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Week 6: The Mission Creek Death March

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 Day 29 ( May 2 ): The Journey Resumes Before dropping us off at the trail, Nitsy took Spoons, Forks and I to Dollar General. Good thing, because I forgot to buy some things at Walmart the night before. Spoons, Nitsy, and Forks We started hiking at 9:30 with Spoons in the lead. She sets a good pace, and we covered the 4 miles to Mesa Wind Farm in 1 hour, 45 minutes, and I wasn't even tired. Nice work Spoons ! The kind folks at the Wind Farm let hot, tired, thirsty hikers rest for a bit, use the bathroom, and even get a cold drink in a cool building before going back on trail. We rested for about 15 - 30 minutes before resuming the hike. The leg from Mesa Wind Farm to the Whitewater River Valley was steeper, but we still made good time.  Looking back towards the Mesa Wind Farm and I - 10 Up ahead is the steep climb to the top of the ridge. I split off from Spoons and Forks to check out Whitewater Preserve, arriving about 4 PM. The reason why the PCT is 2,655 miles long, when a strai
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Week 5: I HATE SNOW !

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 Day 22 ( April 25 ) - The 4 Mile Zero Day Today was a small, "Comedy of Errors" skit. Yesterday, Lindsay said she would text me when she had my tent fixed. She thought she would be done by 11 today. 11 came and went without a text. I thought, that it might be taking longer than she thought, and didn't worry about. When she hadn't texted me by Noon, I went to the store she works at and asked her co-worker to text her. It turns out, the zipper was an easy fix and she had it done last night. The problem was, the number she was texting was not mine. Oops! Oh well. No harm done. I got my tent, got a ride to the Devils Slide, and started hiking up the trail to the PCT. I was almost to the top of the Devils Slide trail, when I met a party hiking down the trail, led by a Forest Service Ranger.  He saw my pack and politely asked to see my permit. Uh..... Oops ! I thought  that I didn't need one. Oh, Yes I do ! My bad. The Ranger was nice about it and didn't write me a
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