by Minstrel | Jul 8, 2023 | Northern California, Trail
Start point Masterson Meadow Junction, mile 1557.1 End point Saloon Creek Junction, mile 1577.8 Miles hiked 20.7 Wilderness area Shasta National Forest Trinity Alps Wilderness Klamath National Forest People I met Snow Cone Nomoto The day on trail I’m loving these...
by Minstrel | Jul 7, 2023 | Northern California, Trail
Start point Deadfall Lakes, mile 1537.8 End point Masterson Meadow Junction, mile 1557.1 Miles hiked 19.3 Wilderness area Shasta National Forest People I met Scrambles and Semicolon Cookie Flamethrower The day on trail It’s always nice to wake up at a lake and not be...
by Minstrel | Jul 6, 2023 | Northern California, Trail
Start point Tentsite at mile 1515.9 End point Deadfall Lakes, mile 1537.8 Miles hiked 21.9 Wilderness area Shasta National Forest People I met Bard Lost Sole The day on trail As slow as yesterday was, this morning was a lot peppier. True to form, I was the last out of...
by Minstrel | Jul 5, 2023 | Northern California, Trail
Start point Mt Shasta, mile 1502.3 End point Tentsite at mile 1515.9 Miles hiked 13.6, give or take due to detours Wilderness area Shasta National Forest People I met Doc The day on trail Some mornings you can spring up out of bed, others take a lot of effort. This...
by Minstrel | Jul 4, 2023 | Northern California, Zero days
Hooray zero days! And holidays! Today was super fun. Nonny took off early to secure a spot at the park for us. We planned to join her around 2 pm. I ran to the grocery store to get my resupply. It wasn’t bad — I’ve definitely had worse selection with higher...
by Minstrel | Jul 3, 2023 | Northern California, Trail
Start point Tentsite at mile 1490.5 End point Mt Shasta, via I-5 intersection at mile 1502.3 Miles hiked 11.8 Wilderness area Shasta National Forest The day on trail Let’s go to town! We woke up early because it was almost 12 miles to get to a spot to get to town. So...
by Minstrel | Jul 2, 2023 | Northern California, Trail
Start point Ash Camp and McCloud River, mile 1472 End point Tentsite at mile 1490.5 Miles hiked 18.5 Wilderness area Shasta National Forest People I met Shortcut Rustler Razor Mad Hatter and Pacifico Bartender Cookie The day on trail Today was a lot of fun. I was able...
by Minstrel | Jul 1, 2023 | Northern California, Trail
Start point Dirt Road intersection at mile 1453.7 End point Ash Camp and McCloud River, mile 1472 Miles hiked 18.3 Wilderness area Shasta National Forest People I met Moses The day on trail Today was so fun. It was a really nice, easy distance with the terrain with a...
by Minstrel | Jun 30, 2023 | Northern California, Trail
Start point Kosk Spring, mile 1441.5 End point Dirt Road intersection at mile 1453.7 Miles hiked 12.2 Wilderness area Shasta National Forest People I met Queasy Rider Mixtape The day on trail Today was epic. It was such a fun romp and hike with these people I’m so...
by Minstrel | Jun 29, 2023 | Northern California, Trail
Start point Tentsite at mile 1425.8 End point Kosk Spring, mile 1441.5 Miles hiked 15.7 Wilderness area Shasta National Forest People I met Kevin and AP The day on trail Some days are just easy and cruisy. The group is only doing 15 miles and change, so I can kind of...
