Day 48: Our Summer Job

June 17, 2015 Onion Valley Trailhead – Lone Pine (7.5 on Alternate) to Tentsite near Woods Creek (801.7) 7.5 Alternate miles (Kearsage Pass), 12.3 PCT miles 845.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: Unknown We may not be earning money this summer, but that certainly doesn’t mean we’re not getting paid. Today’s work was extra taxing,…

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Day 47: A Nero in Lone Pine

June 16, 2015 (10th Re-Ration – Lone Pine) Tentsite before Bullfrog Lake Trail (788.6) to Onion Valley Trailhead – Lone Pine (7.5 on Alternate) .2 PCT miles, 7.5 Alternate miles (Kearsage Pass) 826.0 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: Unknown On these neros and zeros it is extra hard to find time to write. Actually, it’s…

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Day 46: Meet the JMT

June 15, 2015 Crabtree Meadow Ranger Station (1.3 on Alternate) to Tentsite before Bullfrog Lake Trail (788.6) 1 Alternate mile (Mt. Whitney Summit), 21.7 PCT/JMT miles 818.3 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,311 ft, – 4,928 ft I truly did not believe that anything would top yesterday’s Mt. Whitney summit, at least not anytime…

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