by Minstrel | Jul 11, 2023 | Northern California, Zero days
This hotel’s pigeon is weird. And cute. I love a good breakfast. And by “good” I mean one I cook myself or which is otherwise delicious, packed with nutrition, and is filling. I ran to the German bakery in town (it’s a thing in Etna) and got a rustic loaf of bread for...
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 | Jun 27, 2023 | Northern California, Zero days
My day started off interesting. I was making chilaquiles for Dino, Eva, Swiss Cheese, Nonny, and MC Rob. I met Dino and MC last night; Eva and Swiss Cheese I met at Kennedy Meadows. While making the food, some hiker comes into the kitchen, while lots of people are...
by Minstrel | Jun 22, 2023 | Sierra, Zero days
People I met Swarm Tutu Freebird and Marina Today had a normal enough start. We woke up with the sun, which make sense for a room without curtains filled with a bunch of hikers who are used to waking up with the sun. I tried one of the other coffee shops in the town,...
by Minstrel | Jun 21, 2023 | Sierra, Zero days
Today was cute. I saw Nonny off after we had a late breakfast. It’s always nice when you can sleep in, especially when you’re used to the sun waking you up in a tent. Soon, at the hostel, I met Spirit, a really, let’s say interesting, character. More on him later. I...
by Minstrel | Jun 20, 2023 | Sierra, Zero days
Today was great. I did laundry, and my trick of packing out sheets of laundry soap worked great. I had great detergent that I didn’t have to pay for! I went to the Dutch coffee shop, the name involved a lot of Ks. The coffee was good, but it was the pastries that...
