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
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 018 – 6/11/11 Auburn to Robie Point
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Distance = 2 Miles; Elevation Change > 650 Feet Lo Elevation = 989; Hi Elevation = 1319 During our tough day yesterday we fortuitously ran into Carlos de la Fuente, who invited us to come to his home when we … Continue reading
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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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Day 016 – 6/9/11 – Sunrise Boulevard to Granite Bay
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Distance = 14 Miles; Elevation Change > 384 Lo Elevation = 69; Hi Elevation = 501 We met many folks along this urban trail including Roger Monty, a former Norfolkian who hosted us for a couple of days and hiked … Continue reading
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Day 015 – 6/8/11 – Sacramento to Sunrise Boulevard
Distance = 20 Miles; Elevation Change > 155 feet Lo Elevation = 10; Hi Elevation = 85 All of this day was spent hiking on the American River Bikeway. Since Teri Guida from Sacramento hosted us the previous night, and … Continue reading
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Day 014 – 6/7/11 – Rest Day in Sacramento
The night before I had a good talk with Gordon about some of the problems our country faces with civic involvement and that helped me prepare for the talk at the Lions Club luncheon. There were about ten Lions there … Continue reading
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Day 013 – 6/6/11 – Freeport to Sacramento
Distance = 12.5 Miles; Elevation Change > 85 Feet Lo Elevation = 0; Hi Elevation = 26 We got an early start to the day as we wanted to leave our campsite by the abandoned rail bed as soon as … Continue reading
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Day 012 – 6/5/11 – Locke to Freeport
Distance = 20 Miles; Elevation Change > 50 Feet Lo Elevation = 0; Hi Elevation = 16 Certainly the lack of elevation change would suggest that today was easy. Yet pounding pavement for 20 miles with a full pack takes … Continue reading