PCT Day 130, Cedar Spring to ridge above Anza, 18 miles
I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world. – Mary Anne Radmacher How strange it is to cowgirl camp under the big trees, acorn bombs falling most of the night and a nearly full moon shining through the branches. When I close my eyes, I’m just […]
PCT Day 129, Saddle Junction via Devil’s Slide to Cedar Spring, 20 miles
I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes. – Edna St. Vincent Millay I set my alarm a bit too early this morning thinking I’d need more time to organize since going back after […]
PCT Day 127, San Jacinto River to Saddle Junction (Idyllwild via Devil’s Slide) 10 miles
You have to allow for the impossible to be possible. – Lupita Nyong’o I’m pleased we found a site to cowgirl camp at the bend in the switchback, but it’s not completely flat and we wake up cranky and sore. The three sets of night hikers park themselves close by also on sketchy terrain. We […]
TA Day 92, zero day, Arthur’s Pass
I take a well-deserved zero day itching sandfly bites as the rain crashes down.
TA Day 73, Onahua Lookout to Kaiuma Bay Road – 44 km
After Iwituaroa Reserve and road walk to Havelock for mussels, Blissful stays with trail angels.
TA Day 66, zero day
Trail Angels Rob and George insist I take a zero day and they give me Veet to finally clean up my legs.
TA Day 58, ‘slackpack’ Palmerston North to Kahuterawa Park, 21 km
Blissful slackpacks in rain to the road’s end then returns for more Christmas with her Kiwi family.
TA Day 57, Mount Lees Reserve to Palmerston North, 31 km
Blissful walks roads mostly to Palmerston North where she shares Christmas with new friends.
TA Day 55, Whanganui to Koitiata, 33 km
It’s road from Whanganui to Koitita beach, massive driftwood on black sand and a magical sunset.
TA Day 54, Hipango Park to Whanganui, (30 km) + 7 km
It’s a short paddle into Whanganui where Blissful meets George and Rob, her ‘guardian’ trail angels.