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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Tahoe Rim Trail 2018

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Tahoe CA/NV is more than a blue patch at the bend of California/ Nevada border. It's beyond a rich person's playground and the middl...
Thursday, August 02, 2018

re-figuring

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Took the slow boat out of Stehekin yesterday.  The Stehekin Bakery is worth the trip but, maybe not the expense.  I got a chunk of grass in ...
Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Holes in the plans

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Even the best of plans have inherent holes.  I looked for hiker holes before I left.  Holes of water crossings, water availability, miles I ...

missed day 11

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I planned to stay at the Dinsmore's Hiker Haven in Baring.  Andrea passed away earlier this year after being diagnosed with an agressive...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Steven's Pass to Stehekin

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I did not write a daily blog for this leg of my journey as I was unsure of power outlets available in Stehekin.  If I was not able to rechar...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Day 10

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Into Steven's Pass The sky filled with stars, the moon at my back.  I watched Casiopia rise and set.  Ah star gazing. Made a quick exit,...

Day 9

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Dragging tail this morning I didn't leave until 7.  The others also were a bit late.  For me this is day 3 when the inventory of aches a...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Day 8

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Mosquitoes buzzed but, it was a black tail deer that caught me making dinner.  She'd wander out camp at night crunching on the leaves. I...

Day 7

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The return to the PCT, may be. My friend dropped me off in front of a really posh house in Bellevue.  Per Google we were at the place a Trai...

day 6

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A chilly morning coffee out on my friend's roof like patio told me to start with a jacket for the day.  This ended being a mistake.  It ...

Day 5

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A glance at the time put me a rush.  Ryan is a 'wake and good to go person.'  Me, I need an hour and it takes me longer to warm up, ...
Thursday, July 19, 2018

the real Day 4

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Zero day in Vancouver WA.  Everything is on the table from the biggest of items to the smallest.  It's all being taken into consideratio...
Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Day 3

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Sorry, I lost count.  The day 4 on July 17 is actually Day 3.  The original plan on day 2's account was to zero at the campground. Hike ...

Day 4

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The house befalls to silent as my hosts slip into slumber.  I remind myself the adventure is in the unknown. I tenderly tossed and turned.  ...

Day 2

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No one came down the road last night.  I got on the trail before 6 and met Stanford at her camp at the next flowing water source by 6:30 ish...

Trail Day 1

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Last night I slept in a comfortable bed.  Tonight I'll be somewhere on the forest floor.  Ryan dropped me off at the Bridge of the Gods ...
Sunday, July 15, 2018

what just happened

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Delaying the finale literally to the last minute, I panicked over one item.  The only item that hadn't passed through my hands last nigh...

Nerves

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Another iShipment email hits my inbox. My food is hitting the trail before I do.  Yet, doubt lingers behind the veil of excitement.  Kingsbu...

Show and tell

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After dinner it was time to reset the pack from travel mode to hike mode.  I dumped out the contents of the food bag, the box of food sent a...
Saturday, July 14, 2018

mt Hood

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Since August, Mt Hood's been my phone's home page image.  She came into view, nostalgia hit with excitement of putting another PCT s...