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Day 49-51 miles 0 Day 49:  We awoke the next morning to the sound of a rooster crowing and I had slid off my pad and nearly off the ground cover.  Paul was wrapped tightly in his bag migrating as … Continue reading →

Day 48: (15.95 miles) mile 686.8 – 702 to Kennedy Meadows Up early again. No breakfast or coffee. Should be cooler today but we don’t want to chance it.  We want to be able to make it to Kennedy Meadows … Continue reading →

Day 47: (14.8 miles) mile 672 – 686.8 We both slept fairly well last night after the bear scare. Sleeping in the middle of the trail could have been a bad thing if the bear would have come along. After … Continue reading →

Day 46: (21.3 miles) mile 652 (+2) – 671.3 Got up early to try for a morning hitch to Walker Pass…after coffee at the coffee shop of course, and maybe work on a patron or two for a ride.  We … Continue reading →

Day 45: (0 miles) We spent the day lazing around…after a few “chores”.  First a hair cut at the local barber shop for Paul.  He was looking a little shaggy. We went to little barber shop and by little I … Continue reading →

Day 44: (6.99 miles) mile 645.01 – 652 Walker Pass The alarm goes off at 5am.  Were itchin for a real breakfast and we hear the hitch from Walker Pass to Lake Isabella can be pretty difficult.  Remarkably our legs … Continue reading →

Day 43: (14.16 miles) mile 630.85 – 645.01 We awake a little late (0630) and it’s already getting warm. We are still exhausted, but the impending climb of over 1600 ft in 3 miles on 4 hours of sleep is … Continue reading →

Day 42: (32.85 miles, 12 of which we hadn’t planned) mile 602 – 630.85 + 2 of road walk The fact that the wind changed direction and our tarp blew down on us early this morning should have been our … Continue reading →

Day 41: (17.6 miles) mile 584.4 – 602 Not a sound. Not a whisper of wind.  Did we die?  The outside of our bags are wet.  My camp towel is frozen and our packs are covered in frost.  Have we … Continue reading →

Day 40: (17.8 miles) mile 566.3 – 584.14 /3821ft – 6093 ft Up early to eat and catch the bus to Hwy 58 for a lovely 2200 ft climb.  First stop, Primo burger for a hearty breakfast with Eng and … Continue reading →