We were only 3 miles away, so we made Highway 36 early. The trail passed through several different private estates on the way…
Author: FarawayFlyer
Today we entered Lassen National Forest, with our sights set on the PCT halfway marker for a lunch break. We knew it was…
Just as there is a pattern to the descents into town, so there is a pattern to the hills out of towns on…
Getting to town today was a long 12 miles downhill. The first miles from the ridge were fairly flat and wide but the…
Today was samey for about 24 miles of the 25 I covered. I hiked, I ate, I sweated in hellish humidity. In the…
Nothing worked quite right this morning. My balance was off and I kept tripping and stumbling and kicking random rocks. Thankfully the error…
To get back on the trail this morning, I tried to find a dirt road marked on the USGS map. It looked like…
Despite the loud music from next door, I slept well and got up late. It was 7am by the time I got out…
Because I’d not pitched a tent I decided to take a lie-in in the hut, surfacing at 5:45am. Still earlier than everyone else…
The trail passed through several ski areas, in addition to Alpine Meadows that I walked by yesterday. The morning began with a climb…