Day 75: Marble Mountains
From Shelly Meadow mile 1607.9 to mile 1629.9 Most of the day was in the Marble Mountain Wilderness, within the Klamath National Forest. Part of the Klamath Mountains which are part of the southern Cascade range. The Marble Mountains are rocky, what a shocker. Read More
Day 74: Exciting Plans
From Etna Summit mile 1597.2 to Shelly Meadows mile 1607.9 Last night in the Hiker Hut I studied the maps, mileages, and towns near the trail where I could meet Gayle when she comes to visit. She is flying in on the 14th and Read More
Day 73: Zero In Etna
Zero. As in no miles today. Wonderful lazy day. The Alderbrook B&B looks like a nice place but I have not been inside it. They also operate the Hiker Hut. This small building, pictured above, has 4 bunks, a bathroom with shower, and a Read More
Day 72: Into Etna
From mile 1575.6 to Sawyers Bar Road mile 1597.2 (Road to Etna) 21.6 miles today. Beautiful mountains. Very rocky, especially at the tops. Down a little lower sections of dense pine alternating with rocky scrub areas. I was driven to get to Etna today Read More
Day 71: Trinity Alps Wilderness
From mile 1553.4 to mile 1575.6 Today was a bit tougher than yesterday. A bit more climbs. Much more rocky footpath. By 4pm I had gone only 17 miles so I had to hike till 7. The trail entered the Klamath National Forest and Read More
Day 70: Lots Of Alpine Lakes
From Porcupine Lake mile 1528.8 to mile 1553.4 I made breakfast in bed this morning. Still in my bag, I made coffee and oatmeal just outside my tent. After breakfast I had to get up and hurry out into the woods away from the Read More
Day 69: Happy Feet
From Disappearing Creek mile 1508.6 to Porcupine Lake mile 1528.8 The morning started with a climb of about 3,000 feet (about 4,000 for the day). Thankfully most of it was not in direct sun as the next mountain blocked the sun for a period Read More
Day 68: Escape The Vortex
From Mt Shasta / Interstate 5 mile 1498.7 to Disappearing Creek mile 1508.6 I woke up this morning in a soft comfortable bed. I lounged in bed until 7, took a long shower and finally packed up. I went to the Bears Den Diner Read More
Day 67: Castle Crags & Mt Shasta
From West Trough Creek mile 1479.4 to Interstate 5 / Castella / Mt Shasta mile 1499.2 Bugs were out this morning so I skipped breakfast and hiked about 3 miles to Squaw Valley Creek and ate there. Next was a 2000 foot climb then Read More
Day 66: Beautiful & Hot
From Cold Creek 1455.6 to West Trough Creek mile 1479.4 I walked through 23.8 miles of beautiful mountains here in the Shasta Trinity National Forest today. I slept in and did not start walking until 7:00. I was surprised to find that Switchback (Anke, Read More
