Hi – this is Melissa’s Mom writing tonight. Justin and Melissa called from a friend’s cell phone (a kind Trail Angel, I think) and they are at the southern terminus (near the beginning of the Pacific Crest Trail). They told me they had a GREAT day viewing gorgeous wildflowers and Read more…
Wow. We have received the most incredible trail magic from Halfmile and Nymph. They have treated us like a king and queen. Their generosity is unmeasurable. After picking us up in San Diego, they drove us to grab some last minute groceries, took us to the camp (where they are Read more…
The last two days have been spent heading to the border! Yesterday we woke up in Jackson, CA, and spent the morning double checking everything was set to go.. Swift accidentally drank hydrogen peroxide (I could add a whole other story here) and scared me half to death (he Read more…
April 14, 2010 We are finishing up our last week of teaching kids about the outdoors before leaving for our 5 month hike. The butterflies are out in force as we finish our final preparations for the trail and dream about the days to come. Yesterday, we hiked our group to Merced Grove, Read more…
April 5, 2010 **8 days left until we are departing from the Southern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail! We did it! It appears that we have figured how to post to our blog from the iPhone. My slow fingers are preventing me from typing a lengthy message, but I Read more…