Thursday, November 2, 2023Distance Today/ Total: 31.5 km/ 19.6 mi I was a little tired this morning after yesterday’s walk and slept in a little later. Everything was wet with condensation this morning and I spent some time drying things off before packing up. I started down the trail about 7:30. Today was another long (31km) beach walk and was […]
Read moreWednesday, November 1, 2023Distance Today/ Total: 29.5 km/ 18.3 mi I was up as soon as it was daylight and got ready for todays hike. When I crawled out of my tent I saw a wild horse grazing near the sand dunes. What a great way to start the day. Today’s hike was a long walk down the beach. The […]
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023Distance Today/ Total: 19.5 km/ 12.1 mi The rain lasted until about midnight, but the strong winds continued through the night. My tent fell in on me 3 times and I had to reach out and reset the stakes in the loose sand. Th last time it fell in was about 5:30 and I gave up and […]
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Monday, October 30, 2023Distance Today/ Total: 20.6 km/ 12.8mi Despite the continued rain I decided to head out on the trail today. The rain is supposed to start moving out tomorrow morning and I’ll be road walking most of today anyway. Ron shuttled 4 of us put to the lighthouse this morning and we arrived there about 11:15. There was […]
Read moreSunday – Tuesday. October 22-24, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 13,528 km/ 8,257 mi (via airplane, bus, and car) My daughter, Haley, came by on Sunday afternoon and took me to the Tulsa airport to begin my next adventure. It started out a little rough with my first flight being delayed about 25 minutes (and I only had a 50 minute layover […]
Read moreSeptember 21, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 8.7 / 2234.0 I woke up about 1:00am to find sleet & snow starting to cover my tent and the ground. It was still coming down and I expected it to last at least through the night. It was cold again in the morning and I slept in until it was daylight. It had only […]
Read moreSeptember 20, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 24.7 / 2225.3 It was another cold morning today and I struggled to get out of my sleeping bag. I finally got around, packed up and on the trail by 7:15am. The trail started out ascending through the burned forest again. The instance of dead trees across the trail had really diminished since yesterday and […]
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September 19, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 24.4 / 2200.6 It started out cold this morning and I didn’t want to get out of my sleeping bag. I did get around and was on the trail a little after 7:00. The trail continued through burned forest for most of the morning. It followed the ridge line again and I had some good […]
Read moreSeptember 18, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 14.9 / 2176.2 I slept great last night and didn’t wake up until 7:00am. I showered, dressed, and packed up some of my gear before heading down to the post office. I shipped my resupply box to Benchmark Ranch and headed back to the motel. I finished packing up and made me a small pot […]
Read moreSeptember 17, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 21.8 / 2161.3 I was up on the trail about 7:00 this morning knowing I had about 22 miles to get to Chief Joseph Trailhead and then hitch into Darby. Once again the trail started with a gradual climb that got steeper as I neared the top. There was a campsite at the top of […]
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