Date: February 24, 2020
Miles: 86.4 – 108
I sat up in my tent this morning and noticed little white flakes floating down onto my quilt. Knowing it’s usually not a sign of good conditions outside when it is snowing frost flakes inside your tent, I groaned and put on all of my clothes and rain gear, and braced myself to get a move on.
Continue reading “Day 7: Kenny and the Medicine Man”
Date: February 23, 2020
Miles: 66.7 – 86.4
I was pretty amazed to wake up and find that my gear was fairly dry and I wasn’t horribly cold. It stopped raining before 8 pm the night before, and I had high hopes that today was going to be warm and sunny.
Dates: February 21 and 22, 2020
Miles: 48.3 – 51.2 and 51.2 – 66.7
Friday morning around 7, I walked the road into Patagonia and did the usual town routine. Ate, picked up resupply box at the post office, did laundry, ate some more. I checked the weather forecast and saw some rain and a possible thunderstorm coming up, so I decided to just stay the night. Stay in a warm bed and take a shower? Yes, please.
Date: February 20, 2020
Miles: 29.3 – 48.3
I slept in until 6:45 this morning (the luxury!), then decided to pack up and start walking before breakfast. I needed some water, and that was located a couple miles ahead. The first thing that greeted me was a small, black drone hanging out about 100 feet from camp.
Continue reading “Day 3 – Cownelo Hills”Date: February 19, 2020
Miles: 8.3 – 29.3
Getting out of a warm sleeping bag before sunrise on a 20-something degree morning is the worst. Ok, maybe not THE worst, but it sure felt that way this morning. I was really motivated to get off of Miller Peak and down to some warmer temps, so I got some breakfast down fast, packed up and hit the trail early.
Continue reading “Day 2 – Off the Mountain”Date : February 18, 2020
Miles: 1 – 8.3
I arrived in Arizona a couple days ago, and have been staying with Tim’s parents, who moved down here a couple years ago and have graciously offered to host me and drive me to the trailhead this morning. As an aside, I’ve decided that I could totally buy a golf cart and move to a retirement community in Arizona. That could definitely be my jam.
At any rate, this morning Tim’s parents drove me to the Montezuma Pass trailhead. It was a 6 hour round trip for them, and Gayle baked me some cookies to take with me. I am very appreciative of their support. Thank you Tim and Gayle!
The last time I posted on this blog, I was wrapping up a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, and trying to figure out what I was going to do with the rest of my life. I named this blog ‘Walking From The Law’, so I figured, at the very least, I was going to leave the practice of law behind and head off for greener professional pastures. Alas…
Well, now that my trip is over and I’ve had some time to rest (read: gain all of my pre-trail weight back and then some, and whine about not having a job), I’ve decided to Continue reading “Post-Script: Thoughts On Gear – Tents”
I should have written this post months ago.
I have always been terrible at thank-you’s. If you’ve ever sent me a gift or a kind message and I didn’t respond or send you a thank-you card, well, I apologize. I appreciate every single one even if I am too scatter-brained to acknowledge your thoughtfulness. And I promise to make my southern mama proud of my efforts in the future.
Date: September 30, 2017
Miles: 1153.8 – 1157.6
The traffic sounds that I heard this morning were a fitting reminder that reentry to civilization was imminent. I took a little extra time to eat my last breakfast (probably my 200th packet of oatmeal) before throwing my home onto my back and stepping onto the trail. Continue reading “Day 169: The Trail Ends Here”
