Monthly Archives: June 2014

Day 61:(13 miles) mile 793.5 – 806.5 The morning alarm goes off, we roll over and say, “Happy Anniversary”, but Paul, the sly dog, hands me a card that he has carried just for today.  We consider how nice it … Continue reading →

Day 62: (8 miles) mile 806.5 – 814.5 We awoke today to a very frosty cold morning, having camped surrounded by snow above 10,000 feet. The snow surface was frozen which was a good thing and we wore micro spikes … Continue reading →

Day 60: (12.5 miles). mile 788.5 –  793.5 + 7.5 (Kearsage Pass trail) The slog up the pass was not as “bad” as we expected.  The Kearsage Pass trail however was like a hiker freeway.  At least 20 hikers passed … Continue reading →

Day 58: (18 miles) The next morning we got going as early as we could to take advantage of the snow pack having being re-frozen.  We doned our micro spikes and got a move on.  We had some serious miles … Continue reading →

Day 59: (0 miles) With a good meal at the local taco stand (only open Tues-Thurs) and a good night’s sleep we were up early to hitch to Lone Pone for breakfast at the Alabama Cafe, laundry and a visit … Continue reading →

Day 57: (16.5 miles) mile 766-782.5 I’ll start by saying this was a very tough day. We started the day walking away from summiting Mt. Whitney. Even though we had decided to not summit last night it was difficult to … Continue reading →