I have limited recollection of the trail from today. I remember a gentle climb in the morning with views across the valley, and…

This morning was downhill all the way! The trail followed Grider Creek for almost its entire descent, only departing when it turned into…

Today was so lazy. The terrain just before Seiad Valley meant there were no campsites between 22 and 30 miles. A 30 miler…

Leaving Etna, we just missed the hostel’s shuttle but the manager called her friend who took us up the hill. Whilst we asked…

Today not only did we have the smoke to contend with, but we were hiking through a section which had burned in 2014.…

Today was about flora and fauna given the lack of visibility and the absence of wide vistas. We disturbed a rattlesnake hiding in…

We had arranged to meet Firecracker and Big Fish for a lift back to the trail around 9am so we managed a lie-in…

Today’s slackpack was relaxed and fun. Emory drove us to the Gumboot Lake car park early and we were on the trail by…

Today we zeroed with trail angels JoAnn and Emory. I don’t think we left the house all day. We made it as far…