July 22, 2022 Mt. Shasta to campsite at Disappearing Creek, mile ~1511.2 10 miles One of the beautiful things about staying in a hotel is that the curtains block out the light in the morning. We sleep in past seven, and it feels amazing. Once we are up and moving, we finish packing up, make …
Continue reading PCT Day 95: Throat Heartburn and the Longest 10
July 21, 2022 Campsite at mile 1487.5 to Mt. Shasta via I-5 ramp at mile 1501.2 13.7 miles I didn’t sleep well again last night. I love being alone in the evening and morning every now and then, but I definitely don’t sleep well when I know I’m on my own. I don’t know exactly …
July 20, 2022 Campsite along dirt road at mile 1460.5 to campsite at mile 1487.5 27 miles I didn’t sleep well last night. I woke up with a start at one in the morning hearing the crash of deer hooves in the trees to the left and mountain lions wheezing somewhere to my right. Oh, …
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 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 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 …
July 2, 2022 US 50 crossing at mile 1090.8 to campsite at mile ~1107.9 17.1 miles I wake up before everyone else and creep into the common area, where we’ve stored Tribute’s massive balloon. Finding it, I return to our room and clip it to Tribute’s bunk. “Happy birthday!” I whisper, trying not to wake …
June 27, 2022 Kennedy Meadows North to Sonora Pass to Wolf Creek at mile 1039.3 22.4 miles We try to get breakfast at the restaurant, but because they’re short-staffed and a lot of hikers descend at once, it’s ages before anyone even gets to our table. Tribute and I decide to go to the store …
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 