Sleeping in a room with a single stranger is harder than sleeping in a room full of strangers. My roommate at the Treeline Hostel in Alma is using our room as temporary housing while he searches for a permanent place. He is very settled in. It sort of feels like his room. I stay up […]
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Day 98 – An Imperfect Exit
The night went well. To my knowledge only one mouse assaulted my humble abode on the river. I say that the mouse assaulted my abode because for the mouse, it is not personal. The mouse is, by its nature, bound by opportunism. All animals, including us, are bound by this desire. Fear can moderate it, […]
Day 97 – A Perfect Day
Last night as I was lying in my quilt writing, a hiker showed up at my campsite. We waved at each other. I didn’t want to stare but he seemed to be making dinner. I could see the flame of his camp stove. Was he also monkeying around with a tent? Hard to tell. His […]
Day 96 – High School
I slept well. A combination of things had put me in a good state of mind. I got to camp early. The camp was level with an easy bear hanging branch nearby, I ate well, rain was only a remote possibility and people were nearby (with their dogs.) I was also dressed right. I wore […]
Day 95 – Blind Date
It is the day of the rabbit show and I am not ready. I was supposed to perform in a play during the show, but I do not know my lines. The music group that was scheduled to play is not here, they cancelled at the last minute. The caterers did not return my call. […]
Day 94 – The Colorado Trail
I slept surprisingly well on that giant gray marshmallow of an air mattress at Zach’s apartment. The mattress was a balky partner though. I got up once to go to the bathroom and was rejected by the mattress when I got back into bed. If you didn’t get your center of gravity over the middle […]
Day 91 to 93 – Recovery
The proper term is “grief.” The PCT is closed. It is simpler for California to focus on fighting fires and preventing new ones if they close all the national forests. Except for the occasional section that runs through private land or a national park, the PCT runs through national forest land. My thru-hike is done…until […]
Days 86 to 90 – Flipping
The blog summarizes the events between my departure from Hart’s Pass and my arrival at Sonora Pass. Tacoma In Tacoma I stay at the home of Robert and Cindy, the wonderful couple I met at the Bridgeside Restaurant in Cascade Locks. Their offer to help the Debbies and me was no idle offer. Robert stayed […]
Adjustments
Fire Closures Everyone is aware that fires have broken out across the west. I feel like first I should acknowledge the devastation created by these fires in human and natural communities. It is awful. Secondly, my hike has been affected. The national forests in Northern California have been closed to hikers. This is for their […]
Days 84 & 85 – Waiting at Hart’s Pass
The temperatures last night were in the 30’s but I sleep well and don’t get out of bed until 6:30. Lucy and Canoe are camping near me, so I walk down the road a ways to avoid disturbing their sleep. Waiting for Robert I text Robert about seeing the Debbies on the trail, reporting that […]