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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
Posted in Animals, Camping, Friends, Hiking, People, Plants, Travel
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
Posted in Animals, Camping, Food, Friends, Hiking, Holidays, Music, People, Plants, Travel, Water
Tagged Cibbets flat, hiker box, lake Morena, NOBO, PCT, shade break, thru-hiker, trail family
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Day One – Diamondbacks, Switchbacks, and Sweaty Backs
We start the day with peanut butter pancakes and my bag weighing in at 33.65 pounds. We’re told there are camps at 11, 15, 20, and 26 miles; so we have options. We’re the second to leave camp as Venom, … Continue reading
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Tagged miles, NOBO, PCT, pctclass2025, rattlesnake, thru-hiker, trail names, weight
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There’s Snow on the Mountain
A benefit of hiking and camping without a car will be not having to wonder if it will continue to function as needed, though I suppose we will be thinking about the abilities of our bodies more often. We broke … Continue reading
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