Yup, when I’m camped alone I definitely break out of camp and get moving a lot quicker. Got on trail around 0615. I quickly filled up my water bottle, since last night I had to ration; because of the heavy Read More …

Even though I opted to hike out early, I left camp at 0745. However I was still the first one of out of our group that was camped at Tuolumne. Upon leaving the campsite I ran into Bird-man and Snow-White, Read More …

It was lovely to sleep in, knowing that we’d hike no PCT-miles today either. Everybody got up and ready at a leisurely pace, I joined some of the group into Half-Dome village around 0900 to grab a coffee. It was Read More …

Big, big day! As discussed the night before, we wanted to try and hitch out relatively early into the valley of Yosemite. We hoped getting there early would help improve our chances of getting a campsite and possibly a group-permit Read More …

It was a beautiful morning today, and pretty soon after leaving camp we’d be heading up Donahue Pass. All morning I was contemplating what hiking clothes to wear; shorts or long pants, because the mosquito situation (including the countless bites Read More …