Hi there – Mom here. Melissa and Justin should surface soon. They are near Highway 15, I think. Yesterday I received two photos from Melissa’s iPhone, within a few minutes it seemed like they had walked a long way. I am guessing that they are well beyond the 332 Mile Read more…
Jeesh… Where do we begin! It has been 6 days since our last post and it feels like it has been at least a month! Currently (Saturday), we are sitting in a laundry mat typing wearing an Exon employee shirt while Justin wears a Disney Tram conductor shirt that we Read more…
Melissa and Justin are at approximately mile 260, just a few miles outside of Big Bear City. Based on various maps I am looking at, I am guessing that this is where they are now. Apparently “Handy GPS” needs more bars than they have had during the last few days. Read more…
Hi, Mom here again. “Handy GPS” sent me another message a little while ago. Melissa and Justin hiked 22 miles today. 22 mountainous miles. Check out the satellite picture from their coordinates below. Perhaps we’ll be hearing from them soon.
The San Jacinto Mountains are breathtaking. After departing from the Boojum Base, we started back on the trail from Pines to Palms Hwy (mile 151). We knew up ahead on the trail were many uncertainties with ice steep ridges at 9,000 ft and higher. We were prepared with a detour Read more…