0 Miles A long night in the church gym. The temperature in there was hot and with about 20 hikers all rustling around on their sleeping pads, it was tough to fall asleep. Around midnight some hikers returned from the bar and were definitely trying to be quiet, but we all know how that goes.…More

18 Miles Didn’t sleep well because it was very hot and a few hikers were night-hiking right past our tent. Unlike yesterday, we didn’t have cloud or smoke cover, so the miles were hot. They were fairly easy though with almost no elevation change. We did 13 miles to a creek where we ate lunch.…More

24 Miles We got out of camp around 7:30, and made the 8 miles to JJ’s Cafe in no time. There we got second breakfast and picked up snacks and a tallboy Mike’s Harder Pineapple Mandarin. 24 ounces I shouldn’t be carrying, but I wanted something for after the infamous Hat Creek Rim. The first…More

19 Miles I could hear hikers walking past the tent in the morning, one by one. We eventually got up and packed. The first mile was the hardest of the entire day. We did a short climb out of the campground and then the rest of the day was practically flat. The miles came smoothly…More

19 Miles Our bus was scheduled to pick us up at 8:20, and we were at the stop by 8:10. It was right on time, and the driver already knew about the arrangement for dropping us at the trailhead. A smooth start. Once we got to the trailhead, we ate a snack because we hadn’t…More

0 Miles Checked out of the hostel, grabbed breakfast from Coffee And and then hung out at the depot until our Reno shuttle arrived. Two other hikers were taking the same shuttle and we shared our information about the bus to Chester. The buzz among hikers is how to get around this fire and most…More

0 Miles The fire has grown to 2,200 acres with 0% containment. We checked out of our room, walked to Jax Diner for breakfast, and then caught the bus to West End Beach where we planned to take a side trail back up to the PCT. As the day went on though, the PCTA closed…More

We weren’t moving very quickly this morning but did manage to gather our things and get out of the room right on time for checkout. Before that though we were sitting in bed planning our day when the owner unlocked our door and surprised us. She felt terrible and apologized profusely for the mistake. Not…More

I’m up early for no reason so I just lay quietly and catch up on the internet until Jake wakes up. Once he does wake up I make coffee in the keurig and bring it back to bed along with a Milano cookie that was provided in the coffee station. It’s glorious. Coffee & cookies…More

1 (+3) Mile (Granite Chief Trail) We had intended to hike the 12 miles to the road and then try to hitch into Truckee, but we happened to check the Granite Chief trail information when we reached its junction with the PCT. It would take us to Squaw Valley ski resort where there is a…More

19 Miles Three days in a row! We saw a small cub towards the end of the day. Never saw the mom though. It was hard to see it through all of the trees and boulders. Lots of trail magic this morning too. After the first 2 miles we arrived at a trailhead that had…More

20 Miles No return of the bear, and I was able to sleep just fine. The hiking was fairly easy today. We had a short climb and then almost all flat or downhill the rest of the day. The shade of the trees in this section is great. There are some hot, exposed parts here…More

13 Miles Our hostel roommates brought friends to our room last night to simply show them what a hostel room looks like inside. At about midnight they showed up for this tour when we had already been in bed with lights out. Then, they can back again at 4am to gather some things and leave.…More

0 Miles Out of the room around 7 to get breakfast. We have two other people in our room at the hostel so we tried to slip out without waking them. Got food at Driftwood Cafe, searched for new sun hoodies with no luck, got new shoes for Marie. Went back to the room to…More

6 Miles Mainly downhill and only a few miles to the highway, we made quick work to get to the Echo Summit trailhead. Tortoise and Vaper were with us and Vaper had already contacted a trail angel for a ride into town. We hung out in the shade while we waited for our ride to…More

17 Miles Sleep treated me well last night. The first few miles were smooth and uphill. On the descent, we ran into Slingblade. He’s hiking sobo from Crater Lake to Mammoth, where he lives. During our morning break, we had cell service and I got a text from Shade. They’re going to be in Tahoe…More

18 Miles An animal must have smelled the rag I used to clean up my spilled dinner and came near the tent last night. I woke up to the sound of something rustling the bushes nearby. By the time I got my headlamp on and got out of the tent, it was gone. I didn’t…More

18 Miles Late start at 9. Easy miles to lunch where we hung out with Gamechanger and Tortoise. Climbed up and over a ridge where we saw Rogue and Coach. We had cell service on the ridge so we stopped for a bit to book a place to stay in Tahoe in 3 days. Shortly…More

14 Miles Up around 6, we headed to the shaded area where there were electric outlets for us to charge things. We plugged in our phones and then went to the restaurant again to eat breakfast. Coach, Juevos, and Gamechanger were already there. We sat and ordered. Mr. Brightside showed up a couple minutes later…More

12 Miles The sun hit our tent around 6. The goal for the day was hiking the 12 miles to Sonora Pass/Highway 108 to catch the 3pm shuttle to Kennedy Meadows (North). The climb today included the longest water carry we’ve had since the desert, 10 miles. Not crazy, but I’ve enjoyed only carrying around…More