by mcgarveysan | Oct 13, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section N California, Thru-hikes
Noelle here: Steve and I ambled along, making our way back to the van. He read the group texts from his siblings and the individual texts I had with them separately. I told him about the hikers who’d ended their hike that day due to weather. We hiked along. I... 
by mcgarveysan | Oct 12, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section N California, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 20Trail miles sum: 2016.8SOBO Trail location: 1322.8Elevation: 5051Spinning on the turntable: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466. Seong-Jin Cho While I was hiking in the afternoon I had cell reception for a few moments. River crossings I saw... 
by mcgarveysan | Oct 11, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section N California, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 20Trail miles sum: 2016.8SOBO Trail location: 1322.8Elevation: 5051Spinning on the turntable: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466. Seong-Jin Cho It was 26 degrees this morning when I started hiking. Just a tiny bit nippy! Early morning hiking... 
by mcgarveysan | Oct 10, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section N California, Thru-hikes
Noelle here: It’s cold. Holy smokes, it’s cold! This morning was supposed to get down to 26. I believe that’s probably true. Steve just left the van for day 2. Yesterday he did 27 miles and today will be shorter around 20. I hiked a bit over six... 
by mcgarveysan | Oct 9, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section N California, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 27Trail miles sum: 1997.8SOBO Trail location: 1302.8Elevation: 5651Spinning on the turntable: U2: The Joshua Tree Wooded trail It’s so good to be back on the trail! The air is crisp and clear. When we bumped north from Kennedy Meadows to Old Station in... 
by mcgarveysan | Oct 8, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section N California, Thru-hikes
Noelle here: Well, we did it! We started our journey back to the trail. While my sister, brother-in-law and I were at the hospital, busting Dad out, Steve was packing up the van. He met us and we all made a little parade down the hospital corridor and to the front...