June 11th, 2016 Zero Day in Independance We woke up at first light ready to pack up our stuff as quickly as possible to get out of the park before we were noticed. We both didn’t get much sleep but that was okay. We went to breakfast and received crappy service, yet again, by account […]
June 10th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 14 + 8 Total Miles: Start Location: Mile 775 End Location: Onion Valley Camp End Location GPS: 36.79931, -118.19741 Last night was the coldest night on trail. My breath was frosty and thick in the midnight hours when I went to the bathroom and my down sleeping bag kept me
June 9th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 9 Total Miles: Start Location: Crabtree Meadow Ranger Station End Location: Mile 775 End Location GPS: 36.64268, -118.38781 I closed my eyes at 9 PM last night and did not open them until 5:30. It was the best night’s sleep I’ve had since I started this trip and I think
June 8th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 16 Total Miles: Start Location: Crabtree Meadow mile 766 End Location: Crabtree Ranger Station near Mile 767 End Location GPS: 36.56447, -118.34966 Today we climbed Mt. Whitney. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. The climbing was made extra difficult by snow field and ridge traversals.
June 7th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 22 + 2 Total Miles: 664 Start Location: Horshoe Meadow to Trail Pass at Mile 744 End Location: Mile 766 Crabtree Meadow Beautiful but long day. The views were incredible of granite mountain snowy peaks and meadows and rivers. It’s already after 9 and way past my bedtime, so this
June 6th, 2016 Zero Day in Lone Pine, CA Last nights sleep was awful at the Dow Villa Hotel. If I wanted to sweat and have warm air blowing on my face all night I could have done it for free in the desert. Carolyn actually called the front office at 1 AM and complained
June 5th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 20 + 2 Total Miles: 640 Start Location: Mile 724 End Location: Murkry Pass Mile 744 to Horshoe Meadow End Location GPS: 36.42976, -118.16566 Another beautiful day hiking through the South Sierra en route to higher elevations. We had talked about maybe going into the town of Lone Pine today
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