Tag Archives: trail names

Day 38 – Rachel Gets a Trail Name

Posted on July 1, 2025 by TheJessicaness

We’re up early but Caleb is not in a rush. We break down camp as we know it will be easier to sleep by the general store tonight than trying to bring people up to our site to hang out … Continue reading →

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Day 28 – Parker Meadow

Posted on June 21, 2025 by TheJessicaness

Caleb is getting water from the creek when I find him. I help carry it back to camp and then we walk and watch the birds and chipmunks around us. There is a phone signal some four miles from camp, … Continue reading →

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Day Sixteen – Happy Birthday Ravi

Posted on June 9, 2025 by TheJessicaness

The toilet seems so far away, especially when the distance off-trail required is only 200 feet. Half of us are up early even though we agreed there was no rush today, so I go back to sleep. I’ll be up … Continue reading →

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Day One – Diamondbacks, Switchbacks, and Sweaty Backs

Posted on May 25, 2025 by TheJessicaness

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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