not great wifi thru oregon, so my next update will be in sisters, or, probably three days from now. i have lots to update on! love ya all!
tribhu
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
pct days 74-77 - 07/18-07/21/13
a large group of us all left the hostel in etna and hit the trail for some awesome views. here is a video from a pass as i stopped to enjoy the views . . .
it was a blissful rest of the day as i decided to speed ahead at my usual quick pace for some hermit time. i think we can all agree that this time is sometimes just needed. here are some cows adding some lovely flavor to the water i had just collected . . .
here is a view of the marbles right at the lake where we spent the night . . .
from paradise lake it was a long hot haul in to seiad valley. upon reaching the tiny, yet very sufficiently stocked local store, we discovered it was 103 degrees! marie and i also caught up with longlegs and jorge! yay! we all decided to hike out later in the evening and enjoyed this sunset on the climb up from the valley . . .
it was a perfect night camping up on an old fire lookout and then on towards oregon the next day. we made it 27 miles the next day, having a blast in our reunion with longlegs and jorge and stopped just 5 miles short of the oregon border.
the next morning was quite momentous! 1700 miles before entering a new state. here is the four of us at the oregon border crossing . . .
not long after our hike in to the beautiful and friendly state of oregon, we met this amazing group of hikers, forming quite a lovely family. they showered us with love and great food. from left to right, thank you laurel, stu, kat, sadie lu, trace, duane, liza, and pete for such a warm and welcoming entrance in to oregon!
it was a great first day in oregon and a smooth 28 miles to just before the awesome town of ashland. we are all looking forward to some r and r in ashland tomorrow.
my lessons are abound in this last section. i have been meditating quite a bit on the idea that i tend to hide my light from truly shining thru at any given moment. in some cases i am sure it is because i do not feel safe but in other cases i wonder if it is only habitual. i have come to a point in my evolution that it feels disingenuous. thru the bonds the friendships i have formed i have discovered i want to be a better being by shining as brightly as possible with time i have been given. thank you to my new friends for this very important awakening and lesson. ;)
115 miles over 4 days. 1722 miles total.
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it was a blissful rest of the day as i decided to speed ahead at my usual quick pace for some hermit time. i think we can all agree that this time is sometimes just needed. here are some cows adding some lovely flavor to the water i had just collected . . .
here is a view of the marbles right at the lake where we spent the night . . .
from paradise lake it was a long hot haul in to seiad valley. upon reaching the tiny, yet very sufficiently stocked local store, we discovered it was 103 degrees! marie and i also caught up with longlegs and jorge! yay! we all decided to hike out later in the evening and enjoyed this sunset on the climb up from the valley . . .
it was a perfect night camping up on an old fire lookout and then on towards oregon the next day. we made it 27 miles the next day, having a blast in our reunion with longlegs and jorge and stopped just 5 miles short of the oregon border.
the next morning was quite momentous! 1700 miles before entering a new state. here is the four of us at the oregon border crossing . . .
not long after our hike in to the beautiful and friendly state of oregon, we met this amazing group of hikers, forming quite a lovely family. they showered us with love and great food. from left to right, thank you laurel, stu, kat, sadie lu, trace, duane, liza, and pete for such a warm and welcoming entrance in to oregon!
it was a great first day in oregon and a smooth 28 miles to just before the awesome town of ashland. we are all looking forward to some r and r in ashland tomorrow.
my lessons are abound in this last section. i have been meditating quite a bit on the idea that i tend to hide my light from truly shining thru at any given moment. in some cases i am sure it is because i do not feel safe but in other cases i wonder if it is only habitual. i have come to a point in my evolution that it feels disingenuous. thru the bonds the friendships i have formed i have discovered i want to be a better being by shining as brightly as possible with time i have been given. thank you to my new friends for this very important awakening and lesson. ;)
115 miles over 4 days. 1722 miles total.
