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A little trek to Little Harbor
Not surprisingly we slept in till nearly 7am and were greeted to the sound of cooing pigeons that were waiting impatiently for us to exit our tents and drop food on the ground. Once up, we did not disappoint them. … Continue reading
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Starlight and Beer
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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Tagged Catalina, new hikers, Opt outside, TCT, The Great Outdoors, thru-hiking, Trans Catalina Trail
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Land Ho!
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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Back in the Saddle
In an effort to prep for our Cottonwood Pass approach for our assault of Mt. Whitney in June, we are headed out to the island of Catalina for a “warm-up” backpacking trip. As stated in our previous post, we have … Continue reading
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Memories of our first “thru-hike” – The Trans Catalina Trail
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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Tahoe Rim Trial -Barker Pass to Tahoe City
Lessons Learned: A flat mattress weighs more than a patch kit. If you are smelly and dirty, you become invisible. Ice Cold Beer is proof God loves us! Within minutes of bedding down, Paul’s mattress goes flat. We search … Continue reading
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Tahoe Rim Trail – Fontanillis Lake to Barker Pass
Lessons Learned: PCT hikers (by this point) are walking machines! Often it is easier to get into a lake than out of one. The Desolation Wilderness is NOT desolate! We awoke to find, pleasantly, that we had not been … Continue reading
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Tahoe Rim Trail – Echo Lake to Fontanillis Lake
Lessons Learned: As long as the scary sounds don’t come in the tent…everything will be fine. You can get used to icy cold water bathing. Going up a size and a half in shoe size would have been a better … Continue reading
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Tahoe Rim Trail – Big Meadows to Echo Lake
Lessons Learned: You can walk faster than mosquitoes can fly…but they will eventually catch up There is no such thing as “too much” food for one sitting…when thru-hiking. Sometimes “rules” can’t help but be broken. We (Paul) set the alarm … Continue reading
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Tahoe Rim Trail – Monument Peak to Big Meadows
Lessons learned. 1. Higher elevations are definitely cooler. 2. There is no such thing as having a meadow to yourselves. 3. Math is important. While the evening was definitely cooler than we had previously experienced, bedding down on a soft … Continue reading
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