8 Miles It is a bright, cold, and freezing morning. There is frost all over the ground. I reluctantly get out of the tent, but I am rewarded with a group of deer sleeping in our site. They don't seem too alarmed to see me and just walk around doing what deer do. One tries… Continue reading Zion Traverse: Day 4
10 Miles Gannon is dropping us off at the Lee Pass trailhead by 9:30am. We have a short distance to hike today, so we don't need an early start time. It is hard to hug Gannon goodbye and leave without him. I have never been on a trip where he was not with me. He… Continue reading Zion Traverse: Day 1
Tomorrow we are off on another adventure. This time though, it is a bit different, since my husband cannot participate. He injured his back at work a few months ago and is not allowed to work or backpack. Cordlan and I will be doing this trip on our own. Bittersweet for sure. He will however,… Continue reading Zion…here we come!
October 2 Mileage: 11.7 Woke up this morning expecting to have condensation on our tent from being in a meadow, but instead woke up to very cold conditions…again. Hiking this time of year does have its advantages, but the cold is not one of them. A lot of people are up and about early today. … Continue reading Rae Lakes Loop: Day 5
October 1 Mileage: 9.4 Last night was terrible. The worst sleep we have gotten this trip. The “party group” kept us up for a while and there were quite a few people that came into our campsite looking for a site to sleep in. A lot of people were trying to position themselves to climb… Continue reading Rae Lakes Loop: Day 4
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