Tag Archives: Catalina

Home Stretch

Posted on May 24, 2016 by 2 More Miles...

* Apologies for delay in the final post for this trip.  Home life sorta gets in the way and things get complicated…hence the draw for hiking long trails. At 0615am Paul’s phone rings.  What?  Why is his phone ringing?  I … Continue reading →

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Tatonka

Posted on May 17, 2016 by 2 More Miles...

During the night it rained, and rained hard, but when we awake the only real evidence that it even rained was the large droplets of water resting on our rain flies.  Since Southern California has been plagued by drought, the … Continue reading →

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Starlight and Beer

Posted on May 13, 2016 by 2 More Miles...

Before nodding off to sleep, we all agreed to NOT set wake up alarms.  We figured we had earned the right to sleep in.  When we did the PCT, Paul’s alarm would go off at 0530 each morning whether we … Continue reading →

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Land Ho!

Posted on May 12, 2016 by 2 More Miles...

Our 26 mile passage across the sea (Pacific Ocean to be exact) proceeded flawlessly.  The seas were calm and teaming with sea mammals frolicking in the wake of boat.  A pod of over 100 dolphins flanked us as we motored … Continue reading →

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Memories of our first “thru-hike” – The Trans Catalina Trail

Posted on May 7, 2016 by 2 More Miles...

So years ago (circa 2012), we figured it would be a good idea before we actually began major planning for the PCT to see if attempting a thru-hike was really something in our wheelhouse.  Based on its close proximity, we … Continue reading →

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