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...
