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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

      • 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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