Monthly Archives: August 2010

Woke up with a loud “bonk” on the top of the truck but once outside investigating, could find nothing. Perhaps it was a dream. Organized the pack, secured parking permission for the truck at the Visitor’s Center, and walked up … Continue reading →

Thursday morning dawned and my entire body ached as I slowly went through the motions of getting up and situated …I was in such a strange head space I couldn’t decide what needed to be done first, so I called … Continue reading →

Woke at dawn and after meticulously cleaning all the wetness on the fly, I was ready to go at 7:15 a.m.  The ground beneath my tent had stayed completely dry, and as I walked away the footprint of my tent … Continue reading →

Awoke with the very first dimness of dawn, and was out of camp before anyone else. The morning was much cooler than usual, and their were small bits of cloud-stuffs scattered across the sky.  When the sun rose they turned … Continue reading →

Awoke before sunrise and Fireman was already up and ready to go. We visited a minute before he departed, and I left about 15 minutes behind him after calling out “good-bye” to Ron and Cindy’s tent. About 1.5 miles up … Continue reading →

Ruffwork left about 20 minutes from Charlton Lake before I did, and I never saw him again. Shortly after leaving Charlton Lake, there is a large burn area. It is quite amazing to walk through the burn areas…though the trees … Continue reading →

Rose about 5:30 a.m. and was all packed up and ready to go when “Boston” and “Cubby” strode by.  Boston is from Boston, so that’s easy, and Cubby used to be called “Bear” but it’s not cool to be hollering … Continue reading →

It was Friday the 13th … I rose with the dawn, Knowing the hours soon would be gone, Raced to the coffee shop, laundry and store for Moleskin and clean clothes and blog update chore. A ride from Sisters to … Continue reading →

Breaking from the trail to exchange my boots was the best thing to do!  I cleaned them up and took them back to Sportsman’s Warehouse, and they TOOK THEM BACK!  Thank YOU, Bruce, the Manager at the Medford store, so … Continue reading →

Started the first section of the OR Pacific Crest Trail on three days of very little sleep with a departure time of 7:40 a.m.  It was a glorious day, sun and warmth and wildflowers everywhere.  Hiked with the  company of … Continue reading →