Days 120-123
8 Ağustos 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Big planned detour!
Robert picked me up Cascade Locks and took me to Portland where we did some shopping then stayed with Sprinkles parents.
Got some goodies at REI including a pillow! I’ve beenOkumaya devam et
Day 107 (Skip number 2)
26 Temmuz 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
I’m not sure if it can be called an early rise if you basically don’t sleep. After a long day yesterday and finding a safe but undeveloped place to sleep on a bed of gravel, my air pad decided itOkumaya devam et
Day 101
20 Temmuz 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Resupply day! After doing all my shopping yesterday, I repackaged all my food, packed up 3 boxes and have food handled for the rest of the state.
I pack my daily food into separate bags, thenOkumaya devam et
Day 99
18 Temmuz 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
It’s bitter sweet to announce I’ve done my first flip of the trail.
I got a ride with Evon and a few other hikers from Quincy, CA to Medford, OR.
A quick stop in Chester to grab coffee andOkumaya devam et
Day 81
30 Haziran 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Town day! Hero-ed Kennedy Meadows North. Had a beautiful 7 ish miles to get to 108 Sonora Pass.
We got a ride down to KMN Resort, which isn’t really a town but is a dude ranch/outdoors resort. ItOkumaya devam et
Day 80
29 Haziran 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Up early today. The goal is to get within range of Sonora pass, and get some of the limited camping before it’s all taken.
10x10 on the dot passing through the last meadows/marshes for a while.Okumaya devam et
Day 79
28 Haziran 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Shorted day today with a lux late start.
Short day is to accommodate Kennedy meadows north in 2 days. The goal is to Hero, which is to in and out a town in one day and not stay over night.
I’veOkumaya devam et
Day 78
27 Haziran 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌩️ 18 °C
2 passes today: up and over Benson Pass and up Seavey Pass.
I do not recommend Piute Creek. It was cool descending into a deep dark foresty valley full of ferns. But the mosquitoes destroyed my legs.Okumaya devam et
Day 77
26 Haziran 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌩️ 20 °C
Walked some through the Yosemite area. The red water is a soda spring, it is naturally bubbly. Tastes like iron now though as you might imagine.
Camped near 956.4
Day 63
12 Haziran 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Town day!
Back so soon, we packed for 5 days between Lone Pine and Bishop but did it in 3. It’s great that the snow wasn’t an issue but it’s a bummer we carried so much extra food.
We didOkumaya devam et
Day 62
11 Haziran 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
2 month Trailiversary!
Forester Pass was the goal of the day.
We hiked 6 miles to the approach fretting the whole way about what we would encounter. Luckily the conditions were nearly perfect. WeOkumaya devam et
Day 60-61 (Mt. Whitney)
9–10 Haz 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Early rise to hike the 10 miles to Crabtree Meadows (off of 767.5) to stage for Whitney. It was a pretty section of forested Sierra to get there.
I rolled in around 11 am to find meadow and woodsOkumaya devam et
Days 56-57
6–13 Haz 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Town days!!
Got a ride from Kurt down to Lone Pine. In our opinion a much nicer place to rest before the bulk of the sierra than KMS.
Lone Pine was the set for something like 450 movies over theOkumaya devam et
Days 55-56
4–5 Haz 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Day 55
Really got a move on starting the Sierra. Passed an official PCTA trail register on the way out of camp.
Large meadows that looked green up from a distance but was very scrubby up close.
WeOkumaya devam et
Days 53-54
2 Haziran 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Big day: the day before KMS. We wanted to set ourselves up for a full day there without having to camp.
It was quite hot and exposed. I was tired but we should have left earlier. I’ve been quiteOkumaya devam et
Days 51-52
30–31 May 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Pushed hard to get to walker pass. It was a rough night sleeping at the water cashe meant I was absolutely exhausted.
We picked a camp site that ended up being pretty unprotected. Pro tip for quiltOkumaya devam et
Day 48
28 Mayıs 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Shorter day today to accommodate upcoming long water carries
10 miles to water this morning after dry camping. Water along the rest of the trail until camp 6 more miles.
We reached mile 600, saw aOkumaya devam et
Day 49
27 Mayıs 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Long dry section today and tomorrow. 35 miles between reliable natural water sources.
We left camp where we had the last spring in a while at 2am to camp out before the heat.
Spicy found a deerOkumaya devam et
Day 47
27 Mayıs 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Long day, on trail just after 6 and then almost 10x10.
Long water carries today. 6 miles from camp then 20 miles from there with dry camping.
Full food and full water is definitely a challengeOkumaya devam et
Day 46
26 Mayıs 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Last morning in the VRBO. Cam led Pilates before breakfast then did an everything in the fridge breakfast for us.
We got a ride to tow from Able, who will also mail a bounce box for us since it isOkumaya devam et
Day 43
23 Mayıs 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Up and ready to go the 8 miles to the second highway into Tehachipe this morning. But that plan was generously foiled by the trail angel refilling the water cashe we slept next to. When he offered aOkumaya devam et
Day 42
22 Mayıs 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Tough start at about 8 on trail this morning. Hiked with Spicy and Rambo 6ish miles to the next water. It was still morning but already hot. At the stream we found a dozen or so sleepy hikers andOkumaya devam et
Day 41
21 Mayıs 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Very interesting day! We only had about 2.7 miles from camp to hiker town. Hiker town is usually a little spot where you can rent a tiny cabin, take 5$ showers and do bucket laundry. But today, it wasOkumaya devam et
Day 37
17 Mayıs 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Was up well before my alarm at Serenity this morning so decided to take one more shower before everyone got moving.
We broke camp and left our packs while we went back to the Cowboy Tavern forOkumaya devam et
Day 36
16 Mayıs 2024, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Woke up to a train sounding like it was headed straight for me as if we were sleeping on the tracks.
Broke camp under the clouds we hiked above yesterday, and found sooooo many earwigs on my tentOkumaya devam et























































































































































































































































































GezginOh la la a pillow! That’s fantastic! Enjoy!!!!!