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Friday, July 19, 2013
pct days 71-73 - 07/15/13-07/17/13
just days of perfection on our way to etna. here are some pics . . .
oh, and i saw a bear. look at the upper right hand corner . . .
lunch . . .
we made it to sawyers bar rd and got a hitch from the first car that pulled up. chris gave us a ride in to etna and then unbeknownst to us picked up some of our bill at the local etna restaurant. thank you so much chris!!! it was great to meet you and please do make contact thru the blog. also, you left your sunglasses at the restaurant. i left them under your name.
91 miles in three days. 1607 miles total.
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oh, and i saw a bear. look at the upper right hand corner . . .
lunch . . .
we made it to sawyers bar rd and got a hitch from the first car that pulled up. chris gave us a ride in to etna and then unbeknownst to us picked up some of our bill at the local etna restaurant. thank you so much chris!!! it was great to meet you and please do make contact thru the blog. also, you left your sunglasses at the restaurant. i left them under your name.
91 miles in three days. 1607 miles total.
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pct day 70 - 07/14/13
we woke up in the middle of the night to this entertaining moment . . .
we were up by 02:00 to start our climb. it was very challenging. one step forward, two steps back sort of thing. we made it to hidden valley where we discovered the trail abruptly ended. we wandered around a bit without success and then decided to just scale one of the ridges. we made it up to the ridgeline, which was sketchy, to say the least, and discovered it was so steep we were essentially trapped. here is a pic from the rdigeline . . .
here is us trying not to look disappointed . . .
here is me with the sunrise in the background . . .
we made our way down the mountain after our gallant and epic failure and hooligan got a ride to seattle, which is great, but it was sad to say goodbye. he feels like a brother and i am sure i will see him again.
after a healthy lunch, marie and i made our way back on the trail where we hiked all of ten miles before we decided to chill for the night.
10 miles from highway 5 to a campsite. 1516 miles total.
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we were up by 02:00 to start our climb. it was very challenging. one step forward, two steps back sort of thing. we made it to hidden valley where we discovered the trail abruptly ended. we wandered around a bit without success and then decided to just scale one of the ridges. we made it up to the ridgeline, which was sketchy, to say the least, and discovered it was so steep we were essentially trapped. here is a pic from the rdigeline . . .
here is us trying not to look disappointed . . .
here is me with the sunrise in the background . . .
we made our way down the mountain after our gallant and epic failure and hooligan got a ride to seattle, which is great, but it was sad to say goodbye. he feels like a brother and i am sure i will see him again.
after a healthy lunch, marie and i made our way back on the trail where we hiked all of ten miles before we decided to chill for the night.
10 miles from highway 5 to a campsite. 1516 miles total.
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pct day 68 and 69 - 07/12 and 07/13/13
two zero days in shasta! we decided to spend as much time with hooligan as possible as he is getting off trail to renew his visa. we had a great day of relaxing and errands and then we all got a hotel room for the evening. six thru hikers in one room can get rather stinky!
the next day we said goodbye to longlegs and jorge and marie, hooligan savage, and i went to the fifth season outfitters to inquire about climbing mt. shasta. we found out that because of the lack of snow the conditions are actually at their most challenging simply because the entire face of the volcano is all ash. instead of renting mountaineering gear, we opted to attempt an easier side trail with less snow. the plan is to camp at 7000ft at bunny flat and then make the climb at 02:00 tomorrow morning. the owner and employees of the fifth season were so nice they actually drove us up to bunny flat! incredible!
marie's friend drew joined us and spoiled us with dinner at our campsite. thanx so much drew and it was truly great to meet you. here is a pic of drew . . .
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the next day we said goodbye to longlegs and jorge and marie, hooligan savage, and i went to the fifth season outfitters to inquire about climbing mt. shasta. we found out that because of the lack of snow the conditions are actually at their most challenging simply because the entire face of the volcano is all ash. instead of renting mountaineering gear, we opted to attempt an easier side trail with less snow. the plan is to camp at 7000ft at bunny flat and then make the climb at 02:00 tomorrow morning. the owner and employees of the fifth season were so nice they actually drove us up to bunny flat! incredible!
marie's friend drew joined us and spoiled us with dinner at our campsite. thanx so much drew and it was truly great to meet you. here is a pic of drew . . .
