The early start to beat the heat was a good idea but I was sleepy and found it hard to concentrate whilst keeping…
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The timings of various things today encouraged laziness. Breakfast at JJs was first, and we met Motown, Molly Molly, Daytripper and Armstrong having…
The day started with a couple of moderate climbs, and again I noticed the high number of trail signs pointing out other parts…
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…