Miya
Because I am able.
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- Dec 31, 2017
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Days: 69 - 90
Miles: 789.1 - 1044.1
Zero Days: 3
Our last stretch, even with extra food, it quickly became evident that I would have to ration. At this point, I had always rolled into town with a day or 2 of extra food, but no longer. Even with my low appetite and struggling to eat, I was consuming more. The amount of energy you burn in the Sierras is extraordinary! This next stretch we planned to make it to town in 6 or 7 days, so we all packed what we thought would be 9 days of food, JUST TO BE SAFE. We still didn't pack enough...
![20210527_092054.jpg 20210527_092054.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114192-95ce1db67b0130f084d9aad39e112d36.jpg)
Happiest Pika ever?
![PCT21 253.jpg PCT21 253.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114151-4e7a84bab9e8e10992fade4cb862b200.jpg)
Glen Pass
![PCT21 260.jpg PCT21 260.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114152-c716baadf021bc036c168adbef111bf1.jpg)
![PCT21 261.jpg PCT21 261.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114153-3442e85b1444edfdfa6d28d0548c27a3.jpg)
There were not a lot of flowers in the sierras, probably one of the reasons it wasn't one of my favorite sections. But I did LOVE these tiny little guys! Needed my macro for these and had to lay flat on the ground.
![PCT21 269.jpg PCT21 269.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114154-ed19d70b450ac31a0ef9203d0da063aa.jpg)
![PCT21 271.jpg PCT21 271.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114217-070e0760d2ddb0a7abe37b62a0fa8735.jpg)
![PCT21 275.jpg PCT21 275.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114156-ccb85c422aee2bed9561a77ae20852aa.jpg)
Best ranger cabin ever?!
![PCT21 286.jpg PCT21 286.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114157-ddbe29f8a276fb5406a0f95cf1b1bb33.jpg)
We stopped and had lunch/nap here.
![PCT21 288.jpg PCT21 288.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114158-95c7d48ff9e99c14a34bd20fb22b30ea.jpg)
![PCT21 291.jpg PCT21 291.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114159-0ebd4bfb97daf6aa55f18bfc5ff021ee.jpg)
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Laughing at mile 800.
![20210529_162353.jpg 20210529_162353.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114194-69f78880d0a63bf7fe76a3edc8ab2b6c.jpg)
Baby food and Noka would become my FAVORITE thing to eat. I would make sure to carry 1 for each trail day, near the end, I would carry 2 for each day and hell with the weight.
![20210530_081205.jpg 20210530_081205.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114195-d9cbaa06affb4f69bf1bc1a8d5b8c763.jpg)
Pinchot Pass was by far my favorite pass! The colors in the Sierras can get really monotonous. I get it...gray and blue...a little green. Boooooring. Pinchot Pass is gorgeously colored!
![PCT21 325.jpg PCT21 325.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114161-86a391cc5c22f99403e7e32c6bfec5f7.jpg)
![PCT21 327.jpg PCT21 327.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114162-545da34901e5f04ed6b7a760241489a0.jpg)
![PCT21 330.jpg PCT21 330.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114163-4f63a0f396799bdae28ae7db2f49cc75.jpg)
![PCT21 332.jpg PCT21 332.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114164-c466d2ed232428e5a66c1415d81081bc.jpg)
![PCT21 333.jpg PCT21 333.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114165-fcb2e71c116610dfc4a8cfe85340d0fc.jpg)
![PCT21 334.jpg PCT21 334.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114166-7def88f3b4905ed311522fdbb5ede750.jpg)
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Mosquitos had hatched. They annoyed the boys much more than me, but they were terrible. HONEST, any hiker walking by had a trail of them following. It was like something out of a cartoon! Or...a horror movie. I always told myself I would buy a head net, like the boys had, but I just never bothered. I wore all my rain gear, which was very stifling in the hot Sierra sun.
