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September 13th, 2022 and a bit afterwards: by Jon When we got up the next morning, Wilco and I walked the two miles to the bakery to get our sticky buns, coffee, and other goodies. When we arrived, they were totally stocked up, and we grabbed a ton of stuff for everyone, loaded it intoContinue reading “Post Trail”

September 12th, 2022 by Jon The last hiking day. Sorry, it’s been such a long time. Frankly, I needed some time to recover, and it became hard to finish this project. This has been the adventure of a lifetime, and between wanting to do it justice and feeling exhausted, it’s taken me far too longContinue reading “Day 158: Mile 2560.5 – 2572.9”

September 11th, 2022 by Jon We woke up to find it so dark beneath the heavy pine canopy overhead. We got up and packed fairly quickly, giving ourselves enough time to have a leisurely breakfast. It was warmer this morning, partly due to the natural temperature fluctuation, but also because we camped lower for theContinue reading “Day 157: Mile 2538.5 – 2560.5”

September 10th, 2022 by Jon We woke on our little ridge, and by 7:15, we had packed and eaten breakfast. The mountains to the west glowed with a gorgeous pink hue. We hiked along a steep ledge with continued amazing views, but the trail became quite washed out and difficult to follow. I’m talking tonsContinue reading “Day 156: Mile 2516.7 – 2538.5”

September 9th, 2022 by Jon When we got up, it actually wasn’t too cold. We were up on a hill overlooking the lake, and all the cold air must have sat down in there. We did smell a good amount of smoke, though. Those fires we saw yesterday had continued burning through the night, andContinue reading “Day 155: Mile 2494.5 – 2516.7”

September 8th, 2022 by Jon The morning cold came like a freight train, and it was very difficult to get up. There was frost on the ground when we finally got up, and the only thing we wanted to do was get walking to warm up. Labor Day has come and gone, and so itContinue reading “Day 154: Mile 2470.9 – 2494.5”

September 7th, 2022 by Jon We woke up in our hotel beds and boy… I did not want to get out of it. Eventually, we got up around 7:30, and after getting ready, we wandered down to the coffee shop at the end of the street. We had two delicious coffees and some yogurt beforeContinue reading “Day 153: Mile 2465.2 – 2470.9”

September 6th, 2022 by Jon When we woke, Griff noticed us stirring and snuggled his way up between us, and we cuddled with him for 20 minutes before finally getting up. Thankfully, the lake didn’t actually cause too much condensation to form on our tent this time, so putting it away took little effort. AfterContinue reading “Day 152: Mile 2447.5 – 2465.2”

September 5th, 2022 by Jon We woke up on our little ridge above the river, and after getting Griff out so he could pee, we took turns watching him while we packed up our stuff. Soon we were out and eating breakfast, watching other hikers get ready at the nearby tent sites. It seems likeContinue reading “Day 151: Mile 2429 – 2447.5”

September 4th, 2022 by Jon When we woke up, it was sooo cold. The wind died down for the most part, thankfully, so we didn’t have as much dust in our tents as we thought we would. It also got much colder than we expected, though. We got dressed and started our usual routine ofContinue reading “Day 150: Mile 2408.9 – 2429”