Today we had to cross a corner of the Mojave desert. We knew the first 18 miles or so followed the LA aqueduct…

The Andersons’ place is wonderfully chilled even at breakfast time. They had coffee on the go at 6am, with pancakes following at 7am. …

Coming out of Vasquez Rocks, we hit the town of Agua Dulce and a 3 mile road walk. Road walking is not my…

Today we intended to make it to Agua Dulce in time for breakfast, resupply in the store and then camp on the far…

We awoke to epic condensation again today. The clouds has descended whilst we’d been sleeping, so our tents were soaked inside and out.…

To make up for the mishmash of yesterday, we packed in some bigger miles today. We managed this despite a fair few extended…

Steve dropped us off at the trailhead around 7:30am, having picked up Diogenes in town. He had tried to hitch to where he…

The morning brought town breakfast, which includes amongst other things, unlimited coffee. I like town breakfasts. I’ve even got the hang of ordering…

There was another slightly mental aspect from the weather. Not only was it a cold start, with a 2,000 ft climb to 8,500…

I have never in my life looked forward to a McDonald’s meal, but there is one almost directly on trail at mile 342.…