by admin | Aug 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
I awoke early, and was on the trail by 6:15. It was unusually warm last night and sleeping was difficult. The first five miles was up hill from thick forest to barren rocky mountain side. Camp at Tamarack Lake Smokey View of Lower Blue Lake The 5 mile climb ended with...
by admin | Aug 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
I drove up to Ebbetts Pass early and arrived at 8:45 AM. It was very smoky, primarily from the huge fire west of Yosemite. This trailhead is remote and there is no trail quota which is rare now a days in the Sierra. I got on the trail at 9:15 and soon entered the...
by admin | Jul 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
I got up with the birds a little before 6. The five Through Hikers around me got up after me but hit the trail before me. They all have been on the trails for many weeks and have perfected the process of moving out in the morning. I made coffee and ate some Nutella...
by admin | Jul 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
I got a ride from Frankie and Linc to Carson Pass to hike a 32 mile section of the trail to Ebbetts pass. We fished in the morning in the Kennedy Meadows area but did not get a bite. It was very hot today, which often makes fishing difficult. ...
by admin | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Plans change. One theme out there on the PCT is HYOH or Hike Your Own Hike. I got fairly discouraged about how the first six days of hiking went so after recuperating I took the train to Reno to get my car and to day hike the PCT from Carson Pass to Echo Lake. ...
by admin | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
I woke up feeling bad and decided to hike out to Florence Lake and head back to civilization. Only 4 hiking days to Mammoth but I didn’t feel I could make it. I crossed the steel bridge out of Kings Canyon National Park and headed down 2 more miles of the PCT...
