Miles: More Zero Total: Stuck on 1199 My time in the valley passes in a dizzy haze, fragmented memories scattered … Continue reading Time Out Merced

I make one last round of John’s house, erasing traces of hiker grime, making sure everything is clean and back … Continue reading Day 73: An Unexpected Tour

Miles: zero Last night John texted to tell me where to find the towels and invited me to take a … Continue reading Day 72 Sierra City. We are caribou.

July 14th Miles: 18.5 + 1 toward town Total: 1198 I wake early without my alarm, even after a week … Continue reading Day 71 Heading Down to the City

July 13, 2015 Miles: 20 Total:  1177 Trail Angel Tom is an energetic yet gentle soul, keen to share local … Continue reading Day 70 Railways and Rolling Hills

Miles: 21 Total: 1157 The PCT and corresponding maps are divided into lettered chunks, and this section, “K,” is particularly … Continue reading Day 69 Section K is for Kindness

Miles: 27 (!) Total: 1136 Dear Asshole at the Barker Pass Parking Lot, I walked over 27 miles in the … Continue reading Day 68 My Fears, Mansplained

Miles: 17 Total: 1109 Today’s post was going to be titled “Aloha from Desolation.” I wanted to emphasize the strange … Continue reading Day 67 Beer and/on/over Dicks

Miles: zero Total: 1094 Just before 9am I throw on my puffy jacket, hobble down to the motel office and … Continue reading Day 66 Warm in the Storm

Miles: 11 Total: 1094 Do not write blog posts about technology, it will come back to haunt you. About a … Continue reading Day 65 Rainy Day Detour