June 4th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 22 Total Miles: 618 Start Location: Mile 702 End Location: Mile 724 End Location GPS: 36.25981, -118.12676 We got a nice early start and headed out from KM around 5:15. The temperature wasn’t too bad but as we decended into the meadow it got chilly- possibly from a higher humidity […]
June 3rd, 2016 Zero Day at Kennedy Meadows We woke up all discombobulated and actually near the PCT somehow. We walked a half mile to KM General store where a cavalcade of hikers were sitting on the porch eating Pancakes. We ran into our freiend Nick who we actually met in the San Diego airport
June 2nd, 2016 Miles Hiked: 21 Total Miles: 596 Start Location: Mile 631 End Location: Mile 652 Walker Pasd End Location GPS: 35.66309, -118.027350 A lot of crazy shit happened today, most of which was not planned. The day started normal enough with an early start and a big climb from the road. The sun
June 1st, 2016 Miles Hiked: 22 Total Miles: 575 Start Location: Mile 609 End Location: Mile 631 End Location GPS: 35.55184, -118.13605 We got an early start with a 4:30 AM wake up call to try and get some somewhat cooler miles in. But once the sun reared its ugly head you could instantly feel
May 31st, 2016 Miles Hiked: 25 Total Miles: 553 Start Location: Mile 583 End Location: Mile 602 Landers Camp End Location GPS: 35.45557, -118.35217 Biggest day for us so far, 25 miles. The trail was difficult because it was a freaking inferno the majority of the day. It definitely felt like what the fires of
May 30th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 17 Total Miles: 503 + 15 extra = 528 Start Location: Cameron Road Mile 566 End Location: Campsite Mile 583 End Location GPS: 35.2240, -118.2333 Spoiler alert! Carolyn decided to keep going! All it took was a good nights rest in the tee pee and an early morning heart to
May 29th, 2016 Miles Hiked: -4 Total Miles: N/A End Location: Tehachapi Today was hard, sad and full of emotion. We had long discussions on what Carolyn’s future would be for the trail, and she ultimately decided to go back home and take some time off the trail. If she decides to come back she’ll
May 28th, 2016 Miles Hiked: ? Total Miles: ? Start Location: Cameron Road Mile 566 End Location: ? Not our best day on the trail. In fact, it saddens me to say it will probably be Carolyn’s last day. She is having a tough time and feels it may be better to call it quits
May 27th, 2016 Zero Day in Mojave, CA I am embarrassed to admit what Carolyn and I ate today on our day off from the trail, but here it goes: 2 Bagels each with almost a whole bar of cream cheese 40 Pizza rolls 5 frozen bean and cheese burritos each A bag of nacho
May 26th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 8 Total Miles: 486 Start Location: Mile 558 End Location: 566 End Location GPS: 35.099399, -118.292893 I had a good entry but this stupid Iphone app I use to update the website keeps messing up and deleting some posts, including the one for today. Anyway, we made it to the