![20210603_122857.jpg 20210603_122857.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114196-e7d03a83b6cfe704fcc068f0dd3fbd8d.jpg)
![20210603_123011.jpg 20210603_123011.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114197-a7b3be66038f3bac711b9b55cc6b524d.jpg)
![PCT21 367.jpg PCT21 367.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114168-b0fb8d0e0b1095553b5cd6209e11d9ff.jpg)
![PCT21 371.jpg PCT21 371.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114169-d88659e1e73d2174832e523dac9a2ca6.jpg)
Whale Rock
![PCT21 382.jpg PCT21 382.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114170-cc42e42dc252c5a937b7533ca07b5ebe.jpg)
Muir Pass would have the most snow on the ascent and descent. We definitely never followed the norm of getting up before the sun to avoid slushy snow, so we postholed the entire day and all fell through an ice bridge. We all took a different route to try and avoid it, but it was unavoidable and hilarious.
![PCT21 394.jpg PCT21 394.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114171-0b4accfc5b224a25fb961cca508e3d29.jpg)
![PCT21 400.jpg PCT21 400.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114172-462a8a7e855b2ad6617b2b218a7d238c.jpg)
He still hates the snow at this point, but he keeps his spirits up!
![PCT21 402.jpg PCT21 402.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114173-385c4d9c32bc69f6930f43686c4599cb.jpg)
![PCT21 404.jpg PCT21 404.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114174-06bdc3f2192f52347198300f67f1f268.jpg)
![PCT21 408.jpg PCT21 408.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114176-83015803ec20c989719a49a2e44467f3.jpg)
"By this day, I could tell I was simultaneously becoming stronger and weaker. The hiking felt easier, but I wasn't giving my body enough food or sleep to actually recover. I was losing weight and could feel the effects." Our plan for 6-7 days, was going to turn into 8.5. I had already been rationing my food for 2 days and we were still 2 days out from town. My tramily had already been extremely concerned about my weight, and were always carrying extra food for me and making me take it (even though I protested and tried to refuse). My tramily and I took inventory of all our food. We were all low. We had 2 bail out points, but we wanted to push to Mammoth. Now we would ALL ration our food.
![PCT21 405.jpg PCT21 405.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114175-9db885350932feaa7ed77c9b98dc1de0.jpg)
![PCT21 422.jpg PCT21 422.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114177-3c091b1fb0a4896e51cce3fb7adcfb6b.jpg)
Pretty sure this mile 900 is out of order with the photos, I just know it was only 3ish miles from our exit trail to Mammoth.
![20210604_184952.jpg 20210604_184952.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114198-f90fcaf6c47a0814dc8e803bba3a462e.jpg)
![PCT21 427.jpg PCT21 427.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114178-aef0d8b90af30975d86b7db15f469573.jpg)
![PCT21 430.jpg PCT21 430.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114179-0a2bbca0bddf0a5cab3df18b195f90fd.jpg)
I knew I had been losing weight and gaining muscle the entire trail, but I couldn't really tell. I didn't see much of a difference when I looked in a mirror. When I rolled into Mammoth, I could finally tell. The weight I lost in this 8.5 day stretch was shocking, but you could see it in a lot of hikers too. The Sierra Nevada was making us look emaciated and older.
![20210605_110548.jpg 20210605_110548.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114199-44d2e10d4bbefe823017c7d0fa9fca8b.jpg)
This next stretch was only for 2.5 days. I was NOT going to ration food like I had the last 2 stretches.
![20210606_134256.jpg 20210606_134256.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114200-3f4c218fd4efd1ca43e69e80ae06463a.jpg)
Found Pho.
![20210606_182953.jpg 20210606_182953.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114201-acf922f7cc8caba843f2385425458a17.jpg)
More duct tape for my camera strap.
![20210607_105109.jpg 20210607_105109.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114202-fd3b113f4b8696ee1ee4890b8dc125d9.jpg)
Random change of scene nestled in the Sierras.
