I wake often during the night, stuck in one of those recursive dreams that keep replaying over and over. I finally just get up and go to the bathroom in an attempt to clear my mind. Try as I do, I cannot sleep past 6:30! Oh well, there is much tasty food and hours of […]
Author: David Somers
Day 15 – Etna and Safe Harbor
I cowboy-camped last night (slept with no tarp over me). My friends, the stars, did not ask where I had been. They simply rose to their appointed places and looked down on me like a mother admiring here child in the crib. My feet are to the west for the first time, so the Milky […]
Day 14 – Russian Wilderness
Last night was quiet. I dreamed about the end of the world. We all gathered in stadiums to watch it happen. And when it didn’t happen, we all went home disappointed because our lives had become shabby and sordid. Alright, let’s start hiking! The plan is to do 17 miles today. That will put me […]
Day 13 – Trinity Alps
Dreams on the trail are nothing less than amazing. So much time at night is spent in a sort of half sleep because you are not comfortable or you have to pee but you don’t want to get out of your comfy quilt. Ahead of us are two big climbs totaling over 2500 feet. I […]
Day 7 – The Quest for Reinforcements
As the terror of the night fades, I regroup and reach a milestone