Aug 9th Paynes Lake(1600.5)-Cub Bear Spring(1614) Today's Mileage: 13.5mi Since we were going into town to resupply, we all got an early start this morning. We heard the road is pretty dead going into Etna, so we were prepared for it to take awhile. Two Hats was off...

Aug 8th Middle Boulder Lk trail junction(1576.2)-Paynes Lake(1600.5) Today's Mileage: 24.3mi We let ourselves sleep in a bit this morning after our big day yesterday, so we started at 7am. We all felt pretty good and energized for the day ahead. I was surprised that...

Aug 7th Rd 42N17(1545.5)-Middle Boulder Lk trail junction(1576.2) Today's Mileage: 30.7mi **Note: When I got home from my hike, I noticed that I had written the same number day twice in a row on the journal. That means that I had to change my days accordingly this was...

Aug 6th Just before Cascading Creek(1520.2)-Rd 42N17(1545.5) Today's Mileage: 25.3mi The trail today was really rocky and I was moody from the start. I was happy to get the steep climb done yesterday, but I was not expecting hours of rocky terrain. It's difficult to...

Aug 5th I-5/Mt. Shasta(1506.5)-Just before Cascading Creek(1520.2) Today's Mileage: 13.7mi I slept in til almost 7am this morning! Liz and I could not pull ourselves from the comfy bed Sarah provided for us. I could have laid there all day! We had an entertaining...

Aug 4th Fitzhugh Gulch(1478.1)-I-5/Mt. Shasta(1506.5) Today's Mileage: 28.4mi We woke up early today with the town of Mt. Shasta as our goal. Actually, the goal was a hotel, showers, laundry, and milkshakes! We knocked out the first 13mi pretty quickly and tried to...

Aug 3rd Bartle Gap(1450.7)-Fitzhugh Gulch(1478.1) Today's Mileage: 27.4mi Another good day! Two in a row! Yay! Liz and I were feeling good about our energy and mileage yesterday, so we decided to give it another shot today. The trail started off nice and wooded and...

Aug 2nd Burney Falls State Park(1423.6)-Bartle Gap(1450.7) Today's Mileage: 27.1mi Today was the best my body has felt hiking in weeks. I hiked with Liz and both of us were completely spent with the heat yesterday. We got a good start at 6:45am from Burney Falls State...

Aug 1st Just past cache @ Rd 22(1397.8)-Burney Falls State Park(1423.6) Today's Mileage: 25.8mi Today was the big day I've been waiting for. I got my resupply box with my new shoes! YAY! I was about 26mi away this morning, so I got up after less than 5hrs of sleep and...

July 31st Hat Creek(1373.5)-Just past cache @ Rd 22(1397.8) Today's Mileage: 24.3mi Today I hiked Hat Creek Rim. Notorious for being HOT and WATERLESS. It is a full exposed area that goes over 30mi without on trail water. Thankfully, there is a cache halfway through,...

July 30th Warner Valley Campground/Drakesbad(1354.2)-Hat Creek(1373.5) Today's Mileage: 19.3mi My new strategy is to not wear myself out in the heat and give my body a chance to build up to the bigger mile days. I slept really well last night and still felt tired this...

July 29th Feather River(1345.5)-Warner Valley Campground/Drakesbad(1354.2) Today's Mileage: 8.7mi I wanted to get an early start this morning because today I was headed to Drakesbad Guest Ranch. It is known as one of the best stops on the trail. The ranch is also a...

July 28th Just after halfway pt(1327.1)-Feather River(1345.5) Today's Mileage: 18.4mi Before I talk about today, I have one more story that relates to yesterday...There is a thru hiker named Liz a few hours ahead of me. We have been texting and checking in with each...

July 27th Just past Chips Creek(1300.8)-Just after halfway pt(1327.1) Today's Mileage: 26.3mi It was a rough day. Lots of things went wrong today and the worst part is that I could have prevented most of it! The day started with me hitting the snooze and sleeping in a...

July 26th Spring N of Mt. Pleasant(1278.7)-Just past Chips Creek(1300.8) Today's Mileage: 22.1mi Today was a town day, and I got going by 6:20am. Funyan and Meow Meow were also camped with me and left at the same time. They hike faster than me, so I was a bit behind...