Day 32 – I can’t stop swimming

Another great night of sleep.  I woke up in my tent and everything just felt incredibly comfortable.  Soft quilt, soft inflatable pillow.. I had a hard time working up the will to deflate my mattress to get going.  I laid in my tent for a while and listened to the stream nearby work its watery …

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Day 31 – Finally out of Big Bear

I always get lousy sleep my first night back on trail.  My sleeping pad is comfortable, but it doesn't hold a candle to a big bed where I can sprawl all over the place and leave limbs drooping off any of the four sides.  Despite that, I woke up feeling awesome.  Today I will get …

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Day 30 – I’m back I’m back I’m back!

Today's a big day for reasons. Reason 1:  Yes, I'm back after roughly a week of being lazy all over the place waiting for my knee to heal. Reason 2:  I'm going to work very hard to get the hell out of Big Bear.  After being stuck at this point on the trail for who …

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Day 23 – Long night, Great Day

Yeah, last night did kind of suck.  I inadvertently camped along a track that all kinds of forest creatures use to go pester the farm animals nearby.  For the most part it was coyotes going over to check things out, howling as they ran by.  As they neared the farm, the responsible and dutiful farm …

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