Day 37-39: Nero and two Zeros in Tehachapi

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28. Mai - 30. Mai    Campsite near Hwy 58 to Tehachapi (mile 556.4)    Approx. 3 miles on the Nero day    We walked along Cameron Road and called a local trail angel to ask for a ride. It felt weird to call a complete…

Day 36: The call of town

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27. Mai    Campsite in small Wood (mile 549) to campsite near Hwy58    We got up this morning and faced the last 10+ miles day before we got into the town of Tehachapi.  Our plan was to hike to the Highway and cut 8…

Day 35: Ups and downs

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26. Mai    Cottonwood Creek (mile 535) to campsite in small Wood (mile 549.8)    14.8 miles    Last night I slept no more than two hours. It was maybe the windiest night on trail so far.  As always I had to…

Day 34: Along the Aqueduct

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25. Mai    Camp near Joshua Trees (mile 521.6) to Cottonwood Creek (mile 535)    13.4 miles    We started at half past seven. That's early enough for me. We hiked again along the sealed aqueduct and the trail was…

Day 33: Hikertown

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24. Mai    Horse Trail Camp (mile 508.1) to desert camp next to Joshua Trees (mile 521.6)    13.5 miles    We started early this morning. Navigator wanted to be in Hikertown around noon and it was another Nine miles…

Day 32: Blogging on trail

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23. Mai    Sawmill Campground (mile...) to ... Campground (mile 508)    10 miles    Blogging on trail - especially every day - is hard work for me. I use an old iPhone 4 and the Apps I use Wordpess and Blogpress…

Day 31: One month on trail

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22. Mai    Casa de Luna (mile 478.2) to Sawmill Campground (mile 498.3)    Approx. 15 miles    We got free coffee and pancakes at the Andersons for breakfast.  Then we headed out to hitch a part of the following…

Day 30: Casa de Luna

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21. Mai    Mile 465.4 - mile 478.2 Casa de Luna    12.8 miles    Right now I am lying in my tent at Casa de Luna aka The Andersons. They are Trailangels with a nice Manzonita Tree campsite and a big heart for hikers.    I…

Day 29: Rocky is back

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20. Mai    Mile 454.4 (Hiker Heaven) to mile 465.4 bushcamp near road    11 miles - yippiehhh    My trailname is Rocky. Paul named me more than a week ago in Big Bear. I am named after Rocky Balboa the Boxer because…

Day 28: The day before…

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19. Mai    0 miles    Today Navigator arrived. He was quite early arriving before lunch. I hugged a sweat soaked man. It was hot.  The next days are meant to be much cooler, around 20 degrees. (Celsius!)  Navigator…

Day 27: Doggy day

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18. Mai    0 miles    Today was just another day at Hiker Heaven. Nothing special happened so far.  Same as every day I spent a huge amount of time to give a good pet to the dogs. They are wonderful.    Phil…

Day 26: Shopping & Cooking

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17. Mai    0 miles    Today I joined iPod on his ride to R.E.I.  We left around ten with a van full of hikers. On our way to Northridge iPod gave us a great tour and told us some interesting facts about the region. The…