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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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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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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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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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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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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
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
There is just too much to write about Locke to do it justice in one small blog post. They were supposed to have a traditional chili cook-off that was cancelled due to rain. That did not stop Dan Beghin from … Continue reading
Distance = 17.5 Miles; Elevation Change > 3800 Feet Lo Elevation = 92; Hi Elevation = 1245 A high school classmate of mine, Leslie McCormick Melody, joined us for the first 13 miles. She might have felt we played a … Continue reading
Distance = 23 miles (7 via ferry); Elevation changes > 2600 feet Lo Elevation = 3; Hi Elevation = 1799 I conducted my first interview with Dennis Hale, President of the Castro Lions Club and manager of the Hayes Valley … Continue reading
