by mcgarveysan | Jun 30, 2019 | Hiking, Marriage, PCT, Section G California, Thru-hikes
Marriage from Noelle’s perspective One of our original goals for the blog was to share how our marriage relationship holds up with such close proximity in a tent (& now also a camper van) twenty-four hours a day on the trail. camping in the clouds Well...
by mcgarveysan | May 15, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section D California, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 12.2 Trail miles: 369.2 Elevation: 8400’ish Spinning on the turntable: David Guetta: Nothing but the beat Another slog of a day, hiking up, up and up. My ankles are still sore from yesterday. Thankfully my camp mates departed at 6AM and missed the...
by mcgarveysan | May 14, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section D California, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 15.3 Trail miles: 357.2 Elevation: 6467 Spinning on the turntable: DMB: Away from the world A very long day of hiking and elevation gain. Gaining 3500 feet over 15 miles hurts my body. I ache tonight. I carried five liters of water to start, and then...
by mcgarveysan | May 9, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section C California, Thru-hikes
Miles today: 14.1 Trail miles: 318 Elevation: 3280 Spinning on the turntable: Keane: Hopes and fears PCT marker Today was a busy day! We headed to Deep creek hot springs (clothing optional) and made it in time for a few hours of early morning soaking before it was too...
by mcgarveysan | May 5, 2019 | Hiking, PCT, Section C California, Thru-hikes
The weight loss results are in from our first 30 days of hiking: Steve has lost 18 lbs and Noelle has lost 14 lbs. I think we’re both hungry when we arrive in a town, but we both agree the rumored “hiker hunger” hasn’t hit just yet. Soon....