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April 20th, 2022 by Jon We awoke to the sound of wind howling outside our tent, and we groaned at the thought of getting out of our tent. There is some bad weather coming to San Jacinto on Friday so we strategically made that our zero day. Apparently, the mountain could see a bit ofContinue reading “Day 13: Mile 159.7 – 170.9”

April 19th, 2022 by Jon I woke up around 5:00am, a little confused about where I was. It seemed so warm for a tent. That is, before I remembered I was in Palm Springs, enjoying some very nice R&R with Cathy and Phil. We slept in until 7:30 or so, and then moved to theContinue reading “Day 12: Mile 151.9 -159.7”

April 18th, 2022 by Jon We woke up with one thought. Town day! And not just any town day, a scheduled ride to Palm Springs for pool time, jacuzzi, and relaxation. We had hiked extra yesterday in part so we had less to do today. The morning was our first that wasn’t super cold, whichContinue reading “Day 11: Mile 137 – 151.9”

April 17th, 2022 by Jon The morning came as it always does, and being as high up as we were, it was pretty cold. I closed my eyes again after Ajia jostled me awake when the alarm went off and wished for warmer weather. That would prove to be a mistake later in the day,Continue reading “Day 10: Mile 119.6 – 137”

April 16th, 2022 by Jon We awoke in our little clearing, and it was far colder than we expected. We wanted to get to town quickly to pick up our package, so we had a breakfast of cold bars to start our day. We got packed quickly and climbed a loose sandy trail on someContinue reading “Day 9: Mile 105 – 119.6”

April 15th, 2022 by Jon Today was a very long day. But we did 18.4 miles today! It’s our longest day yet. We knew we needed to get ourselves set up well to get to Warner Springs tomorrow because the post office closes at 1:30pm. We are camping 4.5 miles from town, so I’d sayContinue reading “Day 8: Mile 86.6 – 105”

April 14th, 2022 by Jon We woke up in a bed this morning, which felt pretty freaking great after being in a tent for 6 days. We slept in until 7:15 or so and made plans to hit up Julian Cafe for breakfast when they opened at 8:00. We did some packing and rearranging andContinue reading “Day 7: Mile 77.3 – 86.6”

April 13th, 2022 by Jon Today we woke up to blue and violet hues filling the sky. What a treat to start our day with. Our mornings have become a little more routine. We start by putting our clothes inside our sleeping bags so they aren’t really cold when we put them on. We dozeContinue reading “Day 6: Mile 65.7 – 77.3”

April 12th, 2022 by Jon Well, we hiked our longest day yet at exactly 17 miles for the day. The trail has continued to really open up on some views and today was some excellent hiking. The same, however, cannot be said about last night. It felt like hurricane-force winds, and we had torrential rain.Continue reading “Day 5: Mile 48.7 – 65.7”

April 11th, 2022 by Jon Our campsite last night was pretty tucked away behind some bushes, which helped because it was a little windy. We could hear it most of the night, but didn’t feel it because of how sheltered our site was. Our alarms went off around 5:30 once again. Hiking is easier inContinue reading “Day 4: Mile 34.3 – 48.7”