May 17th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 17 Total Miles: 351 Start Location: 413 End Location: 430 End Location GPS: 34.37956, -118.18905 We battled with the stupid Poodle Dog Bush all day. It was everywhere near the trail and hiding in secret places within other, less venomous plants. It required full attention to avoid each single one […]

May 16th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 19 Total Miles: 334 Start Location: Campsite Mile 394 End Location: Campsite Mile 413 End Location GPS: 34.38005, -118.04115 Solid miles today on easier terrain (no serious climbs) than the past few days. We went through, and are still in, a large burn area were a previous fire had gone

May 15th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 18 Total Miles: 315 Start Location: Mile Marker 377 End Location: Mile Marker 294 End Location GPS: 34.36025, -117.90538 We woke at 3:15 to get an early start by 4:15. It was a little chilly in the morning darkness on account of some wind, but it wasn’t bad with our

May 14th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 8 Total Miles: 297 Starting Location: Highway 2, Mile 369 End Location: Campsite Mile 377 End Location GPS: 34.36462, -117.76124 We spent the morning shopping and having a late breakfast at the Evergreen Cafe. Carolyn went to a Yoga class in town and I stayed in the hotel room and

May 13th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 17 Total Miles: 289 Start Location: Mile 352 End Location: Mile 369, hitch into Wrightwood End Location GPS: 34.371392, -117.705466 Made it to Highway 2 after a long 6 day stretch from Big Bear. Got a hitch in literally 5 minutes of standing by the road from a young couple

May 12th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 16 Start Location: Mile 336 End Location: Mile 352 End Location GPS: 34.29388, -117.52979 The highlight of the day was walking to McDonalds and eating our faces off at Cajon Pass, an Interatate 15 stop with a gas station and MCds, which is practically right on the PCT before it

May 11th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 18 Total Miles: 256 Start Location: Campsite Mile 0318 End Location: Campsite Mile 0336 End Lication GPS: 34.31205, -117.40957 Scenic day navigating around Silverwood Lake, a pretty good sized lake smack in the middle of the desert and mountains. It was interesting seeing so much water…it is not a luxury

May 10th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 17 Total Miles: 238 Start Location: Campsite Mile 301 End Location: Campsite Mile 318 End Location GPS: 34.31226, -117.26490 It was nice waking up and having water near by. The morning was cool as we meandered the ridge line along Deep Creek. The sun soon caught us and it was

May 9th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 15 Total Miles: 221 Start Location: Mile Marker 286 End Location: Mile Marker 301 End Location GPS: 34.30124, -117.12768 Carolyn decided to continue on. It was a slow morning but she eventually was back to her normal self during the afternoon. Phew! The hiking was so so the majority of

May 8th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 20 Total Miles: 206 Start Location: HW 18 Mile 266 End Location: Campsite Mile 286 End Location GPS: 34.30194, -116.97918 It was a beautiful day but Carolyn is feeling out of sorts. I don’t think that she wants to continue on and she is having a tough time psychologically. This