by Minstrel | Jun 19, 2023 | Sierra, Zero days
(Author’s note: the place I started at is redacted by request.) Today was bonkers. I woke up around 6:30 to help with things around the cabin. It was all slowly coming to life. I met Rob, Mary and Jess’ father. He was super excited to have a PCT hiker staying for the...
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...
by Minstrel | Jun 8, 2023 | Zero days
Clean body, clean laundry, a belly full of matzoh ball soup, and no alarms. That’s the recipe for a good night’s rest. For me, beds are optional because I sleep just as good on my sleeping pad in my backpacking quilt as I do in a bed. It’s the impending alarm that...
