by Paty | Jan 22, 2020 | Pacific Crest Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
January 21, 2020 Route: Mile 42.1 (near Mt.Laguna) to Mile 65.7 (near Chariot Mountain)Daily Distance: 23.6 milesCumulative distance: 65.7 miles All of yesterday’s worrying about potential holes in my tent’s rainfly was for naught. My tent held up just...
by Paty | Jan 21, 2020 | Pacific Crest Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
January 20, 2020 Route: Mile 20 (Lake Morena) to Mile 42.1 (near Mt.Laguna)Daily Distance: 22.1 milesCumulative distance: 42.1 miles I was up early this morning listening to the relative silence around me. This was my first sleeping in my tent since I ended my AT...
by Paty | Jan 20, 2020 | Pacific Crest Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
January 19, 2020 Route: Mile 0.0 (Southern Terminus) to Mile 20.0 (Lake Morena Campground) Daily Distance: 20 miles Cumulative Distance: 20 miles I woke up early this morning in Mission Bay- just on the outskirts of San Diego, California. It was a 63-mile drive to the...
by Paty | Sep 6, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Northeast, Trail Journals
Day 126 September 5, 2019 Route: Katahdin Stream Campground (Mile 2186.8) to Baxter Peak/Mt. Katahdin (Mile 2192)Daily Mileage: 10.4 miles – round-trip to the summit and back I left off in my weekly journal with my discovery that I couldn’t...
by Paty | Sep 5, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Northeast, Trail Journals
Weekly Overview DAY 120 August 30, 2019 Route: Monson, ME (Mile 2077.5) to Long Pond (Mile 2092.6)Daily Mileage: 15.1 miles Today was my first day in the 100-Mile Wilderness, but I didn’t feel that daunting pit in my stomach that many hikers get when they...
by Paty | Aug 30, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Northeast, Trail Journals
Weekly Overview DAY 113 August 23, 2019 Route: Sabbath Day Pond Lean-To (Mile 1962.2) to Poplar Ridge Lean-To (Mile 1982.3)Daily Mileage: 20.1 miles I assumed the spot where I set my tent up last night was a pretty good indicator I really wanted to be...
