We were only 3 miles away, so we made Highway 36 early. The trail passed through several different private estates on the way…
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…