Day 42 – 6/2/16

Campsite 725.1 to campsite 747.2

Total miles: 22.1

The standard wakeup and departure occurred as usual. Just as I was finishing packing up the mosquitoes came out. Worthless creatures. The first 5 miles of the day were all downhill, which was nice. We dropped from 10,000 feet all the way down to about 8,000.

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Day 41 – 6/1/16

Kennedy Meadows 702.23 to campsite 725.01

Total miles: 22.78

We woke up at 4:30am and packed up our stuff. Including our heavy bear cannister. It really does take up a lot of space and weighs a metric ton. I shove my bear can in my pack and I can barely close the top of my pack. It just barely fits. I eat the last two oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Breakfast of champions. We walk back to the general store and throw away our trash and fill up a liter of water. We day good bye to the dark store.

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Day 40 – 5/31/16

Kennedy Meadows 702.23

Total miles: 0

Not much to say about today. Basically spent all day on the porch of the KM store. Took a cold shower. Did some laundry. Ate a burger. Talked to some hikers.  Ate some more ice cream. Ate a frozen bean burrito.

Day 39 – 5/30/16

Fox Mill Spring 683.10 to Kennedy Meadows 702.23

Total miles: 19.14

I woke up today at 4:45 and laid waiting for 5 Star to start getting ready. 5 came and past and he still wasn’t up. 10 minutes later I reached over and tapped his foot. He woke up and looked at his watch and then started getting ready. We packed up got some more water and took off.  We still had another 4 miles and 2,000 feet of climbing to do. Then it was down hill for awhile before flattening out. Continue reading

Day 38 – 5/29/16

Mile 669.55 to Fox Mill Spring 683.1

Total miles: 13.55

Today was expected to be crappy. The morning would consist of a 2,000 foot gain over 4 miles, lots of small up and downs, a large descent and then a 3,000 foot gain over 6 miles. This would set us up for a 12ish mile day into Kennedy Meadows tomorrow. Continue reading

Day 37 – 5/28/16

Walker Pass Campground 651.30 to 669.55

Total miles: 18.25

Another ridiculous night. Around 11:30 some ass hat backs their truck and horse trailer up next to the table that has a box of food for hikers and gallons of water on the ground. Unloads their two horses being as loud as he can. Ties up the horses to the trailer where they proceed to shit and piss all over the ground next to the water.  I could smell it all night and I’m sure my quilt smells like it still. Why did they have to set up right there next to where people are camped out? There were plenty of other places around the campground. Continue reading

Day 36 – 5/27/16

624.3 to 651.3

Total miles: 27

6/13/16 – I’m alive! Sitting in the motel room. Hope you are all ready for the flood of posts to come over the next couple days! 

Last night I tossed and turned once again from midnight until 5. The moon was especially bright since the tent wasn’t there to block it. At 5 I start packing up my things. Much easier when I don’t have to pack up my tent. I finish packing up and realize I’m missing a sun glove. The left one was in my pocket but the right is missing. I took them off when I was taking care of business yesterday. I went up and looked around the area but found nothing. I check my pack quickly but don’t see it.  It might be in my quilt but I’ll have to wait until I’m done for the day. Continue reading

Day 35 – 5/26/16

Robin Bird Springs 602.1 to 624.3

Total miles: 22.2

I always seem to sleep pretty good for the first few hours until midnight. Then I toss and turn for hours. Last night I woke up and it was pitch black and the stars were out. I thought it must be super late since the moon wasn’t out but then I remembered that the moon was rising late. It was only 11:30. And so began the 5 hours of unrestfull sleep. 5 am came and I began my daily routine to break down camp. 30 or so minutes later and we were off. Only 7 miles to water. The start of a 42 mile waterless stretch.  At least we were in a forest with lots of shade though. Continue reading

Day 34 – 5/25/16

Golden Oaks Spring 583.3 to Robin Bird Spring 602.1

Total miles: 18.8

Well today sucked!

I wake up and reach over to my phone to check the time. 5:00 am exactly. My internal clock is perfect. I never set my alarm since my internal clock is usually accurate within 5 minutes. I’ve demonstrated my power a few times and I’m almost always able to predict the time within a few minutes. I promise to use it only for good. Continue reading

Day 33 – 5/24/16

Highway 58 566.5 to Golden Oaks Springs 583.3

Total miles: 17.2

*I’m at mile 602 and in a wet cloud but I have service!*

The alarm went off at 5 am. The thought of not having the soft and warm bed was not an appealing thoughy. Begrudgingly, I rolled over onto my back and sat up. I blinked a few times before rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. I thought about the trail for a few minutes. I was ready to do some miles but the lack of bed, shower, and a porcelain throne didn’t help in getting me moving. I put on my hiking shirt for the first time in 3 days. At least it was clean. Relatively. I finished packing up my things before heading down to see if the continental breakfast was set up or had anything we could quickly grab. Continue reading