We left the hotel around 11 am and got back on the trail. It was a fairly easy day as far as the terrain went. Still, it was a fairly slow day - El Dorado's knee is still sore from the fall off of Dragon's tooth. My feet still aren't doing well either, the high... Continue Reading →

Last night sleeping in the shelter wasn't a great sleep. It was warm enough to not need a blanket but buggy enough to absolutely need a blanket. I was sweating all night and kept waking up thinking that I'd overslept my 4 am alarm. When we finally did get up it was a quick transition... Continue Reading →

I slept so well in my hammock last night, probably my best sleep on the trail so far. I only woke up twice, and once was to use the bathroom. No limbs were tingling from lack of blood flow and nothing was sore when I work up. It'll still take some getting used to but... Continue Reading →

There were folks at the Fiddle up talking all night long. It wasn't until sunrise that the voices finally stopped, so it must've been a pretty good night for them. Kacy and I had a few drinks and slept decently well through the party. After breakfast at Mojo's Cafe we packed up the tent and... Continue Reading →

The birds woke us up unfortunately early. The morning was reserved for running errands before the fun of the afternoon. I started by emptying my pack to sort out what was getting sent home and what I should keep, it felt really good to purge my cold weather gear. I think I dropped ~4-6 lb... Continue Reading →