Posts by Rochelle Comeaux
Day 72: Down and Out
July 11, 2015 (14th Re-Ration – Sierra City) Tentsite North of Meadow Lake Rd. (1177.2) to Highway 49 – Sierra City (1197.5) 20.3 PCT miles today 1241.9 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,939 ft, – 5,284 ft It took us 40 days to hike through the desert, and 32 days to hike through the…
Read MoreDay 71: Back in the Game
July 10, 2015 Hwy 40 – Grass Valley (1155.6) to Tentsite North of Meadow Lake Rd. (1177.2) 21.6 PCT miles today 1221.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,937 ft, – 3,033 ft What a day!! It is amazing how much fun hiking can be when you’re not in agonizing pain. I was a bit…
Read MoreDay 70: The Doctor Is In
July 9, 2015 Squaw Valley chairlift (1142.7) to Hwy 40 – Grass Valley (1155.6) 12.9 PCT miles today 1200.0 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 2,104 ft, – 3,459 ft Today was d-day. I spent the last few days, and 50-something miles, trying to decide what I was going to do about my feet, but…
Read MoreDay 69: Our Big Beautiful Backyard
July 8, 2015 Miller Creek (1122.6) to Squaw Valley chairlift (1142.7) 20.1 PCT miles today 1187.1 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,783 ft, – 2,661 ft This morning I woke up with the thought “less is more” running through my mind, and in an instant I finally had the great idea to completely remove…
Read MoreDay 68: A Mixed Bag
July 7, 2015 Lake Aloha (1100.7) to Miller Creek (1122.6) 21.9 PCT miles today 1167.1 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 2,805 ft, – 3,989 ft Again with the foot pain. Oh the tales I’d tell about our wonderful day full of lakes, a storm, and millions of wildflowers, if only I weren’t so darn…
Read MoreDay 67: Almost Perfect, But Not Quite
July 6, 2015 Carson Pass – Reno/Tahoe (1078.7) to Lake Aloha (1100.7) 22.0 PCT miles today 1145.2 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 3,396 ft, – 3,589 ft All things considered, today was a great first day back out on trail. We started hiking by 7:30am, got in a whole 22 miles by 6:30, saw…
Read MoreDay 66: Bridal Bliss
July 5, 2015 Carson Pass – Reno/Tahoe (1078.7) 0 miles today 1123.2 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft Today was a very special day because my friends threw me a bridal shower! I am officially exhausted after this long weekend of parties and socializing, but I am also overwhelmed with…
Read MoreDay 65: A Full Day Away
July 4, 2015 Carson Pass – Reno/Tahoe (1078.7) 0 miles today 1123.2 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft Zero in Reno/Tahoe Well we finally did it. We finally took a full day completely away from the PCT. We didn’t hike, ration, plan, or pack. All we did today was hang…
Read MoreDay 64: Work Hard, Play Hard
July 3, 2015 Carson Pass – Reno/Tahoe (1078.7) 0 miles today 1123.2 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft Today was good for the soul. Pickles and I woke this morning and indulged once again in our hotel’s delicious breakfast before heading back to the room and diving into the massive…
Read MoreDay 63: A Day to Decompress
July 2, 2015 Carson Pass – Reno/Tahoe (1078.7) 0 miles today 1123.2 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft Today was a typical first day off trail. We relaxed, stressed, worked, rested, and played. We tried sleeping in, but both Pickles and I were wide awake by 6am, hungry and…
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