May 23, 2022 Campsite at mile 558 to Highway 58 and Tehachapi at mile 566.4 8.4 miles It’s still windy this morning. I don’t want to move at first, but then I remember that we’re going to Tehachapi! Town food! Andy and Beetle! And… hopefully finding a place to stay! I eat a quick breakfast …
May 17, 2022 0 miles Is there a pleasure in this world greater than waking up, realizing you don’t have to go anywhere, and then falling back asleep? Sigh. This morning is absolute bliss. Around 5:30 I become conscious, then easily slip back into sleep. I snooze like this for the next couple of hours …
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 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 …
April 22, 2022 Campsite at mile 47.7 to Julian via hitch on Sunrise Highway 0 miles Yet another night of hardly any sleep. This time it was because of the wind, rain, sleet, and now hail that pummeled the tent all night. It’s still standing when we wake up, amazingly, but it is a precarious …
In which we go to town, try to find a ride, and enjoy air conditioning.
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 