On hiking days, I can't seem to get up before 8am and inevitably I'm on the trail later than I want to be. The morning after a night of drinking, I'm wide awake by 6 am with nothing to do. It's an unfair cycle. There's quite a variety of wineries, breweries, and meaderies, within 15... Continue Reading →

Twenty miles feels like a really long day when hiking alone. In my experienced opinion, hiking alone sucks. It's just boring with nobody to talk to and no distractions to help pass the miles. I've had to slow my pace considerably today because my feet just wouldn't go any faster. I still haven't found shoes... Continue Reading →

Apparently it's Memorial Day weekend, I'm completely out of touch with dates - let alone holidays. Because of the holiday weekend, the day started out with trail magic a few miles from camp. The hot dogs and soda were delicious. The climbs today were hot and steep. I stopped at the next shelter to use... Continue Reading →

We were up early and on the trail by 7:30 am. El Dorado's ride was scheduled to pick him up at 5pm and we had ~16 miles to cover to meet it. The day's hike started with a 3,000 ft climb right from camp and the goal was to summit before it got too hot... Continue Reading →

I woke up to a hot breakfast that Dave, a local trail angel, hiked in for us. He provided an egg, bacon, sausage, and cheese casserole and beer. It was a really pleasant way to wake up. The fire pit here is really impressive. It looks like someone made the Iron Throne, from Game of... Continue Reading →

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 →