off trail
I’m “trail angeled” then head home on the Empire Builder to see a cardiologist and return to trail.
ten things I learned while thru-hiking…
I wrote this right after I had both hips replaced, caught covid and was unsure I’d hike again.
peeps of the PCT: Casey, Sonora Pass Resupply
Casey Cox started his company after waiting, cold and hungry, his thumb out for a ride that never came.
peeps of the PCT: ‘flippers’
It takes courage to change directions mid-stream.
peeps of the PCT: used car salesman of the border
Home is a good place, especially when you have love, memories and hobbies surrounding you.
peeps of the PCT: Karl and Holly, trail angels
The trail will provide and often that’s because of people who are generous just because they want to be.
PCT Day 138, Mount Laguna to Lake Morena County Park, 22 miles
To me, there’s no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first. – Janean Garofalo It’s quasi cowgirl camping in our enormous tent with no fly. The stars don’t disappoint before the moon rises over the ridge obliterating them. No campfires in this tinder box means everyone’s asleep when it gets dark. […]
PCT Day 137, past Sunrise Trail junction to Mount Laguna general store, 18 miles
A sign shows me I how far I’ve come and how far I have to go to finish the PCT.
PCT Day 132, Mikes’s Place to Highway 74 (Warner Springs) 17 miles
Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith. – Margaret Shepherd No beings – animal or otherwise – came round last night. I slept soundly in our little piece of sand next to a shack, the moon’s reflection in the windows looking like eyes. Mike doesn’t show, but I am so grateful he […]
PCT Day 131, ridge above Anza to Mike’s Place, 19 miles
There is nothing more pathetic than caution when headlong might save a life, even possibly, your own. – Meryl Streep I wake before dawn in time to see a grapefruit slice of moon setting. The wind picks up and I tuck deeper into Big Greenie. It’s too gusty when we wake to make coffee from […]