Outpost Camp to Mammoth I woke up and the sun was already up. I had slept all the way from the moment I got into my tent to when I woke up. I rolled over to see what time it was. 7:20AM. Wow. A 12 hour sleep with no bathroom needed. My body needed that … Continue reading Day 31

Guitar Lake - Summit Mt. Whitney to Outpost Camp I woke up at 3AM. Looked out my tent and decided no to the sunrise. It was cold and I wanted more sleep. I woke back up around 7. Poop. That was longer than I wanted. I stuck my head out and saw that most of … Continue reading Day 30

Tyndall Creek campsite to Guitar Lake I woke up and felt numb a bit to the experience. It was ending soon. I laid on the sleeping pad and hid under the sleeping bag. The sun was coming up and I hid from it rather than greeting it like I have been for most of the … Continue reading Day 29

Vidette Meadows to campsite before Tyndall Creek I woke up and immediate was thankful. Nothing woke me up from last night, so bow and arrow man may be in the past. I reached over and inReached Katie. “Everything is okay, thank you for praying.” That was the weirdest and scariest moment on the trail for … Continue reading Day 28

Williamson Hotel to Vidette Meadows I woke up with a start. I had planned to get up at 6:30 to pack my bag, but didn’t wake up until 7:45. Breakfast was at 8. When I jumped out of bed there was relief that past me took care of future me. I had packed the bag … Continue reading Day 27

Kearsarge Pass to Mt. Williamson Hotel Independence, CA Resupply day! I woke up sleepy in my tent in the middle of a dream. It was a conversation that I was having with my sister about normal things. It was as if she was right there with me. The thing that made it exceptions was that … Continue reading Day 26

Rae Lakes over Glenn Pass to Kearsarge Upper trail I woke up from my zero day ready to go. A day of rest for my feet and my ankles was good. I felt like I had a lot of energy. I got up and made one of the coffees I had left. Then started to … Continue reading Day 25

Zero day at Rae Lakes It was cold this morning, but the lake and the sun were so pretty I wanted to get out of my tent. I grabbed my sleeping bag, tent foot print, bear can and found a spot on the rock to have breakfast. I was heating my water digging through my … Continue reading Day 24

Woods Creek to Rae Lakes The night passed with a lot of dreams and memories. Perhaps the fall and the need for comfort stirred up a lot of them that had been settled like sediment at the bottom of my mind. As I woke I was thinking about Kaitlin Scheff. This was a girl that … Continue reading Day 23

North of Lake Marjorie to Woods Creek I woke up debating a 10 mile day. all of the extra miles the day before and 10 miles would give me a comfortable time to get to Rae lakes to do a zero. I haven’t done an actual zero before. Packed up and got visited by deer … Continue reading Day 22