Miles Hiked: 1.5 Total Milage: Today I woke up pretty late since we got to camp so late last night. It was still really smoky when we woke up. We hiked 1.5 miles to Bannock Pass where we decided to hitch around the fire closure from. We would have hiked 25ish more miles to LemhiContinue reading “Day 119: Wisdom, MT”
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Day 118: Elk Mountain
Miles Hiked: 26.3 Total Milage: 2039.9 Today I left camp around 7am. It was later than I wanted to leave but I was really tired and needed some extra rest. The day started with an uphill climb up a very exposed field of sagebrush. We were on a dirt road for quite a while. AlmostContinue reading “Day 118: Elk Mountain”
Day 117: Spooky Lightning
Miles Hiked: 24 Total Milage: 2013.6 Today I woke up and left camp around 7am. We took a road walk alternate to cut off about 5 miles of the trail. I was super happy about it because my legs were so tired from yesterday and I needed a little rest. The road walk was veryContinue reading “Day 117: Spooky Lightning”
Day 116: Deadman Lake
Miles Hiked: 30 Total Milage: 1989.6 Today I woke up early around 5am. I had all my things packed and ready to go by 6. The sunrise over the divide was so pretty. Our camping spot was just awesome last night despite the fact that I hardly had any water. The day started with twoContinue reading “Day 116: Deadman Lake”
Day 115: Blazing Hot Ridgelines
Miles Hiked: 19 Total Milage: 1959.6 Today I woke up still sleepy. Because the RV park was so close to the interstate I could hear very loud semi trucks going by all night and it kept me up. My tent was still soaking wet from all the rain yesterday. I ate some food for breakfastContinue reading “Day 115: Blazing Hot Ridgelines”
Day 114: Lima, Montana
Miles Hiked: 11.6 Total Milage: 1940.6 This morning I woke up at 4:45 am in hopes of making it to the highway in time to catch the shuttle at 9:30am. When I woke up I was so sore. I spent over 20 minutes stretching out before leaving to hike which definitely set me behind scheduleContinue reading “Day 114: Lima, Montana”
Day 113: AT Class of 2019/ Rock Spring
Miles Hiked: 28.5 Total Milage: 1928.8 Today I was really looking forward to seeing my friend Cocoa on trail! I hiked a little bit of the AT with her in 2019. I sent her an inreach message last night and found out that we camped 20 miles apart from each other. The day started outContinue reading “Day 113: AT Class of 2019/ Rock Spring”
Day 112: Red Rock Pass
Miles Hiked: 28.2 Total Milage: 1900 **To be completely honest I’m writing this blog post and the next two almost a week after this day. I was so tired during this stretch I totally neglected to write my blog and the days all feel like a complete blur. I’m recalling from memory as best IContinue reading “Day 112: Red Rock Pass”
Day 111: Targhee Pass
Miles Hiked: 25.8 Total Milage: 1872.1 This morning I woke up at the hotel and every muscle in my upper body was absolutely killing me. My back hurt especially bad and I didn’t want to get out of bed. I was dreading the hike out of town. I kind of wanted to stay another dayContinue reading “Day 111: Targhee Pass”
Day 110: West Yellowstone
Miles Hiked: 15 Total Milage: 1846.3 This morning I woke up to an easy day to get to town. Even though it was easy I still took my time because I was so sore. 2 miles in to the day I crossed the Montana border. I will be walking along the Montana Idaho border forContinue reading “Day 110: West Yellowstone”
Day 109: Idaho!
Miles Hiked: 26.3 Total Milage: 1831.3 This morning I woke up at Summit Lake. My feet have started to hurt so I made sure to take my time doing stretches this morning. They were so painful it was a little alarming. All the muscles in my legs feels so tight. I packed up camp andContinue reading “Day 109: Idaho!”
Day 107: Yellowstone National Park Day 2: Grant Village
Miles Hiked: 20.1 Total Milage: 1778.5 Today I woke up a little earlier than the past few days. It was a cold morning. I packed up my things and hiked out of camp in my hoodie dress and my puffy jacket with my hands in my pockets because they were so freezing. I may pickContinue reading “Day 107: Yellowstone National Park Day 2: Grant Village”
Day 106: Yellowstone National Park Day 1 … Heart Lake
Miles Hiked: 20.9 Total Milage: 1758.4 Today I didn’t leave camp until almost 7am which feels so late compared to our normal early morning start. Since we only have to hike about 20 miles I wasn’t as concerned about getting that early of a start. I was also feeling very exhausted from yesterday still. IContinue reading “Day 106: Yellowstone National Park Day 1 … Heart Lake”
Day 105: Grizzly Glimpse
Miles Hiked: 21.8 Total Milage: 1737.5 I didn’t set an alarm today but I woke up around 6am. 12 pack and I left camp together a little before 7am. The first two miles were through a field of flowers and lots of dead burned trees. 12 pack was in front of me when I sawContinue reading “Day 105: Grizzly Glimpse”
Day 108: Yellowstone National Park Day 3… Old Faithful Village
Miles Hiked: 26.5 Total Milage: 1805 This morning 12 pack and I left camp earlier than any other day in a while. We were on a mission to get to Old Faithful village and hang out there as long as we could. We had 26 miles to hike today and 10 of them were afterContinue reading “Day 108: Yellowstone National Park Day 3… Old Faithful Village”