I'm standing along side a road waiting for a car to come by. I'm still in the odd transition from forest to desert with trees scattered here and there. It's a dirt road with piles of sand and rock along each side, and I'm somewhat downhill from the road. Not exactly the ideal location to …
Last night was interesting. I woke up a couple hours after falling asleep and thought I heard screaming in the forest. That's cool, I don't need to sleep or anything. By all means, creep me out. I turned on my headlamp and called out in case someone was actually in trouble, but got no response. …
I have to leave Idyllwild today. I can't believe I've been here for three days now, this is insane. How did this happen?! I know how of course, this place is awesome. Seriously though, it's time to go. Hotel and food bills add up quick, I don't want my hike to end because of financial …
I can't go too far into detail here, I always forget to take notes on my zero days. But Idyllwild was the cure I needed to my Hiker Funk (in terms of smell and attitude). My dad and I stayed in a cool little hotel/cabin place at the edge of town with very reasonable prices …
Hey everyone, I'm not going to update on my zero days in Idyllwild until I get more pictures taken, this town is so cool! But I can't really do that until tomorrow, and I'm leaving tomorrow which isn't conducive to keeping the blog updated. I need to start taking more pictures of the towns along …
Last night was the usual fair of me tossing and turning and shivering, with the added bonus of the wind beating up my tent every so often. Miraculously I managed to get about four hours of sleep however. People slept on the dirt years before walking long distances was more out of necessity than recreational, …
Despite the awesome location, I still didn't sleep well. Who could with a broken sleeping pad? I'm in an ever-changing state of being warm then being cold and uncomfortable, I only sleep for 30 minutes at a time throughout each night. I woke up feeling ready to hike, I need to push on and get …
Another night went by without sleep. Apparently the air around Barrel Springs where I camped is special air that turns into ice at night. Given that I had no real insulation between me and the ground, that didn't turn out to create a very good night. But at least it was quiet. I seem to …
Last night was not fun. I got into my tent and fell asleep pretty quickly until I woke up to the sound of voices from the trail. "BRO! Gate 3 Gate 3! 3rd Gate! Ah bro we're here bro!" Bro was uttered a few more times and I heard feet stomping behind my tent. I …
Day 8 was spent tooling around town, not much to say about it really. I didn't take notes so I don't remember much about it, whoops. I woke up today feeling determined to get on trail. I'd spent yesterday keeping my foot in and out of a tub of ice water which monumentally sucked but …
The Limping Rabbit 