Day 12 – 5/3/16
Campsite 190.53 to Ziggy and the Bear 210.8
Total miles: 20.17
Woke up today at 5 and Jim came by my tent to tell me he was taking off already. I told him I’d take off in 30 minutes. I packed up as quick as possible to take advantage of as much cool weather as I can since there is a long exposed descent from 8,000 feet to 1,700 feet. Continue reading
Day 11 – 5/2/16
Deer Springs junction 183.45 to campsite 190.53
PCT miles 7.08+3.94 Deer Springs side trail+1 road walk
Total miles: 12.02 miles
Leaving the nice warm cabin was hard this morning. I could have stayed there for a week. I got up around 6:15, packed up my pack and we were out of the cabin by 7 am.
It was a mile walk through town to reach the Deer Springs trail that meets back up with the PCT at mile 183.45. The road walk was easy and there were only a few cars that we had to step out of the way of.
Day 10 – 5/1/16
Idyllwild 179.39
I finally got to sleep in for the first time since I started. I went to sleep around 9:30 pm and didn’t get up until around 7:30 am. I got up and laid on the couch still sleepy and watched some minions movie with the boys. My other cousin Chad came by around 9 to take me back to Idyllwild for the rest of my Zero (a zero day is when no miles are hiked). We stopped to get breakfast on the way and I got a giant breakfast burrito with fresh fruit.
Day 9 – 4/30/16
Paradise Valley cafe 151.5 to Idyllwild 179.39
Total miles: 0 PCT miles, about 17 miles on alternate
I woke up at 5 and looked over and saw Jim getting ready. This is one of the first days I really didn’t want to get up. I was comfy sleeping on the porch of Paradise but I needed to get up to do a road walk before highway 74 became super busy. I packed up all my stuff, shoved a breakfast fiber bar, poptarts, and an energy bar into my hip pocket and took off down the road with Jim. Continue reading
Day – 4/29/16
Campsite at 131.5 to highway 74 151.5
Total miles 20 + 1 to Paradise Valley cafe
I woke up at 5 am to the sounds of Jim and Tami rustling in their tents getting ready for the day. So I decided to join in with the noise making. Justice likes to sleep in and get going by 7:30 so he didn’t get to sleep in uninterrupted. We got going by 5:30 and said bye to Justice. Continue reading
Day 7 – 4/28/16
Warner Springs 109.45 to campsite at 131.5
Total miles: 22.05 miles plus 0.6 miles to Mike’s
Woke up pretty early and it was just starting to drizzle. I packed up as quick as possible and got some water. By 5:45 Jim, a guy I’ll be hiking with for awhile, and I took off into a cloud of rain. For 17ish miles it was nothing but walking through a cloud and getting rained on. So unfortunately I was not able to take a lot of pictures since it was so wet and there really was nothing to see. I could maybe see 50 feet. I’m kinda sad cause it looked like there were amazing views.
Day 6 – 4/27/16
Barrel Springs 101.15 to Warner Springs 109.45
Total miles: 8.35 + 1.5 side trail to Post Office
Today is a short day or a NERO. I woke up at 5 am and got on the trail at 5:45. The plan was to get to mile 106.25 to get pictures at Eagle Rock while the light was still good. The Hike in the morning was beautiful. Some of the best scenery I’ve seen so far. The pictures just don’t do it justice.
Day 5 – 4/26/16
Mile 77.3 Scissors Crossing to 101.15
Total miles: 23.85
Last night was exactly what I needed. Being able to ice and elevate my knee helped so much. I didn’t have a single twinge of knee pain today. Also got do some minor work on my feet. Spending the evening with Tyler, Rusty, and Neema was great. Just wish I could spend more time with them more but they don’t go as far as me and Tyler is spending a few days in San Diego with a friend to rest his knees. Continue reading
Day 4 – 4/25/16
Mile 59.5 Sunrise trailhead to Scissors crossing 76.96
Total miles: 17.46 + 0.5 (fromcampsite back to trail)
Last night sucked! It was so damn windy. All night long my tent was flapping. And because it was such a small place to stick my tent and on a decline the material wasn’t as tight as it could be. So part of it was drooping and would flap on my face/head. Needless to say I didn’t get much sleep. If at all. Continue reading
Day 3 – 4/24/16
Mile 38.8 Lower Morris Meadow to 59.5 Sunrise trail head
Total miles: 20.7+0.5 (to camp site)
Last night was pretty cold. My watch said 39° but I think it was colder than that. Some tents had frost on them. I some up around 5am and got going by 6. It was only about 3 miles to mount laguna.
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