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Day 44: A Zero at Kennedy Meadows
June 11th Today has been a nice low-key day. I got to wake up at my leisure and Tom(who lives here at KM) made everyone pancakes. There were about 10 hikers heading out today and those of us zeroing got to watch them weigh their packs before they left. It is quite an...
Day 43: Goodbye Southern California!
June 10th Fox Mill Campground(683)-Kennedy Meadows(702.8) Today's Mileage 19.8mi We have arrived at Kennedy Meadows and officially entered Central California! My body DID NOT want to hike today! It was just an off day for me. Last night, I had trouble sleeping. My air...
Day 42: Dry & Rocky Woods
June 9th Campspot near Morris Peak(656)-Fox Mill Campground(683) Today's Mileage: 27mi Today's hike was pretty much uphill most of the day. Here is a picture of the trail angling upward from a distance. Whew! The trail has gotten more forested and rocky as we get...
Day 41: Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda
June 8th Walker Pass(651.4)-Campspot near Morris Peak(656) Today's Mileage: 4.6mi We are really loving this unplanned town time. With all the snow and cold temps ahead of us, we are in no hurry to leave our last warm indoor place for the next ten or so days. We needed...
Day 40: Makin' It Happen!
June 7th We did our most mileage by far to date today and it was a zero! Here's how... The original plan was to get to Kennedy Meadows in two days. Then take a couple days to get to Lone Pine and then about four days to get to Independence. Late last night, it came to...
Day 39: I'm a Survivor!
June 6th N of Yellow Jacket Spring(637.7)-Walker Pass(651.4) Today's Mileage: 13.7mi My TV loving self has been waiting excitedly to say I made it to day 39 since that's how many days Survivor lasts on TV. Yay! It was a day to remember too. I awoke to spits of rain...
Day 38: Water Challenges
June 5th Near Harris Grade Spring(611.5)-N of Yellow Jacket Spring(637.7) Today's Mileage: 26.2mi Last night, we had camped off trail a bit and left a note for Wandering Dot in case she made it as far as we did. We woke up this morning and walked back up to the trail...
Day 37: Deep into the Wilderness
June 4th N of Golden Oaks Spring(585.6)-Near Harris Grade Spring(611.5) Today's Mileage: 25.9mi Today was the first day I was kinda bored...nothing terrible, the day just felt a lot longer. It is also the furthest I think we've gotten from civilization. Its more...
Day 36: Winding and Waterless
June 3rd Tehachapi/Hwy 58(566.6)-N of Golden Oaks Spring(585.6) Today's Mileage: 19mi We left Rockin's this morning and started hiking around 9am. It was great to have the last couple days at Rockin's and I even got to eat some leftover chocolate cake for part of my...
Days 34 & 35: Relaxin’ with Rockin’
June 1st & 2nd Blister, Rockin', Top Shelf, Dan, Wandering Dot, and me. Ah! These last two days have been AWESOME! My first double zero and so worth it! I am staying at Rockin's in Tehachapi and I'm with fellow hikers Blister, Wandering Dot, and Top Shelf. Thanks...
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Day 33: Wind Farms and Rockin’
May 31st Tylerhorse Canyon (541.4)-Tehachapi/Hwy 58(566.6) Today's Mileage: 25.2mi Today was a day I've been looking forward to for the past 500 miles. I've been excited about walking through the wind farms since I first saw pictures of it when I was researching the...
Day 32: Mojave and Aqueduct
May 30th Hikertown(518.4)-Tylerhorse Canyon(541.4) Today's Mileage: 23mi Today's section is notorious for being HOT and WINDY during this time of year. We are lucky that this year, the weather on the trail is the complete opposite of most years. Hikers usually wake up...
Day 31: Snow and Desert!?
May 29th Mile 500-Hikertown(518.4) Today's Mileage: 18.4mi So let me preface this post by mentioning that we camped overlooking the Mojave Desert last night. Yes, the notoriously hot, windy, and waterless section of the PCT. It was calm last night and we knew a cold...
Day 30: Made it to Mile 500!
May 28th The Andersons(478.6)-Mile 500 Today's Mileage: 21.4mi By the time this comes out, it will be my dad's birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPS! The most difficult part of today was escaping the vortex of the Andersons. We slept in a bit and didn't take the first...