13+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1718+ words) Laguna Mountain is the first resupply stop, but I skipped it. I did hear good hiker kindness things about it. Julian is a true trail town with hikers galore. For some it’s 4 days into the trail and others 8 days, but…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago   (793+ words) OK sleep last night, it was pretty cold and windy but the main reason likely being that I slept a fair bit the last couple nights. I might actually be caught up on sleep for the first time since I…...

18+ hour, 15+ min ago   (795+ words) Russell and Jessie cross the Delaware River into New Jersey and find they’re having a much more enjoyable time on the trail there. Crossing the Delaware River into New Jersey. The contrast in which New Jersey presents itself against Pennsylvania…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1867+ words) This was a slow morning, just the way I like them. Mastermind was awake and ready to go before me, and we met for breakfast with a few other hikers at the lodge. I was in no rush since I…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (844+ words) I hadn’t heard the end of the girls’ discussions for their plans for today but it made sense that they wanted to get an early start (when I heard them getting up at 4:30am). They were ready to go at 6am and…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (531+ words) Wow. It was cold. Like really, really cold. I had on everything and still woke up freezing. Still, a nice change from being hot. Have I mentioned it’s hot here? After running a few laps around the tent while breaking…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (586+ words) My legs were still bright pink and every time I bent my knees I could feel my skin practically cracking from the burn. As I applied my sunscreen I realized we were nearing the end of our stick. I was…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1466+ words) Today was one of the best in the past several days. No burn zones, great trail conditions, cold water sources, interesting views, no smoke in the air. Our first real water, after passing the spring Meriwether went hunting for, was…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (203+ words) Honestly I haven’t seen a storm like this in a long time. It has been raining hard all night here in Coleman; it’s thundering and lighting and it’s 8C. In the mountains I expect colder temps and dangerous conditions (floods, washouts,…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (743+ words) I quickly got the tent packed up and then moved all my stuff onto the covered porch by the laundry. I could sit there, have coffee and slowly get everything packed. The soaking wet groundsheet actually dried off well in…...