![PCT21 432.jpg PCT21 432.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114180-a763523a5f1e7b6cc77df02fbd73dbac.jpg)
![PCT21 433.jpg PCT21 433.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114181-5d64fc2726f597b730688b33e09a5f39.jpg)
![PCT21 460.jpg PCT21 460.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114182-ce7694ff2305bda09ceddc049c48600b.jpg)
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Leaving Yosemite NP
![PCT21 476.jpg PCT21 476.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114184-e0461d7238fddc99fd61e83faa5d53c9.jpg)
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We started taking all breaks in NightRyder's tent to get some reprieve from the mosquitos
![20210611_171033.jpg 20210611_171033.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114204-f353e9f6899058b6de1524442e528ff7.jpg)
![PCT21 492.jpg PCT21 492.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114185-a05adfd266f1cb56a61f199aa3ab985c.jpg)
I walked 1,000 Freakin' miles!!!
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I will forever remember these switchbacks.
![PCT21 506.jpg PCT21 506.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114186-a89ab6ecf100871cfe2380d18a9403b0.jpg)
![PCT21 516.jpg PCT21 516.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114187-908d5f0c6d51ae4f7bd06284cb27e5ee.jpg)
![PCT21 521.jpg PCT21 521.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114188-a7b2c6a30e887ce4eee18df161488549.jpg)
![PCT21 527.jpg PCT21 527.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114189-62fdca7c9178d2e4f7708a6a9bf21c34.jpg)
![PCT21 530.jpg PCT21 530.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114190-694f4beebd9acaea11a4da3233617823.jpg)
![PCT21 531.jpg PCT21 531.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114191-9598013462e89892182a0c2efdc54af9.jpg)
Anthony and Bobbie met us at Dardanelle campground. I love Kennedy Meadows North, it is a place I used to visit every year since I started backpacking, but I wanted to avoid all the other hikers. Plus, Bobbie and I also visited the campground every year and are friend's with the RV campground and store across the street.
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NightRyder, Tom Sawyer, and I were all thrashed. The Sierras definitely take their toll, many pounds of flesh.
![20210615_163132.jpg 20210615_163132.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114206-dbc2ebe7171318d125cc2d0a287a526a.jpg)
Heading into Northern CA! This would be my 2nd favorite section! Stunning and so many flowers!
![PCT21 00 3.jpg PCT21 00 3.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114218-06d122b93924751daeb334d342ec99e8.jpg)
![PCT21 00 8.jpg PCT21 00 8.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114219-fdec17153e5dd152531d6143dbab4ebc.jpg)
![PCT21 00 12.jpg PCT21 00 12.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114220-04c4e108e10955e940ef3f701f7400f3.jpg)
![PCT21 00 16.jpg PCT21 00 16.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114221-ae97630515c869cde7ca51d8283ff51d.jpg)
![PCT21 00 19.jpg PCT21 00 19.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114222-76e21ad3afcf1fe75df7a9e7f3986aba.jpg)
![PCT21 00 28.jpg PCT21 00 28.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114223-5f46dd7685a629d3f0b58c9513b7b202.jpg)
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Miles: 789.1 - 1044.1
Zero Days: 3
Our last stretch, even with extra food, it quickly became evident that I would have to ration. At this point, I had always rolled into town with a day or 2 of extra food, but no longer. Even with my low appetite and struggling to eat, I was consuming more. The amount of energy you burn in the Sierras is extraordinary! This next stretch we planned to make it to town in 6 or 7 days, so we all packed what we thought would be 9 days of food, JUST TO BE SAFE. We still didn't pack enough...
![20210527_092054.jpg 20210527_092054.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114192-95ce1db67b0130f084d9aad39e112d36.jpg)
Happiest Pika ever?
