Monthly Archives: September 2014

Day 162: (22.27 miles) mile 2480.01 – 2502.28 Even though we did not take a zero, our legs, the condition of our feet and the newly added weight to our packs in the form of a five day resupply was … Continue reading →

The one day we can sleep in till at least 9am, we can’t. We are wide awake at 6:30 am with nothing really to do. The restaurant, store and laundry do not open till 0800, and for the most part … Continue reading →

Day 171: (22.6 miles) mile 2646.3 – 2660 The Monument – 2668.9 Manning Park The patter of big fat rain drops continued throughout the night. Only the cadence would change. Thinking that I could take advantage of the non-stop rain, … Continue reading →

Day 170: (26.05 miles) mile 2620.25 – 2646.3 . Up early before the sun rises, we are all on the move, which is amazing considering the rudeness of the area’s deer crunching and sniffing around our tents at all hours … Continue reading →

Day 169: (20.62 miles) mile 2599.63 – 2620.25 All good things must come to an end, and so it was that we packed up and hit the trail early this morning after a scrumptious breakfast, and one last mocha for … Continue reading →

Day 168: (2.84 miles and LOTS of Beer) mile 2596.79 – 2599.63 Finally, we sleep in …again, but this time is different. It is the first time we have slept in on a hiking day, and probably the last. The … Continue reading →

Day 167: (16.64 miles) mile 2580.15 – 2596.79 Finally! Sleeping in…in a comfortable bed no less,in the quiet darkness and tranquility of our tent cabin at the Ranch. Paul is already up and at the Ranch’s mess hall sipping coffee. … Continue reading →

Day 166: (9.54 mies) mile 2570.61 – 2580.15 Having pushed big miles the past week we were left with only 9 1/2 miles to the High Bridge Ranger Station. Here we would catch the 12:15 bus to the town of … Continue reading →

Day 165: (26.12 or 21.32 actual miles) mile 2544.49 – 2570.61 One would think that after over 2500 miles we would learn by now. Unfortunately the premise of wondering and wandering to “find out” still prevails, hence another shot at … Continue reading →

Day 164: (20.86 miles) mile 2523.63 – 2544.49 Last night we dared it to rain and slept without the rainfly on. We awoke to no dampness whatsoever, even though the campsite we created was nestled in a densely packed grove … Continue reading →