July 28th, 2018 Like every day lately, today we swam and napped by a lake for several hours around lunchtime. Renee calls this the “lake crawl” section of the trail (the previous few hundred miles was the “beer crawl” section).…
July 26th, 2018 There were no lakes near the trail today, so there was no swimming. We took a nice siesta anyway and napped near a creek. The wildfires burning all around us have really filled the sky with smoke.…
July 24th, 2018 We woke up with ash on our tent and backpacks from nearby forest fires that have filled the sky with smoke. We broke camp early and were hiking by 5:13 am to beat the heat. The forecast…
July 22nd, 2018 We took another long siesta under a foot bridge today. As always, the swimming and sleeping and eating were excellent. On the way there, we were hissed at by a large rattle snake (number 14, but who’s…
July 20th, 2018 Today was very pleasant and relaxing. We got up early to beat the heat. We took a .25 mile side trip to check out Burney Falls, which was beautiful. At lunch time, we took a siesta next…
July 18th, 2018 We had breakfast at JJ’s Cafe in Old Station before we hit the trail this morning. Then, we took a detour through a 2,000 foot long lava tube. We finally got to hiking at 10:00 am. The…
July 16th, 2018 There was a lot of excitement on the trail today. We met a 72 year old thru-hiker named Tinker. He was a lot of fun to talk to, and said he hasn’t met anybody older hiking the…
July 14th, 2018 Since we camped last night in the town of Belden, at an elevation of only 2,200 feet, we had a long climb to start the day. We got an early start to beat the heat, and we…
July 12th, 2018 We crossed the 2,000 km mark this morning. Then, we went swimming at lunch time because it was hot! The heat in Northern California feels like being in the desert again, except more humid. But, swimming is…
July 10th, 2018 We started the day with a tough climb, but it was nothing like the difficult climbs we were doing a few weeks ago. We swam and cleaned off in a lake at around 10, but before we…
We compiled everything we’ve learned from thousands of miles of hiking into this guide and recipe book! We hope you enjoy it!
-Renee and Tim
