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Book Five, Chapter Three – Up to the Timberline
Aug. 12: Seven Miles Left Sisters at 4:30 and was hiking by 5. I accidentally packed out a roll of packing tape, which I discovered when I got to
Book Five, Chapter Two: Land of Lakes, Lakes of Lava
Last night I left Shelter Cove Resort after finally getting my UPS package. I made a pretty good pace uphill to the lake, despite having seven days
Book Five, Chapter One: Out of Ashland, into Ash Land
Taking 48 hours off in Ashland was a great idea. However, my feet already hurt again despite the rest and new shoes, but the half day today to a
Top Ten Signs You Might be in Oregon
One day you realize that not only is it August, but that you're actually in Oregon. If, like me, you stop and look up from watching your feet and
Book Four, Chapter Five – Oregon or Bust
Yes, I fixed my phone. It turns out that Android keeps a sort of index of all your pictures, separate from the pictures themselves. And this index
Book Four, Chapter Three – the halfway mark, geysers, and Hat Creek Rim
This will be another weird and slightly disjointed post. While the hotel I'm at has Wi-Fi, of course it sucks and so uploading pictures is a pain.
Book Four, Chapter Two – Just a short walk to Belden Town
Frying on the way out of Sierra City As those of you who follow my Instagram account (@edthesmokebeard) know, I am convinced that the 3000 ft, 8
Top 10 signs you’re in NorCal
One day, July somehow happened. The fourth calendar month I've been out here. I looked around and realized this was new trail. If, like me, you feel
Book Four, Chapter One – to Sierra City
Just a twelve mile stroll How does that old song go? What a difference a day makes? I woke up at the hostel, gorged myself at the Driftwood Cafe,
Book Three, Chapter Four – South Lake Tahoe and Beyond
This final chapter of Book Three will be pretty short. From Kennedy Meadows North to South Lake Tahoe is only 78 miles. How am I doing? I have been