Today was hilly! Not much flat and nearly all up and down. None of the hills were too large, but they just kept coming. I was stiff when...

The day this comes out is “National Hike Naked Day,” I won’t make you imagine anything, I just hope I have enough sunscreen. I find a...

The nights have been warm. Almost too warm. Even with some clouds, I cowboy camped and take my chances under the stars and in the morning...

The mosquitos were lighter today, but in their place were threatening clouds. They didn’t burst and only pushed me on through the...

It was a pleasant morning of walking through the wildflowers on the Hat Creek Rim when possible disaster struck. Mid morning while...

My ankle is slowly healing. Now the tenderness is only noticeable when running from mosquitos and landing wrong on a rock. Early in the...

It was a quiet morning at the Lutheran church I camped at. My day would revolve around the opening of the post office. It. Was time to...

I’m not sure what my maturity level is, but I think the name “Butt Mountain” right before the PCT halfway point is hilarious. It felt...

Mosquitos are awful out here, but since I am trying to ignore them, that is all they will get mentioned in this post. There is not much...

Pollen is everywhere in the Southern Cascades. Views of Mt Shasta and Mt Lassen will soon be presenting themselves and I will be in the...

Today I probably took less than 10 total steps on snow. Miles were easier and my body didn’t need to fight through the slipping and...

It was windy and cloudy in the morning. The type of weather that spurs quick miles. It was 22 miles to highway 49 and Sierra City where I...

In 2016 while hiking through countless areas of my 8,000 mile hike, I tried to educate myself on events and famous situations largely...

24 miles to Donner Pass was on the agenda, and then I could take the afternoon and the next morning off. It was somewhat of a rest day to...

A quick mile to Aloha Lake and then the snow returned for the better part of the trip up towards Dick Pass. Alpine Lakes and the scenery...

Waking up with 23 miles to go and no food is a little overwhelming. I made a giant cup of hot coffee to fight off the appetite and hiked...

I didn’t know what to call today. As I lay here writing it I am very tired with quite a few bumps and bruises from the snow over the last...

I woke up in the middle of the night covered in condensation. I had chosen to cowboy camp (camping under the stars) as opposed to in a...

Today was a battle. I fought for every single of the 32 Miles I made it. Benson Pass, Seavey Pass and Rock Island Pass all had...

I’m tired and I’m writing this from a damp sleeping bag where the insulation is so clumped it’s no longer very warm. But I am making good...