Tag Archives: American Discovery Trail

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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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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Day 017 – 6/10/11 – Granite Bay to Auburn

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Distance > 20 Miles; Elevation Change > 1700 Feet Lo Elevation = 467; Hi Elevation = 1354 This was one of our toughest days, aggravated by being longer than we anticipated.  Yet there is always a silver lining, such as … Continue reading →

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