More pictures from the Sierras – part 1
Well, it’s been an interesting experience so far on the good ole sunshine trail. To start with, the trail isn’t actually along lake Superior, it’s *near* the lake up in the hills. Who knew? Why do none of these trails actually go along the bodies of water that you would assume they do from their…
7/2/24 My first week on the trail is done! And wow, did the Sierras ever kick my butt, those first couple of days of hiking were rough. I think I vastly overestimated my abilities and vastly underestimated the Sierras 🙂 It took me 2 extra days than I was planning to make it to Mammoth,…
Well folks, that’s it, I’m done with the Superior hiking trail! The last few days were just nice hiking, nothing significant or noteworthy really happened, I was just chugging along enjoying my forests! So overall, I really enjoyed this trail, it’s a very pretty walk through lovely forests. However, I would never walk it during…
I was ready to be done with the horribleness of California, but I wasn’t ready to be done with the PCT, so I compromised and decided to downgrade myself from “thru-hiker” to “section-hiker”. So I jumped up to Cascade Locks to hike Washington. Both the Sierras and Washington are some of the absolute best hiking…
Finished with the sunshine coast trail! Well, as much of it as I can do, I had to bail out a little early so I could get down to Bellingham to visit a friend before I start the superior trail. Turns out the group I was hiking with likes to sleep in, take long lunches,…
I am quickly learning that this trail is beautiful, but also requires a much higher level of planning than I am used to. For example, campsites are not very common and tend to be a hiker/biker sites at state parks or campsites at private RV parks. Well, I got to cannon beach last night intending…