The alarm wakes us at 6AM. We pack up the tent and packs and head back to the picnic area for breakfast. Even at this early hour, a young man drives into the...
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Aug 1, 2002 11:54 pm
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It's a real treat not to have to answer to an alarm. We wake up early in spite of the lack of need to rush. The real luxury is being able to lay in bed & not...
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Aug 1, 2002 11:54 pm
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It's a 6:30 start for us and an easy walk to the Hat Creek Resort, only about 8 miles away. We walk in wooded sections of trail, a plantation of pines that we...
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Aug 1, 2002 11:55 pm
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Journal entries for these days of recuperation in Old Station will follow.... ... This mobile e-mail sent by PocketMail PocketMail handheld devices available ...
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Aug 7, 2002 11:59 am
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We are hiking by 6:15AM, a good start on this very chilly day. Spur's thermometer says 37* and it feels like it! I hike in fleece, ear warmers and gloves. I'm...
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Aug 7, 2002 11:59 am
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We'd waken up many times during the night to answer the call of nature. The last was around 3AM. We'd considered getting up then, since we each felt wide...
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Aug 7, 2002 12:05 pm
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We are up and out of camp by 6:25AM, greeted by a beautiful sunrise. The distant horizon is blanketed in the apricot yellow glow that only happens when the sun...
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Aug 7, 2002 12:05 pm
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We wake up and see for the first time that our tent is under a group of towering pines. They soar above us into the sky - aweseome. This is another milestone...
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Aug 7, 2002 12:05 pm
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I'm up early again and in the dining area doing a few chores. Yesterday's experience has taught me that around here, interruptions abound and I'll need to stay...
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Aug 7, 2002 9:52 pm
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I'm the 1st one up today and I go to the dining room to get started with some of the tasks that Sissy had reviewed with me yesterday. I can do some of them,...
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Aug 7, 2002 9:52 pm
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SUMMARY PCT Mile Marker: 1423.3 27.3 miles today Started: Hat Creek Rim Ended: Rock Creek Slept out under the stars It's only 4:30AM, but we're both awake due...
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Aug 8, 2002 12:24 am
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PCT mile 1620.7 Hiked 20.5 miles from Etna Tented at Cold Springs It is after 7:15AM and Spur is still sleeping soundly. I nudge him and tell him the time. He...
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Aug 11, 2002 12:50 am
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PCT mile 1600.2 Zero mile day in Etna Stayed at Hiker Hut We're up after only 3 hour's sleep. Spur works on his laptop, securing assistance from tech support,...
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Aug 11, 2002 12:50 am
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SUMMARY PCT mile 1600.2 Hiked 9.2 miles started at creek below Statue Lake ended at Etna Stayed at Motel Etna It's a c-c-cold morning. Spur's thermometer reads...
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Aug 11, 2002 12:50 am
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PCT mile 1646.7 Hiked 26 miles from Cold Springs Tented near 3rd footbridge over Grider Creek We're out of camp by 6:25 and on the Trail by 6:40AM. It's...
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Aug 15, 2002 2:26 am
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SUMMARY PCT mileage: hiked 25.9 miles today from Fern Spring to Alex Hole Camp Tented I cannot wake up when the alarm sunds. We both sleep in until it rings...
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Aug 15, 2002 2:36 am
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We begin our sorting & packing. The laundry is churning away in the laundramat as Spur handles the food sorting & I repack my gear into the new pack. It is...
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Aug 15, 2002 2:36 am
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PCTmile 1659 hiked 12.3 miles today Grider Creek to Fern Spring tented Last night we celebrated having only 10 miles-to-go into town by setting the alarm 15...
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Aug 15, 2002 2:36 am
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SUMMARY Trail day 110 PCT miles from Mexico, 1710.8 PCT miles to Canada, 947.2 Hiked 25.9 miles from Alex Hole Camp Tented near Grouse Gap We'd done so well...
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Aug 16, 2002 2:41 pm
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We havea to of chores and places to visit: an outfitters for a pouch for Spur's pack, a book for Oregon and Washington, some cord and cord locks to use on my...
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Aug 20, 2002 12:10 am
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SUMMARY PCT miles from Mexico, 1721.5 PCT miles to Canada, 936.5 Hiked 10.7 miles from Grouse Gap Stayed at Callahans in Ashland, OR We'd experienced many...
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Aug 20, 2002 12:10 am
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SUMMARY PCT miles from Mexico, 1722.5 PCT miles to Canada, 936.2 Hiked 1 mile from I-5 in Ashland Slept under the stars near old Hwy 99 We are up around 8AM...
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Aug 20, 2002 12:42 am
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SUMMARY PCT miles from Mexico, 1773.1 PCT miles to Canada, 885.6 Hiked 27 miles from Hyatt Lake Resort Tented on Brown Mtn We awaken around 6AM and by 6:55 are...
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Aug 23, 2002 12:37 am
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It's a long and irritating trek for us, but we eventually reach the CG. Our spirits are somewhat brightened when we meet up with some campers there. The cooks,...
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Aug 23, 2002 12:37 am
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SUMMARY PCT miles from Mexico, 1746.1 PCT miles to Canada, 912.6 Hiked 23.6 miles from old Hwy 99 Tented at Hyatt Lake Resort We are awake at 5AM despite an...
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Aug 23, 2002 12:37 am
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We have our journals to write, so as soon as we get there, we head to the comfort station near the tentsite. On my way back to the tent, I notice that Bennett,...
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Aug 23, 2002 8:49 pm
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We awaken by 6AM but are slow to rouse. It's cold outside and it's warm and cozy inside our sleeping bag. We manage to get up, dress, eat and pack up by...
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Aug 23, 2002 8:49 pm
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SUMMARY PCT miles from Mexico, 1779 PCT miles to Canada, 859.7 Hiked 25.9 miles from Brown Mtn Tented near Snow Lakes Trail Last night we'd made camp just...
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Aug 23, 2002 8:49 pm
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We are awake and up before 8:30AM - about right for a "civilized" night, that is, off the trail. We get up and hang around the camp. Savage is the only one we...
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Aug 24, 2002 12:23 am
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We hike on, at an even brisker pace than before. Spur has that "shelter/ end-of-the-day pace going strong. We cross railroad tracks then the road that leads to...
