Waiting
A few consumables. And the food to start with at the border and for two resupply points. That’s all that’s left to buy. I think. Oh, socks. I want more socks.
Last night I ordered new trail runners — New Balance 910s, 15 EEEE! Head lamp, batteries, pad, DEET, Purell wipes. A thousand packets.
I won’t be [...]
It’s Lent
. . . and I have a new sin.
Saint Benoît yogurt. One of the fine things taking place in this part of the world is the increasing availability of artisanal foods. What joy. Riches. Achievable riches.
Walk well. God is love.
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Gotta get outta here
A good reason to not be on the trail today: rain blowing at 50 miles per hour.
So. I’m sitting at home. Thinking, planning, journaling, Face Booking. All things PCT.
I got in the gardening I had planned this morning while waiting for the garage door repairman to show up. Seems Elaine left the back door on [...]
Night magic
One of the reasons I hike long trails and sleep “cowboy style” — under the stars. On every clear night I have seen shooting stars.
The White Mountain from charles on Vimeo.
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Wet
I think this is the longest period of frequent rainfall in my life.
The view from my back door
Soggy, slick trails, mud in the garden. Weeds, weeds, weeds. And yet.
I looked out my back door this morning, ready to complain. No one would hear it, but I thought it my due. And then I looked more [...]
One day of sunshine
I was doing some gardening this morning and walked around checking the fruit trees. The citrus are in their glory. The apricot trees were bare, and the fig had small leaf buds. I just returned from a neighbor’s home and the apricot trees have put out the tiniest leaves. One day of sunshine.
Spring is not [...]
Better than DEET
N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide
Lynne Wheldon recorded what I think might be the first commercial video about the Pacific Crest Trail: How To Hike The Pacific Crest Trail. I have watched it many times. Virtual hiking. He raises issues and has edited in responses to these issues on various subjects, including mosquitoes.
Please understand that a lot of [...]
Not shingles
Spider bite. Infected behind and around my left eye. That’s why it hurt!
But I am much better now. I slept five hours this afternoon after the antibiotics began to take effect. Phew!
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The journey
Some things are coming together for me in ways I had not expected. The people I most want to be with — those I most admire — are coming into my life. No fanfare. Just a simple extension of the circle. And a lot of it has to do with the Pacific Crest Trail. The [...]
Chili tomorrow night
Gottago just sent me a chili recipe.
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