Day 1
16 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 IЧитать далее
Day 2
17 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Day 3
17 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 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 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 37 °F
First day on the trail with blue skies. Beautiful views of the valley below.
Day 5
19 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
A short but hot day of hiking after a fantastic stay in Julian
Day 7
22 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Another great day on the trail.
Day 8
23 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 toЧитать далее
Day 9
24 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 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. AЧитать далее
Day 10
24 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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.Читать далее
Day 12. Zero in Idyllwild
27 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 fewЧитать далее
Day 13
28 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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.Читать далее
Day 14
28 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 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 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 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 мая, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 10Читать далее
Day 18 - Mission Creek
3 мая, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 beЧитать далее
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Thanks for the narrations - I like when you draw out the trail on the mountain profile with your hiking sticks. :)
Day 19 - Snow and Hail
4 мая, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 theЧитать далее
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Taking refuge in our tents in an attempt to stay dry and warm. Slider and I started setting up our tents first, and then two other hikers came by and did the same.
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A picture of Slider as we arrived at the Coon Creek cabin. He looks like the abominable snowman.
Day 20 - Escape from the snow
5 мая, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 planningЧитать далее
Day 21 - zero in Big Bear Lake
7 мая, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 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 goodЧитать далее
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Yes, I brought the green AT shirt, mostly to wear when in town. Several people have asked about it.
ПутешественникI love this new app and being able follow you this way. It is soooo cool how you have planned this adventure with these stops!
Day 22 - mile 285
7 мая, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 aЧитать далее
ПутешественникNo trail name yet. Haven't found anything that feels right. No rush, we are just getting started.
Day 23 - mile 306
8 мая, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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.
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Congratulations!! And I thought a fifty-miler was a BIG deal.😊
Day 24 - mile 326
9 мая, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 theЧитать далее
Day 25 - mile 343
10 мая, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 magicЧитать далее
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My first night 'cowboy' camping. Not having to setup and take down the tent is nice. One problem, I got a hole in my airpad. 😐
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Trail magic is a wonderful thing. Some fellow hikers from right to left: Polaroid, Fire, Hurricane, Forget me not, me aka No trail name yet, and Chef.
*Marianne
What a great photo!