Sept. 14th-19th, 2017 | Days 124-129
Mama G and Lynn have been some of the most amazing trail angels! Lynn took the four of us into the town of Packwood to send off our extra food.
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Sept. 14th-19th, 2017 | Days 124-129
Mama G and Lynn have been some of the most amazing trail angels! Lynn took the four of us into the town of Packwood to send off our extra food.
Read MoreSept. 10th-14th | Days 119-124
After checking out of the hotel, Cosmo and I meandered into town. A friend of mine, John Z, happened to be nearby and came to hang out for the afternoon.
Read MoreSept. 4th-8th, 2017 | Days 115-119
Most of the morning hike was spent tucked away in a dense, chilly forest, with glimpses through the branches of the jagged peaks around us.
Read MoreAug. 29th-Sept. 3rd, 2017 | Days 109-114
First day hiking in Washington and it did not disappoint! Forrest and Brady joined us for the first 10 miles of our hike, and Brady loved his new persona as protective trail dog.
Read MoreAug. 26th-28th, 2017 | Days 106-108
Cosmo and I enjoyed our van life road trip up to Seattle, where we linked up with my good friend Forrest and his wife Neesha.
Read MoreAug. 19th-25th, 2017 | Days 99-95
As soon as we got into Old Station we headed for JJ's Diner and stuffed our faces. The day was warm and the air was thick with smoke from a recent forest fire.
Read MoreAug. 12th-19th, 2017 | Days 92-99
This morning Mondo and I traded packs for 10 miles and it was incredible! He had my 40L full of food and I pranced up the trail in his 25L ultralight pack.
Read MoreAug. 6th–11th, 2017 | Days 86–91
Back to trail! We spent the morning packing up and getting ready to get back out to the woods. The early afternoon brought thunderstorms to Tahoe so we weren't in a big rush.
Read MoreAug. 1st–5th | Days 81–85
The big group split up for our hitching adventure but Ya Ya, Utah Aaron, Cosmo, and I stood together with our thumbs out.
Read MoreJuly 27th-Aug. 1st, 2017 | Days 76–81
All eight of us slept in a tiny tent cabin in Yosemite Valley, fully embracing our hiker trash way of life. We took our time getting ready, grabbing one last town breakfast before attempting to hitch back up to Tuolumne Meadows.
Read MoreJuly 23rd–26th, 2017 | Days 72–75
Once we got back to Reds Meadow the whole gang was there waiting. We ate as much of our town" food as our stomachs could muster and then (after a couple hours) packed up and headed back out to trail.
Read MoreJuly 14th-22nd, 2017 | Days 63-71
Glen Pass
We are well into our Sierra section and enjoying the beauty of the John Muir Trail (which was my first real backpacking trip in 2015...and my gateway drug to thru-hiking).
Read MoreJuly 10th–13th, 2017 | Days 59–62
Zero #2 - still waiting for Leki part.
Ya Ya and Utah Aaron spent the day at Kenough Hot Springs, I joined Lucky, a hiker from Colorado, for lunch at the local juice bar, and Cosmo got a surprise visit from his mom and cousin Steph (who drove down from vacation in Lake Tahoe).
Read MoreJuly 1st–9th, 2017 | Days 50–58
After the mishap with my hiking poles/ice axe I decided to go home to Los Angeles to get my gear straightened out.
Read MoreJune 28th–30th, 2017 | Day 47–49
Today was a good day. My eye felt better, my energy level was high, and our evening hike was gorgeous. We stayed at Kennedy Meadows for breakfast and lunch, eventually leaving at 2:30pm.
Read MoreJune 23rd–28th, 2017 | Days 41–47
Today was my first full zero. We spent the day lounging around the Lake Isabella RV Park Campground.
Read MoreJune 16th–22nd, 2017 | Days 35–41
Eventually we left town and said goodbye to Ed. It was harder than normal to leave creature comforts and our good friend.
Read MoreJune 13th–16th, 2017 | Days 32–35
Last night the winds in Hikertown sounded more like a tornado. I stayed in the bunkhouse/garage and kept waking up to a thrashing sound against the garage doors. Luckily, I've been falling in and out of deep sleep throughout my hike. The moments when I slip out of consciousness are efficient and dream-filled.
Read MoreJune 10th–12th, 2017 | Days 29 – 31
Today we hiked 20 miles along the Leona Divide trail race course and hitched a ride to The Anderson's aka Casa de Luna. We were greeted by new and old friends.
Read MoreJune 3rd–9th | Days 22–28
Trail Angel Rich drove us out to the trail head at Inspiration Point and hiked in with us for about an hour. He got really excited about the trail and possibly preparing for his own future thru hike. The PCT has a magnetic energy and I think we all could tell that Rich is getting close to taking that first step.
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