Day 12: Miles 109 to 122 and lots of elevation
I slept really great. It was a wonderful day – hiked with fish head, Jess and Kate, made it 13 miles and camped in the most epic spot on a mountain at 1500m. It was exhausting but I feel strong on the uphills. Really glad Kate is joining and made it to the camp side.
Day 11: Miles 94.4 to 109.2 Warner Springs – Cracked the first Milestone 100 miles
Cracked mile 100 today wohoo
Day 10: back on the trail Scissors Crossing to San Felipe Hills (Miles 77.2 -94.4)
I feel much better today. I was flying in the morning. Did 10km and 400m ascend in 2h. Beautiful scenery. Quite some rain, but not too heavy. Great day loves all the flowers.
I feel much better – that makes everything so much nicer and more enjoyable.
Day 8 and 9: First zeros on trail
A “zero” is a day where you hike zero miles. I did two zeros in Julian to try and cure my cold.
Day 8
The first zero was all about sleeping in, enjoying the luxuries of a hotel, exploring Julian, laundry, swapping out gear, buying new gear, sending things to Illahee, and more eating. ,
Day 7: Miles 63.6 to 77. Scissors Crossing (exit to Julian)
I am so excited to get to a town because I don’t feel good – I have a cold 🙁
Day 6: 47.5 Laguna campground to 63.6 miles
Today was hard because I didn’t sleep well. Again. Haven’t been sleeping well since I got to San Diego. Altitude? The Cold? Hiking so much? Camping? All of the above?
Day 5: Mt Laguna to Laguna Campground (42 – 47.5)
We waited for our first resupply box at mount Laguna and since the post office didn’t open till noon, we took half the day off. Stretching, eating and watching the Acorn Woodpecker. 🙂
Day 4: Fred Canyon to Mount Laguna (Miles 32-42)
Day 3: From Lake Morena to Fred Canyon (miles 20-32)
We stayed at Lake Morena campground and started from here on day 3.
Day 2: Miles 11.2-20 Lake Morena
The first night was wild – a skunk sprayed close to us – we must have set up close to his nest – luckily our gents didn’t get any smell. We also heard dear falling over our guylines- so we didn’t get too much sleep.