Today was my first leisure day of the hike. Or as thru-hikers like to call it; a ‘zero’. A day on which no miles are hiked. I tried to sleep in, but the rhythm of waking early has already caught Read More …
This morning I was quite comfy in my tent, and because today was only a small day, I didn’t rush out. I had ‘only’ to descend into the valley, and hike the last section up to Idyllwild. Somewhere between 10 Read More …
An unbelievable nights sleep last night. As soon as I closed my eyes I was gone. I was the last one to get up after a good 9.5 hours sleep. Guess I really needed that. This morning the trail-gods were Read More …
What goes up, must come down. Pushing it so hard yesterday, I think I flew a bit to close to the sun; consequentially today was brutal. Ironically the very beginning of the hike was quite pleasant. But it would not Read More …
Last night in the cabin was indeed a pleasure. It was very nice to lie in bed not feeling sticky for a change. As soon as I hit the lights I fell asleep. No howling wind, no cold, no flapping Read More …