![PCT21 253.jpg PCT21 253.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114151-4e7a84bab9e8e10992fade4cb862b200.jpg)
Glen Pass
![PCT21 260.jpg PCT21 260.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114152-c716baadf021bc036c168adbef111bf1.jpg)
![PCT21 261.jpg PCT21 261.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114153-3442e85b1444edfdfa6d28d0548c27a3.jpg)
There were not a lot of flowers in the sierras, probably one of the reasons it wasn't one of my favorite sections. But I did LOVE these tiny little guys! Needed my macro for these and had to lay flat on the ground.
![PCT21 269.jpg PCT21 269.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114154-ed19d70b450ac31a0ef9203d0da063aa.jpg)
![PCT21 271.jpg PCT21 271.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114217-070e0760d2ddb0a7abe37b62a0fa8735.jpg)
![PCT21 275.jpg PCT21 275.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114156-ccb85c422aee2bed9561a77ae20852aa.jpg)
Best ranger cabin ever?!
![PCT21 286.jpg PCT21 286.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114157-ddbe29f8a276fb5406a0f95cf1b1bb33.jpg)
We stopped and had lunch/nap here.
![PCT21 288.jpg PCT21 288.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114158-95c7d48ff9e99c14a34bd20fb22b30ea.jpg)
![PCT21 291.jpg PCT21 291.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114159-0ebd4bfb97daf6aa55f18bfc5ff021ee.jpg)
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Laughing at mile 800.
![20210529_162353.jpg 20210529_162353.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114194-69f78880d0a63bf7fe76a3edc8ab2b6c.jpg)
Baby food and Noka would become my FAVORITE thing to eat. I would make sure to carry 1 for each trail day, near the end, I would carry 2 for each day and hell with the weight.
![20210530_081205.jpg 20210530_081205.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114195-d9cbaa06affb4f69bf1bc1a8d5b8c763.jpg)
Pinchot Pass was by far my favorite pass! The colors in the Sierras can get really monotonous. I get it...gray and blue...a little green. Boooooring. Pinchot Pass is gorgeously colored!
![PCT21 325.jpg PCT21 325.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114161-86a391cc5c22f99403e7e32c6bfec5f7.jpg)
![PCT21 327.jpg PCT21 327.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114162-545da34901e5f04ed6b7a760241489a0.jpg)
![PCT21 330.jpg PCT21 330.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114163-4f63a0f396799bdae28ae7db2f49cc75.jpg)
![PCT21 332.jpg PCT21 332.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114164-c466d2ed232428e5a66c1415d81081bc.jpg)
![PCT21 333.jpg PCT21 333.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114165-fcb2e71c116610dfc4a8cfe85340d0fc.jpg)
![PCT21 334.jpg PCT21 334.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114166-7def88f3b4905ed311522fdbb5ede750.jpg)
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Mosquitos had hatched. They annoyed the boys much more than me, but they were terrible. HONEST, any hiker walking by had a trail of them following. It was like something out of a cartoon! Or...a horror movie. I always told myself I would buy a head net, like the boys had, but I just never bothered. I wore all my rain gear, which was very stifling in the hot Sierra sun.
![20210603_122857.jpg 20210603_122857.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114196-e7d03a83b6cfe704fcc068f0dd3fbd8d.jpg)
![20210603_123011.jpg 20210603_123011.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114197-a7b3be66038f3bac711b9b55cc6b524d.jpg)
![PCT21 367.jpg PCT21 367.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114168-b0fb8d0e0b1095553b5cd6209e11d9ff.jpg)
![PCT21 371.jpg PCT21 371.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114169-d88659e1e73d2174832e523dac9a2ca6.jpg)
Whale Rock
![PCT21 382.jpg PCT21 382.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114170-cc42e42dc252c5a937b7533ca07b5ebe.jpg)
Muir Pass would have the most snow on the ascent and descent. We definitely never followed the norm of getting up before the sun to avoid slushy snow, so we postholed the entire day and all fell through an ice bridge. We all took a different route to try and avoid it, but it was unavoidable and hilarious.
![PCT21 394.jpg PCT21 394.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114171-0b4accfc5b224a25fb961cca508e3d29.jpg)
![PCT21 400.jpg PCT21 400.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114172-462a8a7e855b2ad6617b2b218a7d238c.jpg)
He still hates the snow at this point, but he keeps his spirits up!
