After a full night's sleep I woke up feeling a lot better. At first I thought the sun had risen but it was just the moon... damn. I sat in my tent for about another hour before the sun rose just enough to provide background light. I packed up my bag and was on trail... Continue Reading →
Zero day in Julian. Let's start this off by talking about the house that we stayed in the night before the zero day. So, when we went into Julian the first day we tried to find a room, they were all taken up. The final lodge we talked to said that they sublet a house... Continue Reading →
Woke up many times thru the night due to my not great tent placement. Damn pad kept sliding down hill making me wake up squished into the corner of the tent every hour or so. Decided at about 5am to just get up and get ready. Packed my bag, watched the sun rise and got... Continue Reading →
Woke up, finished packing our bags, turned in the key to the cabin and started the walk out of Mt Laguna. The walk starts off as a short street walk and then a cut through a campsite and back on the trail. The trail wound itself through the trees for a few miles and then... Continue Reading →
After a great night in a cabin, day 4 starts with us getting dropped off back where we were picked up the day before, the Lake Morena store. We arrived at about 630am and needed to get a quick resupply. Store opened at 7am and already there are townsfolk waiting to get their breakfast. Morena... Continue Reading →
What a day. I'm currently laying under a kitchen table inside a cabin at the top of Mt Laguna. It's almost 9pm, snowing and very windy. The occasional hard ice piece smacks the window with a "tick" sound.Today has been one I'll never forget. We woke up at about 6am to face a massive climb... Continue Reading →
Wow, today was ruff and full of crazy surprises. My hiking parter ended up getting heat exhaustion around mile 2 after starting the day. Hard lesson learned for him. We very luckily found a water spot nestled into a rock formation.We were sitting there for about an hour trying to nurse him back to a... Continue Reading →
The last 24 hours have been a blur. At about 1am I said goodbye to my cat, put my bag in the back of a friends van and started the three and a half hour drive to the Mexico border. My hiking partner and I didnt get much sleep before heading down and that was... Continue Reading →
The time has finally come, final preparations are being made and check lists are being checked. I have 4 days before I am staring at the Northern Terminus for the Pacific Crest Trail. Not going to try to hide it or sugar coat it, I'm scared. I have sacrificed everything for this to happen. Ive... Continue Reading →
Oh noes! The rain! Its been raining like crazy in So Cal for the last month and a half it seems. Personally, I love the rain, granted I havent ever spent more than a couple days being dumped on. I sit here really not knowing what to talk about. I've discovered that I really dont... Continue Reading →
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