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Friday, July 12, 2013
pct day 67 - 07/11/13
so i woke up in the middle of the night, cowboy camping cuz it is so dry and beautiful, to something large licking my arm. of course i jumped up with my heart pounding and turned on my headlamp to discover bambi staring back at me. lol. very cute, but a little frightening at 02:00! here is mt. shasta from about 30 miles south . . .
we hiked thru the morning and early afternoon and found a swimming hole around 14:00 where we enjoyed a swim and some lunch. realizing that we had an additional 16 miles to castella, the idea of getting to town was starting to seem out of reach. the dream team, myself, marie, and hooligan met up at a spring at around 17:45 with only 6 miles left. we decided to book it to castella to make it to the store before a 21:00 close because we were all completely out of food and we left a note for longlegs and erin, now going by jorge.
the three of us made it to castella by 19:30 and got a ride from the first passerby. amazing. then we are at the chevron, the only place to get food, and three amazing souls come up to us offering refreshments and place to stay for the night. we were brought home to adrian's mom's house where we were totally spoiled with refreshments, a huge bonfire right on the river, and yummy food. my heart always opens so much at the generosity shower of us. here is a pic of adrian and his mom . . .
thanx so much for your generosity and hospitality - unbelievable, really. tomorrow we plan to zero in mt. shasta and possibly climb that magical mountain!
my lesson for today is the beauty in completely surrendering to the flow. as we all know, even dead fish go with the flow and in the words of lao-tzu: "Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
going with the flow this evening resulted in a fantastically magical night . . .
27 miles from flitzhugh gulch to castella. 1505 miles total.
- tribhu (tree-boo)
we hiked thru the morning and early afternoon and found a swimming hole around 14:00 where we enjoyed a swim and some lunch. realizing that we had an additional 16 miles to castella, the idea of getting to town was starting to seem out of reach. the dream team, myself, marie, and hooligan met up at a spring at around 17:45 with only 6 miles left. we decided to book it to castella to make it to the store before a 21:00 close because we were all completely out of food and we left a note for longlegs and erin, now going by jorge.
the three of us made it to castella by 19:30 and got a ride from the first passerby. amazing. then we are at the chevron, the only place to get food, and three amazing souls come up to us offering refreshments and place to stay for the night. we were brought home to adrian's mom's house where we were totally spoiled with refreshments, a huge bonfire right on the river, and yummy food. my heart always opens so much at the generosity shower of us. here is a pic of adrian and his mom . . .
thanx so much for your generosity and hospitality - unbelievable, really. tomorrow we plan to zero in mt. shasta and possibly climb that magical mountain!
my lesson for today is the beauty in completely surrendering to the flow. as we all know, even dead fish go with the flow and in the words of lao-tzu: "Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
going with the flow this evening resulted in a fantastically magical night . . .
27 miles from flitzhugh gulch to castella. 1505 miles total.
- tribhu (tree-boo)
pct day 66 - 07/10/13
team shasta hiked on thru another stretch of no water, though only 15 miles this time. at our lunch break i incorrectly read the map and got everyone's hope up for a river and potential swim in only another 5 miles. ya, 9 miles later, oops, we came to the river. it was a little late for a dip, but we ran in to chad, a gentleman from washington down to perform the trail magic of trail maintenance. he magically offered us some cold drinks, which totally made our day after by map reading blunder. here is the crew, minus hooligan cuz he is taking the pic, with our trail magic friend chad. thanx chad!
we did a little speed hike on just another 2 miles to a camp site. 25 miles from moosehead spring to flitzhugh gulch. 1478 miles total.
- tribhu (tree-boo)
we did a little speed hike on just another 2 miles to a camp site. 25 miles from moosehead spring to flitzhugh gulch. 1478 miles total.
- tribhu (tree-boo)
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