Day 37 4/30/2021
With a few town chores to get done, we stayed in Mojave for the day. We picked up the replacement sections and tips for my bent and broken trekking poles, resupplied on food and did laundry. We had to get a little creative with a hanger, bear cord and an air...
Day 36: 4/29/21
We left our camp around 7:30am and began climbing out of the cold canyon. Much of the trail was sloped or eroded, but we were able to see lots of wildflowers! After climbing it became apparent that today would contain lots of pointless ups and downs until we reached...
Day 35 4/28
The forecast called for temps in the 70s so we decided to hike the LA Aquaduct section in the daytime. It's over 17 miles across (normally) hot, windy desert alongside the Los Angeles Aqueduct. After leaving Hiker Town we had to road walk a couple miles to reach the...
Day 34: 4/27/21
This morning we woke up to condensation all over our tent and quilt, so we took a little extra time to dry them off before leaving camp. There was a two lane highway near the trail that we had to cross last night to make camp. A local had seen us camping and brought...
Day 32: 4/25/21
This morning we slept in until 6:30-7am. We had breakfast at the KOA and then decided to hitch to Acton for food. We got a ride from a super nice travel nurse who dropped us off at the Original Acton Market. We were able to get a pretty good resupply and plan out some...
Day 33 4/26/2021
We woke up to a cold and gray morning as we packed up and left Aqua Dulce. The PCT actually cuts through the town so we had to road walk a few miles. Eventually, we were able to hike back up into the hills. We wound our way through the hills passing through areas of...
Day 31 4/24/2021
We slept in a little bit to recover from our night hike adventure but still woke up in time to see a great sunrise. The trail started out in a very overgrown section of previously burned forest. It would stay thorny, brushy and overgrown much of the day. There plenty...
Day 30: 4/23/21
Today, we left Wrightwood around 8am. A trail angel gave us a hitch around the Bobcat Fire closure! However, the ride was over 2 hours long, so we didn't start hiking until 10:30am. We knew we could camp earlier if needed, but we had planned 21.3 miles today! The...
Day 29 4/23/2021
We took a day off in Wrightwood to enjoy the little mountain town and rest up after our biggest mileage stretch so far. We averaged over 20 miles a day during the five days stretch from Big Bear to Wrightwood. The town was very friendly. Mountain Hardware had a hiker...
Day 28: 4/21/21
Today we left camp late around 8:30am; we only had 2 miles to hike to Highway 2 at Inspiration Point to hitch a ride into Wrightwood. Upon exiting our tent we were treated to some amazing views! When we got to the highway we realized it was only used by locals and...