Days 6 & 7: Photos & Magic
Double Trail magic from Ed, Moving Moo’s husband: an iced tea and a quick charge with the Jackery. Also…here are some pics…
Continue readingDouble Trail magic from Ed, Moving Moo’s husband: an iced tea and a quick charge with the Jackery. Also…here are some pics…
Continue readingThe rain on the night of day 4 made me so proud of my tent. I was all warm inside. Leaving, today, the hiking was beautiful and I was making
Continue readingThe walking has been slow. Each step I try to problem-solve, “What can I send home?” And then I end up using that piece of gear. There’s a calculation with
Continue readingAfter an early morning wake-up, I arrived to the airport for my 5:35 am flight. There was one purpose this morning: get on trail. My flight arrived to Denver about
Continue readingTime passes, 50 is NOT the new 40. Nevertheless, the time has come to hit the trail. The Colorado Trail (CT), a 486 mile trek from Denver to Durango, calls.
Continue readingI left the comforts of town behind and continued the trek. I stopped for huckleberries in the shadow of Mt. Adams after a summer rain. I sat on a rock
Continue readingPassing Cottonwood Pass, I didn’t expect to see anyone. It was surprisingly “busy.” Two hikers came by my camp at about 10:30 at night trying to find the trail. The
Continue readingI summited Mt. Whitney about 11:30 but was caught in a hail storm on the way down. One hiker made an emergency call to rangers. Everyone was OK in the
Continue readingLeaving Muir Trail Ranch, my plan was to hike straight through to Kennedy Meadows without another resupply. My pack was too heavy, the afternoon rains were slowing me down, and
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