Day 36 Miles 20 From the aqueduct to mile 549 cache June 6, 2014 The sun is shining on me and it’s already hot, where I’m cowboy camped next to J on the flat spot next to the aqueduct. Bob is already up and packing, Red is stirring, but J and the other two Canadians…
Day 35: a two part marathon
Day 35 Miles: 26 From the Rock Inn to the LA aqueduct The Canadians are up and at ’em at six a.m. If we keep hanging with this crowd we might turn into morning people. Ha! It’s cool and delightful this time of day… maybe that’s why so many get up to hike at the…
Day 34: on the road again
Day 34 Miles: 16 From the Oasis water cache to the Rock Inn We’re just getting up when we hear people at the cache. It’s Dan and Sarah, Red, and Bob – a group usually referred to as Bob and the three Canadians. (“It’s the three Canadians and Bob!” Bob will insist. It doesn’t stick.)…
Day 33: back on the trail again
Day 33 Miles: 18 From hiker heaven to the Oasis water cache After wrapping up some loose odds and ends, I’m finally ready to leave hiker heaven. “Do you have a donation box?” I ask Donna. “Over there,” she points to an ugly vase back in the corner of the garage. The Saufleys can’t…
Day 32: rest and regrets
Day 32 Miles: 0 A zero day at hiker heaven It’s morning and I feel terrible. Everything hurts. I act terrible too. I’m petulant and unhelpful as J tries to get us ready to go. Maybe more obstructionist than unhelpful… We bicker it out to the root cause, which turns out to be a brutal…
Day 31: heaven’s gate
Day 31 Miles: 10 From the Acton KOA to Hiker Heaven (aka the Saufleys’) The sun is coming up on our hiker sleepover in the gazebo – one early bird packs up and jets, the rest of us gently stir. It’s morning. We’ve only got ten miles to go today to arrive at the Saufleys’….