Miles hiked: 0 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 197.8 I end up staying several days in South Lake Tahoe. I spend two nights with Sam and Gabe and their adorable dog, Milo. I get my laundry done, and I also get to see the madness of the 4th of July parade […]

Miles hiked today: 7.5 (+ unknown amount on a snowy trail/road!) Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 197.8 We set off hiking at 6 in the morning. I have finally slept well on my inflatable mattress, finding a set up that works well for me. Perhaps I’ll be using the mattress more […]

Miles hiked today: 11.4 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 190.3 This morning, we do not wake up when we said we would. It is difficult waking up at 4am when it’s still cold and dark outside. So we all collude in an accidental lie in, and wake up at 6am instead. […]

Miles hiked today: 8.5 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 178.9 I spend much of the night awake due to the loud snoring coming from the person next to me – you guessed it, it’s the guy who didn’t want a fire. Then in the morning it seems as if he makes […]

Miles hiked today: 22.8 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 170.4 We wake up at 4am, to start hiking at 5, and for once I am not the last one ready. I hike in my jacket until it warms up enough to take it off. The elevation profile today is a little […]

Miles hiked today: 11.8 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 147.6 I wake up at 6:30 and can’t get back to sleep. I want to send some postcards this morning, so I need to wait for the post office to open at 10:30, since it’s a Saturday. I write some blog posts […]

Miles hiked today: 16.4 (+1.5 mile road walk) Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 135.8 We wake up at 4am, begrudgingly. It’s cold here, surrounded by snow, although I managed to stay pretty warm last night. We start hiking, immediately getting back on the snow, with our shoes still damp from yesterday. […]

Miles hiked today: 15.3 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 119.4 In the morning, I really don’t want to get out of bed. But I also don’t want to keep the other two waiting, so I start getting ready. The snow starts soon after we start hiking, just patches at first, but […]

Miles hiked today: 22.7 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 104.1 I wake up with a sore throat, but all my other symptoms of illness are gone! I feel so, so much better. And it’s a good thing too, because today we have a 16 mile climb to do. It’s not strictly […]

Miles hiked today: 20.5 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 81.4 As soon as I wake up, I realise my tummy does not feel right. Some kind of stomach bug? Something I ate? Drank? Why is this happening again. There is nothing to do really, except pack up my things and hike. […]