May 21 Miles Traveled Today: 15.5 Total Miles Traveled: 766.3 We set up camp at Chicken Spring Lake yesterday. There was a cold wind blowing off the lake all night into my tent. Freezing temperatures will damage my water filter and drain the batteries in my electronics, so I need to sleep with them. I … Continue reading Mount Whitney
Month: June 2018
Band of Four
May 20 Miles Traveled Today: 20 Total Miles Traveled: 750.8 Newt joined Crush and I as we were heading up the pass yesterday. He's 24 years old, from New Jersey, and just graduated from Rutgers with a degree in computer science. He starts a new job in Wisconsin sometime in October as a programmer. He's … Continue reading Band of Four
Welcome to the Sierras
May 19 Miles Traveled Today: 28.6 Total Miles Traveled: 730.8 I'm not sure I'll take another full zero, for it just's too long of a break. Believe it or not, I miss the trail and woods. Crush and I were feeling rested up and pretty excited to be finally starting the Sierras. Everyone was discussing … Continue reading Welcome to the Sierras
Nipple Tape, and a Zero
May 17, 18 Miles Traveled Today: 8.7 Total Miles Traveled: 702.2 We only had a few miles to Kennedy Meadows, so we slept in. It was nice to have a cup of coffee in bed, and wait until it warmed up a bit. The terrain was very easy the entire way into town, and of … Continue reading Nipple Tape, and a Zero