December 13 Mileage 10 Mile 0 to mile 10 On Friday night Phyllis, the trail angel who volunteered to host me in Miami, picks me up at midnight after my flight is delayed. This officially makes her a saint. We go to a late-night burger joint and then Phyllis takes me to her condo in … Continue reading Florida trail day one: le swamp
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Florida Trail or Bust
My seasonal job is over, cash stacked, money saved for the CDT, now it's time to hunker down in a half-empty room somewhere and work on my book until spring while cobbling together odd jobs to pay the rent, like I always do. But no, I haven't hiked in two months and I feel crazy- … Continue reading Florida Trail or Bust
Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route from Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part Six- Triumph
(In the first week of October, 2014, I set out to hike the Lowest to Highest Route with NotaChance and Orbit. This is the final installment of my trip report. For technical information on this route, go here.) ---------------- Oct 7 22 miles At six a.m. I wake after a single perfect, flawless nights' sleep … Continue reading Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route from Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part Six- Triumph
Let’s Get Uncomfortable
While thru-hiking the PCT I learned a lot about pain. There is often pain during a thru-hike- blisters, pain in the bones and tendons of the feet, things stuck in your shoes, your shoes rubbing you, chafe on your hips/shoulders/thighs wherever fabric rubs, cold aching hands, creaky knees, sore ankles, stiff hips, twingey neck, sore … Continue reading Let’s Get Uncomfortable
Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route From Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part Five- Inyo Mountains, Hikin Yo Trails
(In the first week of October, 2014, I set out to hike the Lowest to Highest Route with NotaChance and Orbit. This is the fifth installment of my trip report. For technical information on this route, go here.) ——————————— Oct 6 23 miles One day you'll fall asleep at an indeterminate hour of the night … Continue reading Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route From Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part Five- Inyo Mountains, Hikin Yo Trails
Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route From Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part Four- UFO
(In the first week of October, 2014, I set out to hike the Lowest to Highest Route with NotaChance and Orbit. This is the fourth installment of my trip report. For technical information on this route, go here.) --------------------------------- None of us really sleeps, although it's not for lack of trying. It's just so enchanting … Continue reading Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route From Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part Four- UFO
Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route From Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part Three- Heat Exhaustion and Magical Desert Goldfish
(In the first week of October, 2014, I set out to hike the Lowest to Highest Route with NotaChance and Orbit. This is the third installment of my trip report. For technical information on this route, go here.) --------------------------------- Oct 4 20 miles Since we got to our camp at the magical tree-spring late and … Continue reading Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route From Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part Three- Heat Exhaustion and Magical Desert Goldfish
Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route from Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part Two- Mystical Water Fortresses and an Unbound Freedom I Didn’t Know Existed
(In the first week of October, 2014, I set out to hike the Lowest to Highest Route with NotaChance and Orbit. This is the second installment of my trip report. For technical information on this route, go here.) ------------------ October 2 6 miles “Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!” I'm down on my hands and knees on the … Continue reading Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route from Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part Two- Mystical Water Fortresses and an Unbound Freedom I Didn’t Know Existed
Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route from Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part One- Don’t Fear the Reaper
(In the first week of October, 2014, I set out to hike the Lowest to Highest Route with NotaChance and Orbit. Here, in installments, is my trip report. For technical information on this route, go here.) Through some miracle of fate, late September finds me living in a trailer in Southern Oregon with two of … Continue reading Lowest to Highest, a Backcountry Route from Badwater to Mt. Whitney, Part One- Don’t Fear the Reaper
I climbed Mt. Adams today!
Mt. Adams is 12,280 feet, the second-highest peak in Washington. There is no "trail" to the summit, and in this way it feels like the first "real mountain" that I've ever "climbed". I went with Lia and Orbit, we camped at the "lunch counter", a flat area of wind shelters made of lava rocks at … Continue reading I climbed Mt. Adams today!
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