Tuesday, 7/17 Another milestone: I reached mile 1700 today. This means I have hiked 200 miles on the PCT so far this year! I have less than 400 miles to go! Damn, if only my feet hold out. 😖 I made I-5 today! Still somewhat hazy and HOT! Now to hitch to Ashland, OR. One … Continue reading Ashland, Oregon

Friday, 7/13 Friday the 13th!!! Oh my. I slept poorly on the lawn. It was warm and while the road had few cars and trucks, it was jarring when they passed. Miserable trudge out of Seiad Valley. I just had to wait till the restaurant opened at 7am. I wanted my eggs, darn it. It … Continue reading Seiad to Ashland

I took a long, cool shower in Seiad. It felt SO good, then I stepped out and started sweating again. 😝 Took a look at the temp and it's still 97 outside!!! Official high was 107. I can confirm that it sure felt like it. I also confirmed the store/restaurant won't open till 7am, not … Continue reading So good to be clean…

Monday, 7/9 Got dropped off at Echo Summit right at noon. Water was 10.7 miles away, so that was my goal for today. My feet felt a bit sore, but nothing like last week. I kept the speed down and arrived just after 6pm. My feet feel great!!! I'd jump for joy and dance a … Continue reading Etna to Seiad Valley

I am so done with inactivity. My feet are somewhat better after sitting around Saturday and Sunday. Reading Kindle ebooks and Fark just go so far as something to do. Waiting on USPS to deliver the insoles from Amazon. I'm ready to leave within minutes afterwards, hopefully early enough to hit the trail. It's 10.7 … Continue reading I’m off and hiking again

The Hiker Hut has plastic tubs and epson salts to soak feet. I've never done that, but it might help, so why not? Otherwise it's boring sitting or laying around all day. Very, very boring. 🙄 The soak was nice with my feet feeling softer. Not much to do except look at news of the … Continue reading Epson Salts and boredom

Wednesday, July 4 Woke to hazy skies. I realized it looks like a fire somewhere, but I can't smell smoke. The hazy skies continued all day, sometimes heavy. It's a shame because these mountains are beautiful. They call these the Trinity Alps for a reason. Likely some damned idiot with fireworks. Here is a picture … Continue reading Onwards towards Etna

My Birthday had one final high point. I passed through a road crossing and found Trail Magic! This guy, Dennis offered me an Apple. Dennis is "Day Hiking the PCT". As a retired schoolteacher he lives out of his van and does day hikes "up to 10 miles". He's been doing this for 6 years … Continue reading Day 3 towards Etna

Sunday, 7/1: The day was clear and hot and I had nice shade for most of the day. The last third where I was up near Castle Craigs State Park was bare rock. It was also in the heat of the day which made it even tougher. I made a nice campsite around 2:30 and … Continue reading Birthday on the way to Etna

Sunday, July 1 Had breakfast this morning with my son and didn't get to the trail real early.  However, full coffee shop breakfast: Worth it. It's going to be a hot day.  Saturday was in the mid-90's, so starting early just makes sense.  Hopefully climbing higher will also be a reduction in temperature.  Since I'll … Continue reading Day 1, back on trail