by Minstrel | May 24, 2023 | Sierra, Trail
Start point Tentsite at 716.2 End point Kennedy Meadows South, mile 702 Miles hiked 30 Wilderness area Inyo National Forest South Sierra Wilderness Sequoia National Forest The day on trail Well today wasn’t the best. It started off okay. We woke up. I left a bit late...
by Minstrel | May 23, 2023 | Sierra, Trail
Start point Kennedy Meadows South, mile 703.4 End point 716.2 Miles hiked 12.8 Wilderness area Inyo National Forest South Sierra Wilderness Sequoia National Forest The day on trail It’s time to head out with the group! Big group, big dreams. Today started out with so...
by Minstrel | May 22, 2023 | Southern California, Zero days
Omg what a day. First off, we had our final group meeting. Layla gave us a really great crash course in avalanche safety. The real gem of the day was Pudding, Nacho, and Wheelz. They spent a few hours rehearsing a song. Nacho played recorder, Pudding played guitar,...
by Minstrel | May 21, 2023 | Southern California, Zero days
Kennedy Meadows. Gateway to the Sierra. There’s so much to do. Today will be about chores, eating, and starting to put together our group for the Sierra. I slept well; the bed in the yurt was comfortable. We got an absurdly large pancake with some eggs for breakfast....
by Minstrel | May 20, 2023 | Southern California, Trail
Start point Tentsite at 698.2 End point Kennedy Meadows South, mile 703.4 Miles hiked 5.2 Wilderness area Domeland Wilderness Sequoia National Forest People I met Way too many to journal about The day on trail This is it. The official end of the desert. The landmark...
by Minstrel | May 19, 2023 | Southern California, Trail
START POINT Fox Mill Spring, mile 684.3 END POINT 698.1 MILES HIKED 13.8 WILDERNESS AREA Domeland Wilderness Chimney Peak Wilderness THE DAY ON TRAIL It’s a shorter day. We want to roll into Kennedy Meadows South (KMS) tomorrow, together, so we camped only a couple...
by Minstrel | May 18, 2023 | Southern California, Trail
Start point Tentsite at mile 666.3 End point Fox Mill Spring, mile 684.3 Miles hiked 18 Wilderness area Owens Peak Wilderness Chimney Peak Wilderness The day on trail It’s really exciting to have Walker Pass behind us. We’re making excellent progress toward the Sierra...
by Minstrel | May 17, 2023 | Southern California, Trail
Start point Walker Pass, mile 653.3 End point Tentsite at mile 666.3 Miles hiked Lucky 13 Wilderness area Owen’s Peak Wilderness People I met Sunshine Moe Stay Gold and two others Karate Kid The day on trail I’m really glad I skipped ahead a bit. It ended up being 85...
by Minstrel | May 16, 2023 | Southern California, Trail
Start point Willow Springs Road: mile 558.5 End point Highway 58 Overpass, mile 566.5 Miles hiked 8 Wilderness area Angeles National Forest Cameron Canyon People I met Moon and Tie Dye Monica and Carl Stats, Joe, Prometheus, By The Way The day on trail Today’s the...
by Minstrel | May 15, 2023 | Zero days
Day 50 Today is hard. Doctor and I dropped Sunrise and Piñacolada off at the trail. We ran some errands while we still had the rental car. Since the local Enterprise is closed on the weekends, a Friday rental is actually a Friday-Monday rental. But it was nice to have...
