Etna -> Dunsmuir -> Burney
The day I hiked out of Etna was another scorcher until about 5:00 p.m. when the skies dumped pea-sized hail...
Fire and Nice
There are people I’ve met on each of my hikes that have left significant impressions on me, for various reasons....
“Califor-nye-ay!”
So says Trinity to his horse before nodding off on his drag-through-anything bed/trough, queue that incredible theme song as we...
Snoqualmie Pass (warm up hike)
Almost exactly one year ago I walked southbound into Snoqualmie Pass, Washington and promptly mailed home my ice axe, traction...
Uh-oh…Covid
Forty-eight hours before I was to board my train to Klamath Falls, Oregon to start my hike (see previous post...
Starting Sunday!
As I write this I’m tackling final preparations for my next hike, which begins in earnest on Sunday (6/26/22). This...
Feeling Sluggish…
Preparing for a long distance thru hike typically involves a lot of local walking, gradually increasing miles, adding the pack,...