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Returning to the trail!
07/31/11
I'm all set to fly back to continue the PCT. If all goes according to plan, I could be hiking again this Saturday, August 6. I will need to maintain a good pace in order to finish Northern CA, OR, WA and the Sierra's by October (a good deadline for weather related reasons). That should sou -
Taking a break
07/13/11
On Thursday, July 7, I hopped a Greyhound bus from Weed, CA to Oakland, CA. On Friday I flew home. On Sunday, when my wife returned from a weekend away with relatives, I was there to surprise her.
I didn't want to spoil to surprise by blogging about it, so I had to keep all of you in -
07/09/11
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1050 Miles!
07/06/11
If you're keeping count, I hike 702 miles in Southern California, jumped to Truckee, CA, and as of this moment I have hiked 350 miles from there! That's 1050 miles! Cha-ching!
The last few days have been trying. For about 3 miles I had patchy snow and hillsides gushing with wate -
Frozen Lakes, Volcanoes, Hot Springs, Bear and Desert
07/02/11
It's so strange to me that everything in the title of this post can be experienced in only 4 days of hiking in Northern California.
A few miles before Belden Town, in between stretches of snow, I rounded a corner and found the large butt end of a brown bear pointing my way. 100' -
Truckee (1158) to Burney (1415)
07/02/11
Here is my snow report for Truckee to Burney.
I am currently in Burney, CA, having started in Truckee on June 21.
1. Basically, going in to town or a highway crossing you will see the trail.
2. Between towns/highways i had lots of snow. Above 6300 i rarely saw the tr -
On Hat Creek Rim
07/01/11
It's Andrea again. I just got a call from Ken-- he's made it to Hat Creek Rim north of Old Station. He's fine and enjoying good views and clear weather. Happy trails!
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