September 9, 2022 Campsite at mile 2481.2 to Reflection Pond at mile 2501.2 20 miles It’s smoky when we wake up, even smokier than it was last night. We can barely make out the outlines of trees in the distance, and if there are other mountain ranges out there, we can’t see them. It’s just …
September 8, 2022 Leavenworth to Stevens Pass to campsite at mile 2481.2 16 miles I do not want to leave this amazing bed. No, no, no. I’m more tired than I’ve ever been. I hobble when I start moving. I am one with this mattress, these pillows. Movement? No thanks. But then it’s 6:50, and …
July 30, 2022 Grider Creek Campground at mile 1649.5 to Seiad Valley at mile 1655.9, then evacuated to Medford, Oregon 6.4 miles Since we only have six miles, we wake slowly. It’s still cloudy this morning, that pleasant after-rain hangover, and it’s such a nice change of pace from the blaring sun. As we have …
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 …
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 