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Day Eleven – X-rays in San Jacinto
I wake from a dream that Ravi is sleeping on the floor too. Later, Gert will suggest that perhaps it is a premonition. Caleb will cover me with the blanket and turn the air off, so I can sleep longer … Continue reading
Day Five – Trekking Poles Save Lives
Yesterday was 18.4 miles, by my watch. Caleb, Rachel, and Gert go back half a mile or so to the Sunrise Highway junction, where it’s a quarter mile to a water source. The other two had planned to leave at … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful, cactus, desert, hills, Julian, PCT, snake, Southern California, trail angel, trail family, trekking poles, views
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Day Four – There’s Honey in These Hills
Gert and Rachel leave camp at 620 and we’ll be about 15 minutes behind, as usual. I spent the morning drying wet clothes in the hand dryer while the four of us shared the three stalls in the open bathroom. … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, bugs, Cleveland National Forest, PCT, permit tags, snake, Southern California, thru-hiker, trail family
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Day Three – Not Too Perilous
Today will have us leaving camp at 8am, about five minutes behind our trail family, with my body at a 6 out of 10. I see a California kingsnake but the non-venomous ones are usually in a hurry to escape … Continue reading
Day Two – On Mondays, We Hike the PCT
We twitch and sweat through the night, a result of so much exertion on our bodies that are not used to this level of activity. I’m not sure how long this will last but we aren’t the only ones experiencing … Continue reading
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Tagged Cibbets flat, hiker box, lake Morena, NOBO, PCT, shade break, thru-hiker, trail family
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