September 11, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 24.4 / 2032.3 The campsite I selected last night was well protected in the trees, but wasn’t very level. It had a side slope and I kept feeling like I was having to balance on my mattress. I was up and on the trail before sunrise again and got a couple of good photos. I […]

September 10, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 25.0 / 2007.9 I woke up to a wet tent again this morning. I dried it off, packed up and was on the trail in time to catch the sunrise. The trail started with a gradual climb then a short descent down to Deadman’s Lake (I’d like to know the story behind that name). The […]

September 9, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 24.9 / 1982.9 I camped near a creek and despite trying to camp under a pine tree, I still woke up to a wet morning. Dew had settled on most of my gear. I wiped stuff down and packed up. I started down the trail and within 0.3 miles I had missed a turn and […]

September 8, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 21.2 / 1958.0 As usual, even when I could have slept in I was up before 6:00am. Jan’s Cafe and the post office both open at 8:00am. So, I took a shower and packed up what I could. I updated my blog and fixed a pot of coffee (it was terrible). I finally got out […]

September 7, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 20.2 / 1936.8 The campsite I chose worked great last night. Rain did move in, but being under the pines kept my tent mostly dry and it had dried completely by morning. I packed up and was on the trail about 6:45. I wanted to get to the I-15 underpass early enough to get into […]

September 6, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 27.7 / 1916.6 I slept good last night and woke up to a cold damp morning. It was pretty cold and everything felt wet from the dew. I dried off what I could and packed up. The trail started out with a gradual climb for about the first four miles. Most of the trail was […]

September 5, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 26.6 / 1888.9 The rain stopped before I got to camp last night and it didn’t rain overnight. My tent, situated under some pine trees was dry this morning, my clothes and sleeping bag were a little damp though. I packed up and was on the trail about 7:00am. The trail started with a pretty […]

September 4, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 19.7 / 1862.3 I got around early, took a shower, packed up and was out of the motel before 7:00. It was still raining this morning. I walked down to Running Bear Pancake House and had a very good breakfast – eggs, hash browns, bacon, and biscuits & gravy. I left very full this morning. […]

September 2-3, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 12.2 / 1842.6 I was going into town today so I got around pretty quick snd was on the trail just at it was getting daylight. It rained a little last night and everything was still wet this morning. The trail was now following the Continental Divide and it began climbing up the mountain ridge. […]

September 1, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 29.4 / 1830.4 I slept in a little later today. I’ve been getting up to early and ready before it’s light enough to see. The days are getting shorter now and it isn’t daylight until about 6:45. I started down the trail past Summit Lake and through the woods. I was surprised when I smelled […]