July 23, 2024 0 miles hiked (some miles walked) Last night I utterly ceased to exist. My head hit the pillow and that was that until nearly 9:00 this morning. When Grace said she was setting an alarm for 9 last night, I thought to myself, “We don’t need that, we’ll wake up before 9.” …
August 6-7, 2023 August 6: ~3 miles hiked I wake up without an alarm around 7:45. It’s smoky today all of a sudden. I’m extremely grateful all over again for the great weather we’ve had this whole trip. Apart from Trauma Night, as we’ve been calling the cold wet talus experience, it has been very …
May 17, 2022 0 miles Is there a pleasure in this world greater than waking up, realizing you don’t have to go anywhere, and then falling back asleep? Sigh. This morning is absolute bliss. Around 5:30 I become conscious, then easily slip back into sleep. I snooze like this for the next couple of hours …
May 14, 2022 Campsite near mile ~376 to Eagles Roost (mi 390.2), then alternate along Highway 2 to Buckhorn Campground junction (mi 394) to Cooper Canyon Camp at mile 395 ~15.2 PCT miles + ~5 miles of road walking to avoid endangered species closure ~20.2 mi total The alarm goes off at 3:55. I immediately …
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May 6, 2022 Campsite at mile 245.3 to Highway 18 and Big Bear Lake at mile 266.1 20.8 miles I do not want to get up. My alarm rings and I smack it into snooze. I’m cold. I don’t want to hike at 5:30. We’re at a high elevation, so why do we have to …
May 4, 2022 I-10 underpass to Mission Creek at mile 226.2 16.7 miles Freight trains woke me up at a few points last night. They blared their horns and rumbled past like huge strange animals. Other than those few times, though, I slept surprisingly well through the night. I wake up ready to hike. We …
May 3, 2022 Campsite at mile 190.5 to I-10 near Cabazon 19 miles It’s not as cold this morning as it was last night, and it seems like my packing routine might be turning a corner: I’m ready in close to half an hour. Andy still isn’t moving by the time I’m nearly ready, though, …
It’s fairly easy for me to wake up this morning, which is probably due to a combination of the time difference and the deep, deathlike sleep I had last night. I think I’m still recovering from the longer-than-expected travel experience yesterday. Calla lilies spotted on my morning walk I start the day by walking to …
It’s 2:15 AM when I finally land in Oakland. The flight was delayed, and it lands two hours late. When the wheels hit the tarmac, I wake with a start. California! I’m in California again! I get my bag at the baggage claim and call a Lyft. I think I’m going to pass right out …
It was 3 degrees this morning. Frosty! I am very proud of how I got up before 7 and survived without coffee for a whole half an hour before we stopped at The Baker's Wife pastry shop for breakfast sandwiches, pastries, and coffee, all of which were delicious. As a bonus, they had a very …
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Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 