I woke up at 0500 to my alarm and started my morning with a poptart for a snack. I quickly packed up my camp and was on trail by 0532. This is one of my quickest mornings. My sleeping bag had a bit of dew so I will be drying it at lunch. I would be passing a few water sources today the latter of which precedes a potential long water carry. ...
The next section of the trail is one of the driest with regards to water resupplying. So I have spent some time studying the water report. The normal rule of thumb is to carry 1 L per 5 miles, I have roughly been following that rule so far. I have always found that I have a lot of water leftover though. I think for me 1 L per 8 miles is more appropriate. ...
Today we zeroed in Tehachapi. I did not sleep that well as there were a lot of people snoring in the room. In the end I did fall asleep and get some sleep though. The day was overall not very productive but since I did not have a lot to do that was alright. I basically only had to resupply with food and I got that done. I am bringing less calories per day than the last few sections as I had a bit too much left over each time. ...
Last night was very windy but I ended up getting a good night’s sleep. I woke up just before 0530 and after eating some snacks I started packing up. I started hiking at 0617 and it was initially quite cold but luckily not that wind exposed. Early morning hiking as I pass Groover and Pacecar I skipped all water sources for the day as I did not need additional water for the day. After climbing out of the canyon with the first and last reliable water source of the day I had breakfast near some rocks. I only stopped for about 25 minutes and were soon passed by pacecar and groover. ...
I slept very well last night even though I slept right next to the highway. I got up a bit before 6 and packed up my stuff, once packed up I ordered breakfast: French toast, hot cocoa, and hash browns. After breakfast I got a ride back to the trail with some other hikers and started hiking at 0700. Waking alongside the open Aqueduct. ...
I woke up quite a few times during the night due to the wind. When I woke up around 6 it was very cloudy and moist almost rainy. I packed up and started hiking at 0645. It was cold, windy and cloudy in the morning and I hiked in my rain jacket and base layer pants till 0900 when I stopped to refill water. Passing the 500 miles market in the cold clouds ...
Today we were leaving Casa De Luna and had decided on a late start. This was mostly to get a good deal of pancakes for breakfast. After devouring a whole lot of pancakes I got a ride from the owner of Casa De Luna to the trail. I started hiking around 0805. Stilla very green desert The hiking was good with a good mix of uphill and downhill. Because of the late start my first stop would be at a water source in 10 miles for lunch. I arrived around 11 and stayed for about an hour before pushing on to Sawmill Campground where we were going to stay the night. ...
Waking up in the morning I could feel that the dew had made my sleeping bag wet. We would be leaving Hiker Heaven this morning and wanted to get an early start around 5. After getting up just before 0530 I started packing up and we ready to start hiking around 0620. The first part of the day’s hiking was a long roadwalk out of Agua Dulce. When the trail actually started the hiking instantly improved. ...
So we decided to stay another full day at Hiker Heaven since we had a lot of stuff to do. As I said I did not intend to stay more than one night but it just ended up working out that way. Another reason is that a place called Casa De Luna is 24 miles ahead so we will hike there tomorrow and actually leave from there at the same time as if we had left Hiker Heaven today. ...
Last night I had another very pleasant night. As usual I had my alarm set to 0530. I started hiking a bit before the others as I am currentlya bit slower. Our first stop for the day was a KOA where we would be eating breakfast. Before we arrived I had 2 Snickers as a pre breakfast snack. Perfect breakfast Upon arrival at the KOA I stretched and tried to dry some clothes. I bought my breakfast at the store: Muffin, ice cream, and Gatorade. ...