July 17, 2022 0 miles We wake up lateish, maybe around 7:30. I didn’t sleep well. It’s always hard to get decent rest in a new place, I find. We soon rally, though, because it’s breakfast time! First we make a pit stop at the laundromat to drop off our nasty clothes, then we walk …
July 16, 2022 Campsite at mile 1384.7 to Burney at mile ~1411.3 26.6 miles The good news is that today is flat all the way to Burney. The bad news is that it’s very, very hot. A few days ago, we were having a conversation about how to describe hot days. I recalled a phrase …
Continue reading PCT Day 89: Hotter Than a Donkey Eating a Spicy Carrot
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, …
Continue reading PCT Day 85: Frog Water Part 2: The Refrogening
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 …
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 