Tag: thruhiker
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All The Way Down – Day 18: Mountaintop Campground to Rusty Pipe and Faucet Camp
PCT miles: 190.5 to 205.7 Miles: 15 + 2 packless miles to get in n out I don’t want to get up this morning so I take it slow and stay in my bag and eat breakfast and then very, very slowly get my things together. Cate and I are chatting as we pretend to…
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In Which I Do Exactly What I Plan Not to Do – Day 17: Idyllwild to Mountaintop Campsite
Pct miles: 179 to 190.5 (+2 up Devil’s Slide to get to the trail) Miles: 13 A few random things before I get started: 1) the laundry was so good at Silver Pines that my clothes are actually clean – and one armpit of my shirt no longer reeks of armpit. 2) because I did…
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Waiting Out the Storm – Day 15: Herky Creek to Idyllwild + Zero in Idyllwild
PCT miles: Alternate mile 7.7 to Idyllwild Miles: 7ish Woke up and my ankles were probably the stiffest they’ve been so far. I walked back and forth on the cement at the bathroom and did some downward dogs and slowly got them to loosen up. Got my things packed up and said goodbye to Rawhide…
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Falling Asleep While Walking – Day 12: Just past Mike’s place to Boulder Field before Paradise Valley Cafe
Miles: 15 Pct miles: 129 to 144 This morning I woke up at 415. I’d been having crazy dreams so I was glad to have my alarm woke me up. It had been hot all night with little wind and it didn’t make for a pleasant sleeping experience.I wanted to try to beat the heat…
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Hot Hot Heat – Day 11: Agua Caliente to just past Mike’s Place
Snakes: 1 Rattlesnakes: 0 Miles: 14 PCT miles: 115 to 129 We didn’t get up as early as we would have liked. We got walking around 630 or 7. It was already hot at 8am. I had planned to try to push out as many miles as I could in the morning and then rest…
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Day 8: Valley Overlook to Roadside Campground
Snakes: 2 Rattlesnakes: 0 Tears: 0 PCT mile 85 to 101 We let ourselves sleep in this morning. Karma and I both had alarms go off this morning at 5am and decided to ignore them. We ended up getting started around 645 and the morning flew by pretty quickly. We had to get some water…
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Blisters Galore! Day 2: Hauser Creek to Boulder Oaks
Miles: 12 Rattlesnakes: 0 Tears: 0 We’re doing an early morning hike tomorrow so I really should be trying to sleep. Warning: Blister talk. Just spent the last hour trying to patch up my blisters. There’s a hiker on trail who is an expedition doctor in real life and brought a massive medical kit who…
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Day 1: Campo to Hauser Creek
Miles: 15.4 Cries: 2 Snakes: 0 (1?) Woke up at 330am and laid in bed feeling surges of adrenaline about starting today. I cried a little thinking about how much I wish my mom were able to be there to send me off, that I would so love one of her hugs. Got up, got…
colleen stinchcombe 