This is going to be a long post to go with what was a long day.  We got up early this morning and rode back to the trail with Brian.  We decided to go ahead and take the trail over Baden-Powell since the storm had passed.  The switchbacks started immediately out of the parking lot... Continue Reading →

The storm passed through before we woke up this morning.  We only had rain overnight, but could see new snow further uphill.  We took some time to eat breakfast dry out gear that got damp overnight.  We started back up the 2nd part of the alternate expecting a steep uphill climb back to the PCT. ... Continue Reading →

Brian picked us up early this morning and drove us back to trail.  Our plan was to summit Mt. Baden-Powell and then descend before another storm moved through. We took a break a few miles in before starting the climb, and while stopped, talked to other hikers about an alternate route around the mountain. We... Continue Reading →

We woke early and tired after our second night in a row of poor sleep. The wind was blowing just as hard as it was last night, and we packed as quickly as we could. The 5 mile hike out felt great on the wind protected side of the hills, but unfortunately most of the... Continue Reading →

We woke up at our second, much more peaceful campsite, to a beautiful sunrise. After a quick breakfast we hit the trail for what would be another several miles of continous climbing. The hike for today was either going to end 12 miles later at a National Forest campground, or if we really felt good,... Continue Reading →

Today was an eventful day, especially at camp, but definitely not how we expected it to be.  We left Cajon Pass Inn and walked to a gas station to top off our resupply before getting breakfast from McDonald's.  This might be the last McDonald's we eat on the trip since, to nobody's surprise, it doesn't... Continue Reading →

We hiked from Silverwood Lake to Cajon Pass today which was one of our longer days on trail coming in at about 16 miles.  We had a decently long, cold, and windy climb out of the lake, but we're treated to big views of a valley once we reached the other side.  We leap frogged... Continue Reading →

The first goal today was to get antibiotics for Blue Lizard's tick bite. She followed AKA's suggestion and had a prescription sent to a nearby Walmart by 8:30. She had Gary (Scary Gary) drive her to pick it up while the kids and I stayed at Joshua Inn to finish packing. Once she returned with... Continue Reading →

Today would be a shorter day with a stop at hot springs in the middle, but wouldn't go without some sort of hurdle. Blue Lizard found a tick on her back overnight which came out cleanly, but left a less than desirable mark afterwards. We had to shelve this for now since we were a... Continue Reading →

We woke up to the coldest morning yet. All of our water bottles were frozen solid, and it was pretty unpleasant outside the tents. We waited until the sun hit camp to get moving. Today's plan was to cover 17 miles to position ourselves for an easy morning hike into Deep Creek Hot Springs tomorrow.... Continue Reading →