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Bishop Double Zero!!

Day 63: Bishop Zero #1 Today was officially two months on trail! I woke up feeling pretty exhausted at the Comfort Inn, even though I slept a long time. I ate the hotel...

Crabtree Meadows to Onion Valley (Mile 767.5 – 789.6)

Day 60: Mile 767.5 – 771.5 (plus ~17 non-trail miles) My alarm sounded at 3:30am, and I jolted awake, excited by the day ahead of me. Mt. Whitney!! My bag packed, I...

Kennedy Meadows to Crabtree Meadows (Mile 703.4 – 767.5)

Day 56: Mile 703.4 – 720.4 Starting the day, I felt much better having rested another night. At 7am, Rory, Clare and I piled in the van that would shuttle us to...

Kennedy Meadows Double Zero! Featuring a much needed visit from Isabel!

Day 54: KMS Zero, Day 1 My day with Isabel in Kennedy Meadows was amazing! We slept in and went to Grumpy Bear’s Retreat for breakfast, which had pancakes the size of...

Walker Pass to Kennedy Meadows (652.5 – 703.4)

Day 51: Mile 652.5 – 660.6 I woke up underneath the Milky Way at Walker Pass Campground to the sound of coyotes howling in correspondence close to camp. It was...

Tehachapi to Walker Pass (Mile 566.5 – 652.5)

Day 47: Mile 566.5 – 587.4 It was definitely hard to leave the comfort of my king bed at the Marriott. Clare, Rory, and I got an Uber to trail at 6am, and all of us...

Hiker Town to Tehachapi (Mile 517.6 – 558.5)

Day 43: Mile 517.6 to 534.9 My tent blew down at 5:30am, which is the first time that’s happened on trail. I was so tired I didn’t even feel like getting up to fix it...

Agua Dulce to Hiker Town (Mile 454 – 517.6)

Day 40: Mile 454 – 474 I had a good sleep at the campground, but unfortunately my sleeping pad popped again because I slept on a rock. That’s what you get for not...

Agua Dulce Zero

Day 39: Agua Dulce Zero I woke up early to the sound of other hikers getting ready for the day, but I didn’t really mind. I tried to get back to bed, but ended up just...