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Mileage: 17 miles
From talking to other people, we knew that we had three major steam crossings to do before Forester Pass, so we woke up early to get to them before the sun started to melt the snow to feed the streams. We got some nice views as the sun was rising, but w...
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Mileage: 0 (~14 miles up and down Whitney)
Today was great. We did zero PCT miles, but had such an awesome time climbing the highest peak in the lower 48 states and hanging out with other hikers that it was totally worth it. We decided not to sunrise summit Whitney because it would be our first ...
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Mileage: 19 to Crabtree Ranger Station
We want to summit Mt. Whitney tomorrow morning, so today’s hike is meant to set us up for an easy hike up to 14,500 feet. Ha. Since we only needed to go 19 miles today, we woke up fairly late and were mozying around for the better part of the morning. W...
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Mileage: 6.5 mile nearo to get back up into the mountains
We started the day with a delicious breakfast at Alabama Hills Café before going around town and finishing up our town chores. Soon we would be heading back out to the trail to start our adventure in the snow and mountains. I went to the laundromat for ...
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Mileage: 12 to Lone Pine
When we started packing our bear canisters at Kennedy Meadows, we began to realize that they don’t hold that much food. As a result, our plan has been to go to Lone Pine to resupply, which will also give me a chance to get some new shoes! Hooray! 🎉 We ...
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Mileage: 23 to mile 735
We’re not in the desert anymore!!! Ahhhhhh! What that means is that it was freezing cold when we woke up. Everyone was trying to get moving by 5:30, so we were up early for the start of our alpine hiking. We spent the first few miles getting used to the...
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Mileage: 10 out of Kennedy Meadows
My day started with no alarm and no sun shining in my face, so I slept in until about 9AM. I got up, said bye to the trail angels we had hung out with last night, then started my town chores. I did my laundry, took a shower, charged everything, hydrated...
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Mileage: 9
I woke up super excited this morning because I knew what was in store: KENNEDY MEADOWS!!! The solution to all of my hiking problems (mostly the desert) was within reach, so I set off early to get into town for some breakfast. The landscape was still pro...
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Mileage: 30
Since I completely forgot to sleep yesterday during the day, I was a tired boy last night. I slept like a rock until 9am (LATE 😬) and then hit the trail towards Kennedy Meadows, hoping that my sleep schedule switch wasn’t a huge mistake. In the first f...
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Mileage: 11, since I counted the 15 after midnight this morning in yesterday’s mileage. Camped right before Joshua Tree Spring at mile 663.
It’s the longest day of the year! Hooray! 🎉🎈🎉 That also means that the thing I’ve been hiding from for the past three days is going to be out for the longest of any day of the year. ☀️😓🌵 I caught the 7:30 AM (actually around 8:00) bus into Lake Isa...
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