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Near the end of a journey one must confront thoughts about home. Some thru-hikers are like Trail Dancer, who Charissa saw often. He did not want his journey to end and he declared that he would refuse to do more … Continue reading
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As soon as we entered the lobby of the Four Points Sheraton in Rancho Cucamonga Martin declared from the counter: “I said you would be back.” I was about to give him my name for check-in but he already knew. … Continue reading
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Throughout this entire hike we have been hearing about the book Wild. People we meet off the trail like the book, most veteran long distance hikers don’t. I have yet to read the book, but we saw trailers for the … Continue reading
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We wanted to get a problem with Charissa’s car fixed before the long drive home. We also wanted to visit the folks who are odds-on favorites to be our daughter Serena’s future in-laws. We combined these objectives by dropping in … Continue reading
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Part of the culture of long distance backpacking involves the equipment you are expected to use. I say expected because with any culture there is pressure to conform. Back in the seventies “weight is no object” was a popular slogan. … Continue reading
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There have been signs of actual improvement in Cindy. Her pace as we hiked in the desert was at times brisk and less distracted. We took a break from desert hiking to bring Jerry back to the airport, staying with … Continue reading
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One particularly cold morning in the San Gabriel Mountains had everybody wanting to go home. Since then we’ve paid close attention to the forecasted weather and have avoided the colder temperatures, heading down to the desert when necessary. More recently … Continue reading
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When Mike joined us for two months of hiking he used the time to figure out what he wanted to do with his life moving ahead. He was not just contributing to Cindy’s therapy, he was involved in some of … Continue reading
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During our tour through the Mojave I stumbled upon an interesting story in Randsburg. This place is billed as the living ghost mining town with the old style soda fountain. A walk along Main Street passes antique stores more than … Continue reading
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During our tour of desert country we met a few friendly people that assisted us with our camping options.
