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 ...
Pacific Crest Trail
Bears! Sadly Not Wild…
Mile 235 - 18 trail milesWe started our day hiking four miles to water, the next 17 miles are dry... Most days we are alone on the trail until we find epic shade or water. Here we had both! We were both dragging, dragging, dragging this morning. Not until after first lunch did I seem to get any decent momentum.Heading to the animals... I don't know much about the animals other than they are ...
Oh $&@% I Just Walked Through Poodle Dog Bush
Mile 218 - 17 trail miles, 1 wandering mileWe spent the night at Whitewater Preserve which was an old trout farm and is now a privately funded preserve. The gentle sounds of flowing water entertained us all evening. After hours of walking on the trail my bare legs brushed two plants side by side and it dawned on me how much they looked like Poodle Dog Bush... After a few minutes of panic I ...