Day 65: Split Personality
From Clark Spring mile 1434.5 to Gold Creek mile 1455.6 Today had a split personality. The first half of the day was in pines, shaded and really pleasant. I was not soaked in sweat for a change. I took lunch at 11:30 and had Read More
Day 64: Shade
From Burney Falls mile 1416.5 to Clark Spring mile 1434.5 I was almost out of camp early, but didn’t make it. One of the other hikers, I can’t recall her name, offered me hardboiled eggs for breakfast. I had my pack on already but Read More
Day 63: Burney Falls
From Burney Guest Ranch mile 1406.2 to Burney Falls State Park mile 1416.5 It was really hard to leave the ranch today. There was a nice breakfast of biscuits and gravy, eggs, and waffles. All you could eat. After that another shower with no Read More
Day 62: Hat Creek Rim
From Lost Creek mile 1383 to Burney Guest Ranch mile 1407.2 Hiked 24 hot miles today. Left camp at 6 and arrived at the Burney Guest Ranch at 5. The Hat Creek Rim section follows on the ridge above the valley where Hat Creek Read More
Day 61: Old Station
From Hat Creek mile 1367.1 to Lost Creek mile 1383 Today was all about getting supplies in Old Station. It was a lazy morning. Since the post office was only 4 miles away and not open until 11 there was no reason to hurry. Read More
Day 60: Easy & Lazy
From Warner Valley Camp mile 1347.8 to Hat Creek mile 1367.1 Today was an easy 19.3 miles with very little elevation change. Started walking at 7 and had perhaps a 1000 foot climb to start and that was the biggest of the day. There Read More
Day 59: Into Lassen Volcanic National Park
From Hwy 36 mile 1328.8 to Warner Valley Camp mile 1347.8 Yesterday we took a zero in Chester. I soaked my feet and spent much of the day in the hotel treating my feet to cool dry air. Today we hitched back to the Read More
Day 57: Cruising To Chester
From Cold Spring mile 1302.9 to Hwy 36 (to Chester) mile 1328.8 Big mileage day today, almost 26 miles. The elevation changes were gentle and we hit very little snow. Started walking at 6:40 and got to Hwy 36 at about 6. We started Read More
Day 56: Climb Out Of Belden
Belden/Feather River/Hwy 70, mile 1284.3 to Cold Spring mile 1302.9 I spent yesterday in Belden babying my feet. My thigh is sore but my feet are what worry me. The red sores are not normal blisters, this is something different. It almost looks like Read More
Day 54: Resting In Belden
From mile 1229.6 to Quincy Laporte Road then off trail to Belden My left thigh and left knee were screaming at me this morning. I cleaned the scrapes on my legs and took as much ibuprofen as I could but I hurt. It seems Read More
