May 15, 2022 Cooper Canyon Campground at mile 395.2 to tentsite at mile 420.8 25.6 mi I actually sleep well. I think it’s the sound of the creek. I recall that I also slept really well at Mission Creek when the sound of the water and the frogs lulled me to dreamland. Too bad most …
May 13, 2022 Wrightwood to Inspiration Point at mile 369.3 to campsite near mile ~376 6.7 miles I wake up when everyone starts rustling. No! I think. It’s only 6:30! It’s a town day, go back to bed! But it’s too late. They’re on the move. I get up from the squishy floor mattress and …
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May 11, 2022 Dirt road at mile 324.8 to Swarthout Canyon at mile 347.2 22.4 miles I wake up with the start of the sunrise. My quilt is frosted over on the outside, but on the inside, I’m still toasty warm. No one is moving yet, so I think I can get away with a …
May 12, 2022 Swarthout Canyon at mile 347.2 to Inspiration Point parking lot on Highway 2, mile 369.3 to Wrightwood 22.1 miles My alarm rings at 4:40 but I ignore it. I know Andy is heading out early, but I’m not sure I have it in me today. I hear him go from awake to …
May 10, 2022 Deep Creek Hot Springs at mile 307.9 to dirt road at mile 324.8 16.9 miles It’s another slow morning. When I sit up, Andy is coming back from an early dip in the springs. I go get water upstream, then slowly start to pack up. I can’t decide whether to have my …
May 9, 2022 Little Bear Springs Camp at mile 285.6 to Deep Creek Hot Springs at mile 307.9 22.3 miles When I asked Andy last night what time he thought we should leave this morning, he shrugged and said, “It’s a wake up whenever you want kind of morning.” Knowing him, I thought this meant …
May 8, 2022 Big Bear Lake to Highway 18 at mile 266.1 to Little Bear Springs Camp at mile 285.6 19.5 miles I’m the first one up in my room. Despite sleeping in a bed, I didn’t sleep well. Curse this pattern of falling asleep and then waking up! Oh, well. It was still nice …
May 7, 2022 0 miles I thrash around all night. I’m warm from the sweatpants and sleeping quilt and the being inside, and I don’t sleep well. It doesn’t seem like anyone has slept well though, to be fair. We’re all doing that thing where it’s fairly easy to fall asleep but not easy to …
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 5, 2022 Mission Creek at mile 226.2 to campsite at mile 245.3 19.1 miles My alarm jolts me awake at 3:55. Finally, a complete night of sleep! Turns out, cowboy camping on a warm night next to a gurgling frog-filled stream with a blanket of stars overhead is great for relaxation. I sit up …
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 