Author Archives: themcafertys

July 10th, 2022 by Jon We wake up and the first thing I notice is that it isn’t cold. At all. Today and tomorrow are supposed to be some of the warmest on trail, with Monday now potentially hitting 100 in some of the towns lower in the mountains. Sheesh, that’s hot. We got upContinue reading “Day 94: Mile 1289 – 1313.2”

July 9th, 2020 by Jon Well, I’m back writing this thing after becoming one with the bathroom for the last two days. GI bugs are no joke! After feeling like death for the last two days, I finally feel better this morning and am ready to hike. We got up around 7:00, packed our things,Continue reading “Day 93: Mile 1267.9 – 1289”

July 7th and 8th, 2022 by Singsong and Biscuit Seabiscuit and Singsong here, taking over the blog! After a night of hearing Galileo vomiting, we awoke knowing plans would be changing. We had only planned to spend one night and nero out of Quincy today. Obviously, Galileo wasn’t feeling at all well enough to hike,Continue reading “Day 91 and 92: Zeros in Quincy”

June 6th, 2022 by Jon When we woke up in the morning, I had to peel off my sleeping bag that had gotten pretty damp overnight again. Of course, it never really had a chance to dry much anyway, but still, it was a bummer. We stuffed away our wet things, ate breakfast, and weContinue reading “Day 90: Mile 1243.8 – 1267.9”

July 5th, 2022 by Jon We woke up this morning to condensation all over our tent, and our sleeping bags were very damp. We began putting everything away, vowing to get it all out during the day to dry in the sun. Unfortunately, we got out of our tent and realized the sky was darkContinue reading “Day 89: Mile 1217.3 – 1243.8”

July 4th, 2022 by Jon We woke up to the sound of cars on the highway about 150 feet away. We packed up pretty quickly and hit the trail right at 6:30. We crossed the road and pretty much immediately began our 8-mile climb up to the Sierra Buttes. The first half of the climbContinue reading “Day 88: Mile 1195.4 – 1217.3”

July 3rd, 2022 by Jon We woke up excited for town day! We got up quickly, had our new instant coffee from the trail magic (it was so good, thanks Alan!), and got hiking. Usually, Singsong and I don’t hike together all day; we hike parts of the day together and other parts at ourContinue reading “Day 87: Mile 1174.9 – 1195.4”

July 2nd, 2022 by Jon When I woke up, I was so surprised to be in a bed. I sat up and almost hit my head on the ceiling because I was in the top bunk and had forgotten where I was. I felt well rested after being able to sleep with real sheets, butContinue reading “Day 86: Mile 1153.4 – 1174.9”

July 1st, 2022 by Jon We woke up in our little clearing after a good night’s sleep. The morning was cool but not cold, and we had 25.9 miles to Donner Ski Lodge. If we could do it, there was hot food, a free 40oz malt liquor, and potentially a bed in their bunkhouse toContinue reading “Day 85: Mile 1127.5 – 1153.4”

June 30th, 2022 by Jon Our longest day yet! We woke to a wind that howled overhead, shaking the trees and sending pine needles onto our tent. The night had been much of the same, and unfortunately, it made for some difficult sleeping. We made breakfast, and I got to try having my Oregon chaiContinue reading “Day 84: Mile 1101.9 – 1127.5”