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Day 74: Sonora Pass
July 11th Kennedy Canyon Creek(1007)-Sonora Pass/Hwy 108(1118.3) Today's Mileage: 11.3mi I am writing this entry on very full stomach after an afternoon of eating and more eating at Kennedy Meadows north just after Sonora Pass. Today was a very productive day, so I'm...
Day 73: Light at the End of the Snow & Water Filled Tunnel
July 10th Near Tilden Lake Trail Junction(990)-Kennedy Canyon Creek(1007) Today's Mileage: 17mi Let me start by saying that thankfully, none of the stream crossings were above thigh height on me today. Yay! We got going by 7am and it was pretty cold last night and...
Day 72: Oh SHIT! Stream Crossings!
July 9th Kerrick Canyon(978.2)-Near Tilden Lake Trail Junction(990) Today's Mileage: 11.8mi You'll notice that our mileage today was very low. That is because we had some very time consuming creek crossings. Today's crossings were not enjoyable at all! We had many,...
Day 71: Living Up to the Hype
July 8th Matterhorn Creek(963)-Kerrick Canyon(978.2) Today's Mileage: 15.2mi Today was pretty rough. We had heard all the hype about this section being difficult and it definitely proved true today. Our most optimistic goal was to do 21mi and we barely pulled out a...
Day 70: A Little Bit of Everything
July 7th Tuolumne Meadows(942.5)-Matterhorn Creek(963) Today's Mileage: 20.5mi It was a great day back on the trail! I had four days off the PCT, but spent two of those days doing intense hikes in Yosemite, so it really only felt like two days away from hiking. We are...
Day 69: Half Dome!
July 6th Half Dome (side hike in Yosemite) Today's Mileage: 16mi I got to hike Half Dome today! I decided it was worth it to me to take one more day from the trail to do this side hike. After a failed first attempt a few days ago, I decided to attempt it from the...
Days 67 & 68: Double Zero at Yosemite
July 4th & 5th I don't have a ton of time, but I've had a great double zero at Yosemite with my mom and stepdad. We stayed at the Wawona Hotel within Yosemite, but about an hour from the hub of everything. I liked it a lot and felt like I was in a whole other...
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Day 66: JMT Reality Check!
July 3rd Tuolumne Meadows(942.5)-Tuolumne Meadows(942.5) Today's Mileage: 16mi(side trail on JMT) Let's just say today sucked! Total bummer of a day. If today was a movie, I'd say it was a black comedy gone horribly wrong. Here's why...Goose and I slept in today and...
Day 65: Made it to Tuolumne Meadows!
July 2nd Thousand Island Lake(923)-Tuolumne Meadows(942.5) Today's Mileage: 19.5mi I will remember today as one of my favorite days on the trail. So much happened today that it felt like three days. I'll try to include everything without making this entry too long......
Day 64: THIS is What I Imagined!
July 1st Red's Meadow/Mammoth(906.6)-Thousand Island Lake(923) Today's Mileage: 16.4mi Today was what I always imagined the Sierras to be! We had a great night at the Red's Meadow campground and had breakfast there before heading out around 8:30am. As I was heading to...
Day 63: Chillin' at Red's Meadow
June 30th Fish Creek(896)-Red's Meadow/Mammoth(906.6) Today's Mileage: 10.1mi Since we (me, Balls, and Sunshine) took an unexpected day off due to inclement weather yesterday, we decided to make the most of today. We started hiking at 3am so we could make it to Red's...
Day 62: Sierra Snow Day
June 29th Fish Creek(896) Today's Mileage: 0 So I jinxed it. We were not in the clear of bad weather as I mentioned last night when the clouds rolled in. There was rain and wind gusts throughout the night on and off. The plan was to leave early at 6am this morning,...
Day 61: Slipping & Sliding
June 28th Just before Silver Pass(882.5)-Fish Creek(896) Today's Mileage: 13.5mi Today was another draining day. Balls, Sunshine, and I got going at 7am and it was nice to sleep in after the cold and late end to yesterday. My pants were frozen like cardboard, so I...
Day 60: A Cold and Wet Return to the Trail
June 27th Vermilion Valley Resort(878.5)-Just before Silver Pass(882.5) Today's Mileage: 4mi(plus 1.5mi side trail)=5.5mi I got up early at VVR and was there right when they shut on the electricity at 7am. They are so far from civilization that they have a generator...