I could say that I was trying to perfect my front flip on my bike… but in reality, I was texting and riding and hit a 4×4 in the path. Oops! Ooh well- besides some scrapes and bruises… it could have been worse! Now… to replace some bent parts on my bike, I should be […]
There comes a time that I must re-evaluate my decisions and see if they are the best that could be made. the past two weeks have lead to a re-evaluation of the trip, how much I am enjoying it, what I could be doing differently, and what I plan to do to change my future […]
Southern California rule: filter the crap out of your water… Literally! Look closely and you will see a hook worm that is about 6″ long. If I hike in the southern areas of California again… I will actually use a filter. Northern areas are not a problem but the cow population makes the water rather […]
After a long day of hiking, the Mojave is pretty much done. The temperatures didn’t get above 72F so it was a fairly pleasant hike and I even got rained on! The horror stories of 100f+ heat had me quite concerned from the beginning and there was water along it as well! There is only […]
Tomorrow begins the Mojave desert. Today was spent doing a 20 mile road walk that avoided a burned area but actually followed the old pct route (40 years ago) which was impressive as a small store has kept up a hiker log since 1977 that I was able to sign. The first three years were […]
Today was full of skinny trail alongside some nice drops into deep creek. It gets quite tiring to walk at a slant for most of the day but we needed to continue so that we could camp again on relatively flat ground. The highlights of the day were the rain sprinkles, the warnings of the […]
Had an amazing time in whitewater with Ziggy, the bear, Ron, and the hikers. Their services that they provide are absolutely amazing and I hope they continue to be there (more hikers need to donate as they are running out of money sadly ) The long duration from my last post was due to limited […]
Started off early up the mountain as we wanted to get under 6kft once again before camping. Temperatures were incredibly low on the ascent which made it hard to take a break longer than 2min. My pace brought me fairly far from horrible and terrible so I hiked on. It wasn’t until 11:00 that I […]
Heading out soon up to the left of suicide rock. Such a pretty rock for the name it has. I hope that the snow will magically disappear by the Time I get up there tomorrow morning… but I have my doubts.
The clouds are moving in quickly now… wind is chilly and it is predicted to be 29F tonight with 1-4″ of snow. Some people are choosing to continue as “the weather forecast is never right” I warned them that an extra zero isn’t a bad thing but in the end… it is up to them. […]