![PCT21 402.jpg PCT21 402.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114173-385c4d9c32bc69f6930f43686c4599cb.jpg)
![PCT21 404.jpg PCT21 404.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114174-06bdc3f2192f52347198300f67f1f268.jpg)
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"By this day, I could tell I was simultaneously becoming stronger and weaker. The hiking felt easier, but I wasn't giving my body enough food or sleep to actually recover. I was losing weight and could feel the effects." Our plan for 6-7 days, was going to turn into 8.5. I had already been rationing my food for 2 days and we were still 2 days out from town. My tramily had already been extremely concerned about my weight, and were always carrying extra food for me and making me take it (even though I protested and tried to refuse). My tramily and I took inventory of all our food. We were all low. We had 2 bail out points, but we wanted to push to Mammoth. Now we would ALL ration our food.
![PCT21 405.jpg PCT21 405.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114175-9db885350932feaa7ed77c9b98dc1de0.jpg)
![PCT21 422.jpg PCT21 422.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114177-3c091b1fb0a4896e51cce3fb7adcfb6b.jpg)
Pretty sure this mile 900 is out of order with the photos, I just know it was only 3ish miles from our exit trail to Mammoth.
![20210604_184952.jpg 20210604_184952.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114198-f90fcaf6c47a0814dc8e803bba3a462e.jpg)
![PCT21 427.jpg PCT21 427.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114178-aef0d8b90af30975d86b7db15f469573.jpg)
![PCT21 430.jpg PCT21 430.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114179-0a2bbca0bddf0a5cab3df18b195f90fd.jpg)
I knew I had been losing weight and gaining muscle the entire trail, but I couldn't really tell. I didn't see much of a difference when I looked in a mirror. When I rolled into Mammoth, I could finally tell. The weight I lost in this 8.5 day stretch was shocking, but you could see it in a lot of hikers too. The Sierra Nevada was making us look emaciated and older.
![20210605_110548.jpg 20210605_110548.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114199-44d2e10d4bbefe823017c7d0fa9fca8b.jpg)
This next stretch was only for 2.5 days. I was NOT going to ration food like I had the last 2 stretches.
![20210606_134256.jpg 20210606_134256.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114200-3f4c218fd4efd1ca43e69e80ae06463a.jpg)
Found Pho.
![20210606_182953.jpg 20210606_182953.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114201-acf922f7cc8caba843f2385425458a17.jpg)
More duct tape for my camera strap.
![20210607_105109.jpg 20210607_105109.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114202-fd3b113f4b8696ee1ee4890b8dc125d9.jpg)
Random change of scene nestled in the Sierras.
![PCT21 432.jpg PCT21 432.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114180-a763523a5f1e7b6cc77df02fbd73dbac.jpg)
![PCT21 433.jpg PCT21 433.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114181-5d64fc2726f597b730688b33e09a5f39.jpg)
![PCT21 460.jpg PCT21 460.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114182-ce7694ff2305bda09ceddc049c48600b.jpg)
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Leaving Yosemite NP
![PCT21 476.jpg PCT21 476.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/114/114184-e0461d7238fddc99fd61e83faa5d53c9.jpg)
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We started taking all breaks in NightRyder's tent to get some reprieve from the mosquitos
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I walked 1,000 Freakin' miles!!!
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I will forever remember these switchbacks.
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Anthony and Bobbie met us at Dardanelle campground. I love Kennedy Meadows North, it is a place I used to visit every year since I started backpacking, but I wanted to avoid all the other hikers. Plus, Bobbie and I also visited the campground every year and are friend's with the RV campground and store across the street.
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NightRyder, Tom Sawyer, and I were all thrashed. The Sierras definitely take their toll, many pounds of flesh.
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Heading into Northern CA! This would be my 2nd favorite section! Stunning and so many flowers!
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