Category Archives: Living Well

Day 038 – 7/1/11 Carvers Rest Day

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Distance = 0 Miles; People Met = 1 The emphasis during our humanitarian hike is more on the humanitarian than the hiking.  Along that vein I’m changing the elevation stats previously reported to people met.  Besides, keeping track of people … Continue reading

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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 034 – 6/27/11 Phonolite Site Road to Berlin-Ichthyosaur SP

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Distance = 19.1 Miles; Elevation Change > 1160 Feet Lo Elevation = 6341; Hi Elevation = 6786 This was the last day of long road walk, mainly on Buffalo Creek Road once again.  The long, straight dirt road became mind-numbing.  … Continue reading

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Day 033 – 6/26/11 Middlegate Station to Phonolite Site Road

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Distance = 26.6 Miles; Elevation Change > 2680 Feet Lo Elevation = 4642; Hi Elevation = 6857 We started out the day on US 50 and another paved road, with most of the day then spent on the “improved” Buffalo … Continue reading

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Day 032 – 6/25/11 Sand Springs to Middlegate Station

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Distance > 25.5 Miles; Elevation Change > 1650 Feet Lo Elevation = 3954; Hi Elevation = 4642 The entire day involved hiking on US 50, the loneliest highway in America.  There is not much to report on, except for a … 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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Day 030 – 6/23/11 Alt US 95 to US 95

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Distance = 28.1 Miles; Elevation Change > 430 Feet Lo Elevation = 3914; Hi Elevation = 4257 Right from the start there were three apparent problems for this day that resolved themselves with the meeting of two trail angels, the … Continue reading

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Day 029 – 6/22/11 – Virginia City to Alt. US 95

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Distance = 25.7 Miles; Elevation Change = 1940 Feet Lo Elevation = 4216; Hi Elevation = 6137 As we hike across the country I raise awareness for the issues of Housing, Health and Hunger.  I’m also on the look-out for … 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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