Time for hot food! The Donner Ski Ranch, a place that is also a restaurant and has milkshakes (probably not though, knowing my luck), lies close to trail and today we passed there! Right before I got there, trail magic appeared! Hot dogs, chips and beers, what a feast! Merman and AD were sitting there …
As one typically does not run off naked into the woods when going on an adventure, I spent ample hours debating pros and cons of every item on my thru hiking gear list. What I came up with is by no means universally perfect, but it worked great for me personally on all my hikes …
Mash’ alarm went off a full hour before we were supposed to wake up. Fitz let him know the full range of her displeasure. Mash counterargument was that he gets 2 sleeps this way, compared to us poor sods who have to make do with one sleep. At lunch I arrived early and met Dogfoot …
I saw a bear! We were driving along the highway back to trail when Fitz suddenly shouted: ‘Bear, that’s a bear!’ It was a beautiful, massive brown beast, simply strolling next to the road, still within the town of South Lake Tahoe. Half and Half and me cheered. Finally! What an amazing sight. This was …
I like South Lake Tahoe and I haven’t said that about a trail town in a while. It’s got public transport, actual good food and beaches. I couldn’t wish for anything more. Mash was super eager to eat mediterranean, so we did that, together with Half and Half, Merlin and Marble. Right after, we went …
Some days, things just go your way. Mash and I raced to the highway, where we would catch a hitch to South Lake Tahoe. A car awaited us at the trailhead. Trail magic! We each got a cup of pineapple and a cupcake. It turned out it was Fiber Kings mom. I’d met him the …
Another amazing day! Mash and I did a sidetrail to climb a mountain called The Nipple (how could we pass that up?) and just before that, we saw a bobcat! I’d never seen such a big cat in the wild and watching it pad across the grassy slope a ways from us was almost surreal. …
A beautiful uneventful day. The tail end of the Sierra’s might not be as high and imposing, it is none the less very impressive. We did 25 miles today, a good start for what I’m aiming for as average in Northern California. I had a good talk with Lime-a-rita (what the hell is that name?!), …
The sunlight woke me from my slumber. Scott, with the assistance of Lucky Charm and Half and Half made us pancakes and waffles. I love this guy so much. Bard, unasked, decided to perform one of his songs and 5 seconds in, it seemed in my best interest to continue my packing up outside. As …
Just when I was resigned to an afternoon of relaxation and munching soft serve ice cream at the very middling Kennedy Meadows North, an opportunity presented itself! Merlin, Marble, Lucky Charm, Half and Half, IPA and Lavalamp were a bit behind us and only made it into KM North that morning. As we were having …
