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Notes from the Trail
Here are my journal updates from the trail. From Mexico to Cascade Locks, I posted these from trail towns. I wrote up the Washington sections after getting home from the hike.
- US-Mexico border/Campo (mile 0) to Warner Springs (mile 110): Hello from Warner Springs CA
- Warner Springs (mile 110) to Idyllwild (mile 152): Resting and regrouping in Idyllwild
- Idyllwild (mile 152) to Big Bear Lake (mile 266): Blister care in Big Bear Lake
- update from Big Bear Lake (mile 266): Green light to hike out
- Big Bear Lake (mile 266) to Wrightwood (mile 370): Quick stop in Wrightwood
- Wrightwood (mile 370) to Agua Dulce (mile 455): Zero day at Hiker Heaven in Agua Dulce, CA
- Agua Dulce (mile 455) to Tehachapi (mile 559): Twenty percent done in Tehachapi, CA
- Tehachapi (mile 559) to Kennedy Meadows (mile 702): Entering the Sierras from Kennedy Meadows
- Kennedy Meadows (mile 702) to Kearsarge Pass/Bishop (mile 789): Out Kearsarge to Bishop, CA
- Kearsarge Pass/Bishop (mile 789) to Mammoth Lakes (mile 907): Past the high passes in Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Mammoth Lakes (mile 907) to Truckee (mile 1156): Over a thousand miles in Truckee CA
- Truckee (mile 1156) to Chester (mile 1335): A visit from a bear, and halfway to Canada in Chester CA
- Chester (mile 1335) to Bartle Gap (mile 1451): Seeing a mountain lion near Mt. Shasta, and a trip off-trail
- Bartle Gap (mile 1451) to Ashland (mile 1727): Holy shit, I walked to Oregon
- Ashland (mile 1727) to Cascade Locks (mile 2155): Across Oregon to the Columbia River
- Cascade Locks (mile 2155) to Snoqualmie Pass (mile 2402): Cascade Locks to Snoqualmie Pass
- Snoqualmie Pass (mile 2402) to Stevens Pass (mile 2476): Up the Goldmyer Hot Springs Alternative to Stevens Pass
- Stevens Pass (mile 2476) to Stehekin (mile 2580): Through Glacier Peak Wilderness to Stehekin
- Stehekin (mile 2580) to Manning Park (mile 2669): Past the Pasayten Wilderness to Monument 78
Post-trail Reports
Hear how I’m doing after the trail:
Read a gear review:
See how I handled logistics:
- Music, podcasts, & audiobooks
- Food: how and what I actually ate
- Mileage and other stats: a thru-hike in charts & numbers
Pre-trail Planning
See the state of my hike leading up to my April 13th 2014 departure:
- Gratitude: walking solo, but never alone
- 1 week edition
- 3 week edition
- 5 week edition
- 2 month edition
Read about gear I started out with:
- itemized gear list with weights
- on my feet: Altra Lone Peak 1.5s
- over my head: MLD Silnylon ProPoncho Tarp
- electronics & journaling: SPOT, paper journal, iPhone 4, Canon S100
Read some details of my hike planning: