July 15, 2022 Lassen Volcanic National Park northern boundary at mile 1365.5 to campsite at mile 1384.7, with a dip into Old Station 19.2 miles We allow ourselves to sleep in for once, and it’s a delight. The plan is to start moving by 7 or 7:15, but it’s definitely closer to 8 by the …
July 14, 2022 Mile 1331.4 to Lassen Volcanic National Park northern boundary at mile 1365.5 34.1 miles My alarm goes off at 4:20. I’m very confused. I think I was dreaming about pineapple. Where am I? Where’s the pineapple? What’s happening? Then I hear Jumbo rustling around and everything snaps into place. Ah, right. I’m …
July 13, 2022 Little Cub Spring at mile 1315.8 to mile 1331.4, with a dip into Chester 15.6 miles When we wake up after our mosquito hell of a night, no one is talking. We move slowly, packing up as fast as we can muster with not a lot of rest, and start moving. I’m …
July 12, 2022 Williams Cabin Site at mile 1292.7 to Little Cub Spring at mile 1315.8 23.1 miles In a rare turn of events, I’m the first one up. I get everything packed and then enjoy a leisurely peanut butter and honey wrap with a cup of hot tea while the boys start moving. Somehow, …
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July 11, 2022 Mile 1268.7 to Williams Cabin Site at mile 1292.7 24 miles From the groaning and general tossing around when it starts to get light, it seems like none of us slept particularly well or wants to get up. Tribute is first. Seeing him moving around, I frown and shake my head, as …
July 10, 2022 Quincy via Bucks Lake Road at mile 1267.9 to mile 1268.7 0.8 PCT miles (now THAT’s a nero) I wake up and am so conscious of being comfortable and clean. I’m lying on a pillow. I have a blanket. There are no mosquitoes around my head. There’s a glass of water right …
July 9, 2022 Middle Fork of the Feather River at mile 1249.7 to Quincy via Bucks Lake Road at mile 1267.9 18.2 miles Oh, dear God. Everything hurts. I didn’t sleep well. It was really warm and I was too hot in my quilt. I tossed and turned all night. Now I feel yesterday in …
July 8, 2022 Campsite near Little Jamison Creek at mile 1216 to Middle Fork of the Feather River at mile 1249.7 33.7 miles My alarm goes off at 4:30. I groan. No, no, no. I’m cold and my sleeping bag is damp with condensation. I wish I’d gotten to camp earlier last night. I don’t …
July 7, 2022 Sierra City at mile ~1195.4 to campsite near Little Jamison Creek at mile 1216 20.6 miles As I write, I’m hiding in my quilt from the cloud of mosquitoes that I was hoping really badly would go away by the time it got dark. Reader, they did not go away. They are …
July 6, 2022 Campsite at mile 1174.9 to Sierra City at mile ~1195.4 20.5 miles I wake up before my alarm. I think what I’m hearing is a mountain lion doing that wheezing thing. Either that or a bird is making a great mountain lion impression. I was going to get up to pee, but …
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 