Day 93: Catching up

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23. Juli    Peter Grubb Hut (1162.9) to Mule Ears Creek (1181.4)    18.5 miles    I woke up and was still alive. In fact the table turned out to be quite comfortable at six in the morning. I carfully turned around…

Day 92: I like your pants

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22. Juli Squaw Creek Camp (1143.0) to Peter Grubb Hut (1162.9) 19.9 miles Scary... I am lying on a 60 cm wide table in the hut. Together with George who's 68 and quite good company. But he talks a lot and I am afraid of falling down…

Day 91: A long day

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21. Juli    Lake Richardson Camp (1120.8) to Squaw Creek Camp (1143.0)    22.2 miles    I was sitting close to the lake watching what was going on under the surface. I had my breakfast and was fighting against Mosquitos.…

Day 90: Hello NoCal!

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20. Juli    Susie Lake Camp (1103.9) to Lake Richardson Camp (1120.8)    16.9 miles    I already started the section called NoCal - North California - yesterday at Echo Lake. I heard rumors that a lot of hikers…

Day 89: Desolation Wilderness

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19. Juli    Hwy 50 (1090.4) to Susie Lake Camp (1103.9)    13.5 miles    Prince and I woke up and noone of us wanted to move and leave the cozy motel bed.  Short before nine I was ready to face the day and…

Day 87-88: South Lake Tahoe

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17. & 18. Juli    0 miles    I thought when taking two Zeros I could stay one in bed.  Well, it didn't happen.  On the first day I was busy running around town with Lift Off in every possible outdoor Shop. She…

Day 86: Hike into SLT

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16. Juli    Shower Lake Camp (1084.2) to Hwy 50 (1093.0)    8.8 miles    We skipped breakfast because of the mosquitos. We would stop somewhere later along the trail.  The hike to Hwy 50 was more challenging…

Day 85: Carson Pass

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15. Juli    Wet Meadow Camp (1063.4) to Shower Lake Camp (1084.2)    20.8 miles    We started and expected an easy trail to Hwy 88 today. We were all three surprised when we had to climb up another 1000ft.  While…

Day 84: Mokelumne Wilderness

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14. Juli    Noble creek Camp (1046.4) to Wet Meadow Camp (1063.4)    17 miles    We got up around 6:30 as usual, did our camp chores and bushwhacked to the trail. Our goal was to do some miles and get closer to…

Day 83: Cruising

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13. Juli    Creek Camp (1027.4) to Noble Creek Camp (1046.4)    19 miles    We started around seven. The night got cold in the early morning hours and my hands were freezing during breakfast.  We expected an…

Day 82: A relaxed day

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12. Juli    Sonora Pass (1016.8) to Creek Camp (1027.4)    10.6 miles    I woke up in a proper bed after a wonderful but short sleep.  Stanton was buzzing around in the kitchen. I thought about getting up and…

Day 81: Trailmagic in the Sierra

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11. Juli    Campsite near creek (1005.4) to Sonora Pass (1018.4)    13 miles    The night was cold. My hands were freezing while packing up my tent.  We hiked to Sonora Pass Highway. On our way we had to cross…