August 21, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 6.0 / 1,595 I was up early this morning. Too early. I was ready to go before 6:00am and it was still too dark to see. I waited around a little bit and started hiking about 6:15. The trail from Elklund Lake was mostly down hill and had some great views in the early morning […]

August 20, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 24.3 / 1,589 The rain was supposed to stop around 2am, but when I woke up this morning it was still pattering against the top of my tent. I rolled over and went back to sleep. I woke up again about an hour later and the rain had stopped. I slowly hot around and started […]

August 19, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 17.9 / 1,565.7 I was up and started packing up before daylight this morning. I crawled out of my tent just as it was getting light and to my astonishment there was a great view of the mountains to the south. I had been focused on the Cirque of the Towers last night and hadn’t […]

August 18, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 20.2 / 1,547.8 I was up and around quickly this morning. I was excited to get to the Cirque of the Towers alternate. I headed out on the trail and was happy to see a bridge over Sweetwater River. I thought I was going to have to ford it and get my shoes wet this […]

August 17, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 21.5 / 1,527.6 Tried to sleep in this morning, but was still up before 6:00. I took a shower, dressed, and packed up my backpack. I headed across town to Oxbow Restaurant where I had a delicious breakfast skillet and lots of hot coffee. I updated my social media at the restaurant and wrote my […]

August 16, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 9.9 / 1,506.1 I was up and on the trail early to beat the heat and reach the highway early. There has been some concern about hitching to Landers due to the low traffic volume. The trail continued down a gravel road for about 3 miles before turning off and climbing up over a ridge […]

August 15, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 30.6 / 1,496.2 I was up and on the trail just as it got light enough to see. It was hot yesterday and I wanted as much early morning hiking as I could get. The trail started down a valley and followed a semi-dry creek as it zig-zagged through the valley. The bottom of the […]

August 14, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 28.1 / 1,465.6 I was up and on the trail about 6:00 this morning. It was the coldest morning I’ve had out here on the Great Basin. I think it was probably low 40’s. The trail started out following a valley, but soon turned and started heading for the hills. I was excited because I […]

August 13, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 28.2 / 1,437.5 I woke up about 11:00 last night and looked out of my tent at the sky. The stars were amazingly bright. I could see the Milky Way and thousands of stars in the sky. The wind was still blowing strongly and I just looked at the stars from the comfort of my […]

August 12, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 24.1 / 1,409.3 I couldn’t get my brain to stop planning last night and it was after midnight before I fell asleep. I woke up about 6:15 and realized I had not plugged in my phone last night and it was down to 5%. I showered, got dressed, and packed up all that I could. […]