Miles: 19 Total: 844 Today was a truly epic day in the Sierras. Before lunch was dominated with the massive … Continue reading Day 48 Solstice. I’m Doing it Right.

Miles: 21 Total: 825 You might have noticed that the featured image is not that of a marmot. All day … Continue reading Day 47 Chasing Marmots

Miles: 16 PCT; plus three from Kearsarge  Total: 804 The Sierras are beautiful, but they are also tough. Yesterday’s valiant … Continue reading Day 46 The Sierras are Winning

Miles: PCT 0; Kearsarge Pass over and back 11 Total: Just before 788 Early risers eager for town, up, packed … Continue reading Day 45 Inyo Forest, Hiking Yo Trails

Miles: 18 Total: 788 Water: icy-clear snowmelt streams above 12,000 feet. No filter. Forester Pass looms impressive, impossible in the … Continue reading Day 44 Walking the Impassible. Winter, with Flowers.

Miles: 20 Total: 770 Water: so much water! Today is the last bit of new-to-me trail for almost two hundred … Continue reading Day 43 Magical Meadows and Familiar Sites

Miles: 20 Total: 751 Water: 2L from a creek; 3L from Chicken Spring Lake The cold morning has me thinking … Continue reading Day 42 Walking to New Heights

Miles: 21 Total: 731 Water: meadow-side spring; Kern River; Death Canyon Spring I don’t wake until morning, no bears hungering … Continue reading Day 41 Resting Peacefully in Death Canyon 

Miles: 8 Total: 710 Water: Store faucet; 1L campground faucet; 1L South Fork Kern River The sea of tiny tents … Continue reading Day 40 Escaping the Vortex, Heading for the Hills

Miles: 19 +.8 to the store Total: 702 Water: From last night; gatorade, beer, tap at the store I stop … Continue reading Day 39 I Will Survive