August 21 and 22 0 miles After the slug debacle, we sleep surprisingly well. Jumbo is feeling a little rough in the morning, but nothing compared to me the day before. We call Tribute asking him what his plan is. He says we have probably about an hour before he comes to town with his …
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August 12, 2022 Big Lake Youth Camp to Bend via Santiam Pass at mile 2000.9 ~0.9 non-PCT miles ~3.7 PCT miles I did not love getting up to pee twice last night, mostly because the moon was so bright that anyone even mildly awake would see me and I therefore had to trundle back down …
July 31, 2022 0 miles We wake up late. Deliciously late. We’re in a comfy house away from the fires and we all had so much wine last night and the sleep was fantastic, apart from getting kicked in the head. I finally begrudgingly start moving when I hear everyone talking upstairs. I pull myself …
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 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 …
June 19, 2022 Deer Creek to Red’s Meadow to Mammoth 5.6 miles Everything is frozen. The water bottle inside my tent is frozen. My feet are frozen. I know I should get a move on because today is town say, but I just don’t want to get out of my sleeping bag. I boil water …
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June 10, 2022 0 miles This will be a short one. Town days are fun, but not necessarily as exciting to write about as trail days. Suffice it to say: Bishop is a great town, we ate a lot of food, went to so many gear stores, and stressfully packed up eight days of food …
June 9, 2022 Non-PCT miles: 7 PCT miles: 0 It’s pretty easy to wake up on town days. We have barely any food left and just seven miles to the trailhead. We’ve been fantasizing about town food and beer and drinks and washing our hands. Before long, we’re hiking and passing people coming the other …
June 2, 2022 0 miles I’ll tell you a secret: I’ve been behind for the past week. Usually I write each entry at night, but I’ve been so wiped every day recently that all I can manage is a brief list of notes before I pass out. So I’m determined to get caught up on …
May 24, 2022 - Zero 1 of 2 0 miles Double zero. DOUBLE ZERO! Have I died and gone to heaven? My joints and tendons are so grateful. I wake up in a real bed inside a real house and go to the real bathroom and then get back into the real bed and stretch. …
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Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 