This is my favorite picture of the through hike. We got up at first light. I started doing my morning routine – dress, pack up bedding, tidy up inside, find gear for breakfast. The bear bag was right where I left it, and we had a nice breakfast up on the little hill. Watched the…
Once again, we woke up undisturbed. And deeply grateful for the rest. I believe I gave us an extra hour of sleep. We needed it. So I did the usual pack-up and breakfast routine. We ate breakfast right next to the tent, as I often do. There’s no need to be 100-200 ft away, like…
I woke up just a bit before dawn – right around 5am or so. Put the headlamp on to begin pulling things together. Riley dislikes the head lamp, but we had a long way to go, and I wanted to get into camp early enough (like by five or better) to wash and maybe even…
Woke up before dawn – just barely. Did my usual morning thing, where I lie in my sleeping bag and snooze, checking the time every 305 minutes or so, reviewing the day, thinking about packing up the tent, making a gratitude list. We’re safe We’ve got water There was water across from Drake Canyon The…
From a journal entry written before I left for the first leg of the thru-hike: So here’s where we are: It’s Friday, August 3rd. I have one blog post to finish, and then no deadlines until next Friday, or even next Monday. This is a very rare window of freedom. I do “have to” be…
This is what I want to do: Walk from the Santa Fe Ski Basin through the backcountry all the way to Taos Plaza. I may need to break the walk into to sections. First, the walk from Santa Fe Ski Basin to Santa Barbara Campground. Then Santa Barbara Campground through to Taos Plaza. To do…
