by mcgarveysan | Jun 8, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section E California, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 8.9 Trail miles: 526.5 Elevation: 2800 Spinning on the turntable: Katy Perry: Teenage Dream Today was split into two sections; a morning hike of about ten miles and a evening hike of about nine miles. It’s too hot to try to tackle the whole section...
by mcgarveysan | Jun 7, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section E California, Thru-hikes
Noelle here: I now seem to be collecting trash from hikers. It takes the term Hiker trash to a brand new level. š¤£ I met a couple German women yesterday, who I shared some of Donna’s hard boiled eggs with! And I ended up taking their garbage. It’s the small...
by mcgarveysan | Jun 6, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section E California, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 19.6 Trail miles: 517.6 (Hiker town) Elevation: 3053 Spinning on the turntable: U2: Songs of innocence Hitting the 500 mile mark was rather anticlimactic. The camp was abuzz with excitement last night over the impending mile stone. Excitement like folks...
by mcgarveysan | Jun 5, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section E California, Thru-hikes
Lemonade here: Thanks for the trail name, Deb! I think this one is a keeper. I tried out “Little Engine” for a bit, but last night I introduced myself at camp as Lemonade and its a winner! It fits for the reason you said, “life hands you...
by mcgarveysan | Jun 4, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section E California, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 12.4 Trail miles: 498.2 Elevation: 5009 Spinning on the turntable: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: The best of everything Today I hiked north and Noelle hiked south! Noelle went up the trail about 25 miles, left the van, and hiked south about 12 miles. I...
by mcgarveysan | Jun 3, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section E California, Thru-hikes
Noelle here: Sending hiker resupply boxes to trail towns is so easy. The post offices get it. There are hundreds of other boxes, so they have good systems. Having one of those trail towns send a box backwards to a regular town is not so great. Because I’ve...
