Today is goal day: Eat all of the food at Cajon Pass. I wake up at five in the grey morning by the lake. Cowboy camping is awesome, though it got a little windy last night I stayed pretty warm. I'm going to have to do it again sometime, there's nothing like waking up directly …
I woke up late today. Oops. That doesn't happen too often, but I'm glad I was able to get some extra sleep. As long as I get up before 12 I can make my usual mileage, so it's not a huge deal. Since it rained last night I had to drag my half-dry clothes into …
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 …
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 …
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 …
So I've been off trail for a while on account of my dumb knee. I got off the trail at Highway 18 in Big Bear, made my way all the way down to the desert in Victorville, stayed there for a couple days until the hotel kicked my dad and I out on account of …
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 …
I woke up feeling a little off. I want to get back out, but I'm a little wary of being alone. It's not like I'm crawling along the trail screaming "Hike with me for the love of god!", but it's been 200 something miles of it, and it gets a little old sometimes. But regardless …
Here I am sitting in the very lodge I've seen countless thru-hikers staying at in the many videos and trail journals stay at with hopes of Taco Bell and greasy breakfasts from Denny's. The Black Forest Lodge. I'll never get over the fact that I'm out here, which kind of makes me think about my …
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 …
The Limping Rabbit 