Today is the day. We're finally back on trail! We certainly enjoyed the time off, but there's a simplicity to trail life we've been missing. Kenny dropped us off before breakfast so we could get an early start. It was a cold 2.5 mile climb back to the trail. The rest of the hike was... Continue Reading →

Finally! Bat Boy's pack showed up around noon.  We got everything packed up and were about to load our gear into the car when we took one last look at the forecast.  Windy as usual, but this time with 80mph wind gusts.  It was already mid-afternoon so we knew we weren't getting many miles in... Continue Reading →

Since today is a Sunday we figured there was no chance Bat Boy's pack was showing up.  Instead of taking another zero we decided to slack pack the next 11 miles of trail.  For us this just meant we did a day hike with light packs.  This would let us continue to progress along the... Continue Reading →

What was originally planned as a zero turned into a triple zero that none of us have any regrets about. We got up in the morning to what might have been the largest breakfast I've ever consumed.  I'm not even sure where to start, but there was a giant fruit salad, breakfast potatoes, sausage, eggs,... Continue Reading →

Today was an easy 11 mile hike towards Big Bear for our next zero.  The morning started off cold for the first couple miles until we got out of the shade, but the day stayed cool and comfortable until we got to our stopping point at Highway 18.  The hike was easy compared to the... Continue Reading →

Today started off with a chilly 1 mile hike to the water source we were hoping to get to the night before. We loaded up water for what I think has set the record for water carries so far at over 16 miles. Our plan for the day was to go about 15 miles to... Continue Reading →

This was definitely one of our harder days on trail. The trail went uphill the entire day, the last few miles of which were particularly steep with blowdowns (fallen trees) mixed in from time to time. We started with a little more of going in and out of mission creek followed by a relatively easy... Continue Reading →

We got up early this morning and were on trail by 6:30 to try to get ahead of the heat. The trail started with an easy uphill along the Whitewater River before climbing over the next few miles and then dropping to Mission Creek. Siesta time today was improved by actual shade trees and running... Continue Reading →

We started today planning on a late start while Bat Boy and Rockhopper played with the other kids at camp.  We set off round 9:30, and even though the trail was easy, everyone seemed to be struggling a bit.  The kids were especially sad to be on trail again after just having made friends the... Continue Reading →

Today started with a ride with Snap Happy and her dogs, Miles and Ruby, from Idyllwild to the trail junction with I-10. From there we started a hot climb with little shade, but with loads of blooming flowers all around us. We took a siesta around 1pm to ride out the hot part of the... Continue Reading →