Mile 541.55 to 566.44 — Today’s miles: 24.89 I hear Cowboy’s alarm go off at 2:30am. In the dark, I lie awake in my quilt and listen to the sounds around me: EarlyBird folding up her tent poles, and then the crunch of her shoes on the sand as she hikes out; Sprout clipping her … More PCT Desert Day 35: The Bar & Grill
Mile 517.59 to 541.55 — Today’s miles: 23.96 After a restless and uncomfortable night on my lumpy, not-quite-reclining recliner in Hikertown, it is almost a relief when 3:30am arrives: time to get up. I gently announce the time to wake up Whiz Kid, who immediately rolls clumsily off the sofa. “Sports!” she cheers, only half-awake … More PCT Desert Day 34: Aqueduct Day
Mile 498.22 to 517.59 — Today’s miles: 19.37 Despite the weather, physical exhaustion puts me to sleep for a few hours, but then I wake regularly to the wind’s persistent howls. My tent flaps noisily. It is quite cold. Things finally quiet down around 2:30am, and when I wake up for the day three hours … More PCT Desert Day 33: A Night in City Hall
[Toby is just $5 away from doubling his original fundraising goal. Who wants to help get it to the (new) finish line? — Cyn] Mile 478.23 to 498.22 — Today’s miles: 19.99 I have an amazing sleep at Casa de Luna, and wake in the early morning to teeny tiny drops of rain, just barely … More PCT Desert Day 32: The Wind and the Dust
Mile 463.70 (est) to 478.23 — Today’s miles: 14.53 In the morning, I wake up in a cloud. The weather shifted overnight. There’s a cold wind now, and light condensation on everything. I hope I’ll have a chance to dry out my quilt at some point today. Cowboy wakes up and the first thing he … More PCT Desert Day 31: House of the Moon
454.50 to 463.70 (est) — Today’s miles: 9.2 (est) I never even heard Cowboy come in last night, I slept so soundly, but in the morning he’s gently snoring on the other twin bed in our room. I creep downstairs and join Whiz Kid on the patio for several bowls of cereal and a bottle … More PCT Desert Day 30: Under the Stars
444.31 to 454.50 — Today’s miles: 10.19 (plus another mile or so off-trail to get to Hiker Heaven) I do not sleep well and am awake before my alarm goes off at 4am. Sprout and I make quick work of our morning routines and start hiking around 4:20. Neither of us feel bad about making … More PCT Desert Day 29: A Heavenly Ten By Ten
