September 16, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 28.7 / 2139.5 I was up and on the trail just as it was light enough to see. The trail started climbing right from the start. It was a gradual climb up to Rock Island Lake then got steeper as it started its way over the pass. By the time I reached the pass I […]

September 15, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 25.5 / 2110.8 I didn’t sleep real good last night. It seemed I couldn’t get comfortable and kept tossing and turning all night. Despite not getting comfortable I didn’t want to get out of my sleeping bag this morning. It was a cold morning. I finally got around and got started down the trail about […]

September 14, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 27.6 / 2085.3 I was up and around just as it got daylight this morning. The trail continued down a 4WD road for the next 8 miles to Lemhi Pass. I traveled up and down basically following the divide to the pass. At Lemhi Pass the trail became single track and continued to follow the […]

September 13, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 18.3 / 2057.7 I actually slept in today. I set an alarm for 7:30 and it went off and woke me up. I showered, got dressed, and packed up my gear. I fixed some coffee and sat at the table out front and drank it in the morning sun. The only restaurant in town – […]

September 12, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 7.1 / 2039.4 It was an interesting night last night. Just as I started to dose off I heard a big crash in the forest. It sounded like a tree fell or hot pushed down. I then heard branches breaking. Was it a bear? I don’t know, but I never heard or saw anything else. […]

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 […]