by Minstrel | Jun 18, 2023 | Sierra, Trail
Start point Sierra Buttes Road, mile 1203.5 End point Mile 1214.6, backtracked and bailed at 1214.2 Miles hiked 11.1 trail progress, .4 backtrack, 3 to bail off trail. Wilderness area Plumas National Forest Tahoe National Forest People I met Jess and Mary, sisters...
by Minstrel | Jun 17, 2023 | Sierra, Trail
Start point Sierra City, mile 1196.5 End point Sierra Buttes Road, mile 1203.5 Miles hiked 7 Wilderness area Tahoe National Forest People I met Cinderella The day on trail What a late start I got! I woke up and kind of wandered around. Going to bed so late always...
by Minstrel | Jun 16, 2023 | Sierra, Trail
Start point Mile 1180.7 End point Sierra City, mile 1196.5 Miles hiked 15.8, plus 1 mi road walk Wilderness area Tahoe National Forest People I met Rob Scott , Hannah, Stasi, and a few others The day on trail I chose my campsite really well last night. Well, it was a...
by Minstrel | Jun 15, 2023 | Sierra, Trail
Start point Tentsite at 1167 End point Just past a dirt road intersection, at mile 1180.7 Miles hiked 13.7 Wilderness area Tahoe National Forest The day on trail I woke up at 2 am to catch the Milky Way and it was so worth it. Then this morning was just clear and...
by Minstrel | Jun 14, 2023 | Sierra, Trail
Start point Donner Summit Bridge, Donner Pass. Mile 1154.5 End point Tentsite at mile 1167 Miles hiked 12.5 + 1 mile road walk Wilderness area Tahoe National Forest The day on trail I woke up with a predictably wet tent, on the inside of the fly and the outside. It...
by Minstrel | Jun 13, 2023 | Sierra, Trail
Okay this was not the day for transit or, you know, general success. The bus from Reno was three hours late. Three hours late. It left Reno after it was supposed to arrive in Truckee. Why is Greyhound so freaking terrible? Just…why? Of the three times I’ve...
by Minstrel | Jun 12, 2023 | Sierra, Zero days
The power was out for so, so much of Mammoth Lakes last night. I wanted to go to the movies and kill time, but you can’t show a movie without power. All the breweries were closed from it. Vons didn’t have lights, but their refrigeration, music, and checkouts worked....
by Minstrel | Jun 11, 2023 | Sierra, Zero days
I’m ready to get out of here. Camping is great, though this weather is less than ideal. It’s constantly wet. I’m also really treating my campsite more like a motel room. I’m constantly in town, which I don’t mind because everything is walking distance. But I miss...
by Minstrel | Jun 10, 2023 | Sierra, Zero days
Today is exciting. I’ve figured out what I want to do. I’m going to flip to Truckee and start either at the freeway intersection or around there. I’ve heard the snow is much more manageable and I won’t need anything more than spikes and trekking poles. It started...
by Minstrel | Jun 9, 2023 | Zero days
Today we went to some hot springs. Well. We went to one hot spring, and it was too hot. So we went to another spring, but it was “just” a spring — no heat. It had a beautiful view, though, and was nestled in fields of irises. I helped Lina and Retura figure out...
