkapnya
Day 20 - Escape from the snow
5 Mei, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 planningBaca selengkapnya
Day 21 - zero in Big Bear Lake
7 Mei, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌙 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 goodBaca selengkapnya
Day 22 - mile 285
7 Mei, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 aBaca selengkapnya
Day 23 - mile 306
8 Mei, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 Mei, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 theBaca selengkapnya
Day 25 - mile 343
10 Mei, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 magicBaca selengkapnya






































































































































































































































*Marianne
What a great photo!