Mile 356 - 13 Pacific Crest Trail Miles, 1.9 wandering miles I woke up knowing today would be a tough start. It was cold and windy and because we had cowboy camped I did not have the tent to block the wind. At some point I just stood up, removed my sleeping clothes, and put on my hiking clothes. It was a very cold one minute process!We had 13 miles and a few thousand feet to climb before ...
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Vegetable Garden In The Tent? Why Not!
Mile 335 - 21 Pacific Crest Trail miles, 1.3 wandering milesButterfly woke up a bit frustrated with our tent. It was a wet night and we had a lot of condensation... Something was said like..."we might as well have a vegetable garden growing in here"... Oh well! At least it does not weigh 10 pounds! ;)We hiked the six remaining miles to our next water source... McDonalds! Thankfully we ...
Root Beer Floats On The Trail!
Mile 317 - 19 Pacific Crest Trail miles, .5 wandering milesMore meandering miles today around Silverwood Lake. Eventually we got close enough that we could not resist jumping in.Stopping at the picnic area we had a long lunch enjoying the shade and abundance of water.Not 20 minutes after lunch we came across Coppertone. A traveling trail angel who offered us root beer floats. ROOT BEER ...
Naked In Nature on the Pacific Crest Trail
Mile 298 - 19 Pacific Crest Trail Miles, 1.2 wandering milesWe hit the 300 mile mark!!! 300 miles backpacking on the PCT! It was a beautiful day following deep creek for miles. The sound of water flowing our entire day. After taking an hour lunch by a spring we could not resist taking a side trail to the water. It was hot and the alluring sound finally won us over. We found are own private ...
One Lazy Pacific Crest Trail Day
Mile 284 - 14 PCT trail miles, 1.2 wandering milesThe wind was blowing and the air was cold. A layer of ice was on top of the tent under the rain fly. Actually getting out of the sleeping bag was a bit difficult today... Five miles in we stopped for an early lunch and laid out our tent and sleeping bags to dry. This break was over and hour and it was after 12pm before we resumed hiking. It was ...
Exhausted… Wet… Cold… Enraptured!
Mile 266 - 18 trail miles, 2.3 wandering milesWith snow in the forecast we headed out of Big Bear. The first day on trail after any kind of stop is always a bit sluggish and this day was clearly one of those days. Ten miles into our day the snow started falling. It was beautiful! Small flakes gently falling through the trees. I am sure the grin on my face was as if I was ten years old with the ...
Great Friends, Loving Dogs, and the Big Bear Vortex
Mile 253 - 13 trail miles, 1 wandering mileWe woke up early to the smell and sight of beautiful pines. Today was especially exciting as our friends Missy and Dana were meeting us in Big Bear and bringing Butterfly's two dogs. We are very lucky to have two friends willing to watch the dogs for five months! Bringing them to Big Bear for a visit is over the top! Thank you Missy and Dana! Our ...