Category Archives: Living Well

Day 055 – 7/18/11 Garrison to Unnamed Summit

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Distance = 24 Miles; People Met = 0 Our first full day hiking in Utah might have been the loneliest day of the journey.  Several factors contributed to the haunting loneliness walking along Utah 21.  Bleached bones were scattered everywhere.  … Continue reading →

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Day 052 – 7/15/11 Cave Lake CG to Osceola Road

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Distance > 18 Miles; People Met = 0 The highlight of the day was getting to Cooper Summit (really a pass) in time for a break and to cheer Brian Starks on as he came over the pass during his … Continue reading →

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Days 040-045 – 7/3-8/11 Jefferson Summit to Blackrock Station

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Distance > 80 Miles; People Met = 16 Most of the people we met during this stretch occurred the very first day after our delightful camp spot near Jefferson Summit … lots of people out recreating during the 4th of … Continue reading →

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Day 039 – 7/2/11 Carvers to Jefferson Summit

Distance > 15 Miles; People Met = 0

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Days 035-37 – 6/28-30/11 Berlin SP to Carvers

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Distance > 42 Miles; Elevation Change > 8000 Feet Lo Elevation = 5712; Hi Elevation = 9259 We finally got off the roads and into wilderness, along with low mileage days.  Piece of cake!  Right? Our troubles started when I … Continue reading →

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Day 031 – 6/24/11 US 95 to US 50

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Distance > 21 Miles; Elevation Change > 200 Feet Lo Elevation = 3916; Hi Elevation > 400 We started out hiking on the wrong side of the fence, by a marsh south of Carson Lake, quite a contrast to the … Continue reading →

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Days 025-28 6/18-21/11 Truckee to Virginia City, NV

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Distance > 55 Miles; Elevation Change > 9400 Feet Lo Elevation = 5082; Hi Elevation > 8000 Feet We finished California during this stretch. A manager of a supermarket on the Nevada side of Tahoe warned us that Nevada would … Continue reading →

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Days 021-24 6/14-17/11 Foresthill to Truckee

Distance > 70 Miles; Elevation Change = mostly up Lo Elevation = 2345 feet; Hi Elevation = 7135 We are almost done with California and will be coming out with our California newsletter, with features on Carlos de la Fuente, … Continue reading →

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Day 020 – 6/13/11 Ruck a Chucky CG to Foresthills

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Distance = 15.5 Miles; Elevation Change > 5000 Feet Lo Elevation = 789; Hi Elevation = 3239 Well, we got our first good glimpse of the Sierra towards the end of the day.  A trail crew informed us today that … Continue reading →

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Day 019 – 6/12/11 Robie Point to Ruck a Chucky Campground

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Distance = 15.9 Miles; Elevation Change > 4300 Lo Elevation = 550; Hi Elevation = 1910

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