Monthly Archives: June 2014

Day 73: (8.7 miles) mile 934 – 942.7 We wake to no rain or wet tent. Cool.  The flying piranhas however are up early as well.  We pack quickly, throw down our coffee and a pop tart and treat our … Continue reading →

Day 69: (18 miles) Day 70: (Zero #17) It’s Mammoth day! It’s Mammoth day!  One more day of unpleasant toes!  Better yet, cell service!  We call our kids and catch up.  Our son tells us a as friend of ours … Continue reading →

Day 71: Agnew Meadows… ish (4 miles) mile 914 – 918 We while away most of the day on the front porch of the Sierra Nevada Resort doing our best to catch up with our blog, get current with bills … Continue reading →

Day 68: (14 miles) Slept in a bit…food coma again, but still up and packed in time to score breakfast and a boat ride back (actually nearer) to the trail that will intersect with the PCT.  The harder and faster … Continue reading →

Day 67: (14 miles) Up and motivated to get to non rehydrated food we grab a power bar and hit the trail.  The only problem is that we had no idea we would have 3 stream crossings all before 630am.  … Continue reading →

Day 66: (19 miles) (FYI – just got WiFi so many posts coming. Fewer pictures as our phone battery was running low.  This post has none…sorry) We set out sights on VVR as we truly don’t have enough food to … Continue reading →

For some reason some photos just won’t load properly or fully so I’m adding the two that didn’t seem to load.  The first is me in the hut door and the second is the plaque on the outside of the … Continue reading →

Day 65: (19 miles) mile 833.5 – 852.5 The alarm goes off at 0430 this morning (second day in a row) as we are still trying to make up miles from two days ago, and get over Muir Pass while … Continue reading →

Day 64: (19 miles) mile 814.5 – 833.5 Up super early and into completely frozen boots.  The approach to Mather’s Pass looks fairly straightforward.  We can actually see the trail and switchbacks.  The snow is hard packed and frozen so … Continue reading →

Day 64: (19 miles) mile 814.5 – 833.5 Up super early and into completely frozen boots.  The approach to Mather’s Pass looks fairly straightforward.  We can actually see the trail and switchbacks.  The snow is hard packed and frozen so … Continue reading →