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We were seeking some adventure, a change of pace and simplicity. Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is the plan. We will begin the hike on June 15, 2010. The trail dips, dances, swerves and rides across 2,658 miles of some of the most magnificent, breath-taking mountains in the United States. It begins at the border of Mexico, and goes through the back-country of California, Oregon and Washington, coming to an end in Manning Park, Canada, just a few miles across the border. We will be beginning this journey below Kennedy Meadows, CA, (about 650 miles into the trail) and hoping to complete the remaining 2,000ish miles up to Canada. We anticipate completing the trail in 4 months and end around September 15th. Wish us luck!


Saturday, June 26, 2010

Monache Meadows - Death Canyon 6/20/10 14 miles

Got up, got packed, had a little breakfast fire left over from the Aussies, which was nice since there was frost on the ground this morning. Got some pics of the meadow before we headed out. Good start with some beautiful, giant woods. Ran into some hikers we met in Kennedy Meadows, nice having people around. We had lunch on a nice ridge and took a snooze under a Sequoia. Walked past, through and through little bits of snow. It was a chill afternoon. Had some good conversations. Passed through some more meadows, not near as nice as Beck or Monache. Again, we got lost while still on the trail and had further to go than we thought. Our time/distance ratio is working out yet. Got to camp, set up, no sign of the Aussies or Canadians. We were sad. The hikers from Kennedy Meadows invited us over to join their fire. Nice pit that they had just built, which helped put the mosquitos as bay (they were terrible all day and only got worse in the evening.) It was nice to meet and talk to some new folks. Nineteen miles tomorrow, gotta get started early. CM
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