Tag Archives: Opt outside
One More Day
Last night it was ridiculously cold. Jan said her digital thermometer read 33°. Yikes! We have one more day of acclimation before we start our circuitous route to Mt. Whitney. This evening April, Steve and Trevor are to arrive. This … Continue reading
Road Trip’n
As all best laid plans go, they are mere suggestions. In our ernest to get outta dodge by 1000, it turned into noon, and could have been later had we just not said “screw it”, let’s go. “Short” trips are … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Outdoors, Mt. Whitney, Opt outside
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It’s a matter of Altitude
So off we set on another adventure, to summit Mt. Whitney…the tallest mountain in the lower 48. While the trip will a “short” one, (a “mere” 40.7 miles or so) the significance of this particular adventure will combine two of … Continue reading
Home Stretch
* 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
Posted in Mini Adventures, Trans Catalina Trail, Uncategorized
Tagged Catalina, new hikers, Opt outside, TCT, The Great Outdoors, thru-hiking, Trans Catalina Trail
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Tatonka
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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Tagged Catalina, new hikers, Opt outside, TCT, The Great Outdoors, thru-hiking, Trans Catalina Trail
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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
Posted in Mini Adventures, Trans Catalina Trail
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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Tagged Catalina, new hikers, Opt outside, The Great Outdoors, thru-hiking, Trans Catalina Trail
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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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Tagged misadventures, new hikers, Opt outside, TCT, The Great Outdoors, thru-hiking, Trans Catalina Trail
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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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Tagged Catalina, new hikers, Opt outside, TCT, The Great Outdoors, thru-hiking, Trans Catalina Trail
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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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Tagged Blogging101, misadventures, new hikers, Opt outside, Tahoe Rim Trail, The Great Outdoors, thru-hiking
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