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As you may now know, I got off trail due to some heart palpitations and an episode of irregular pulse. I thought it unwise to continue solo as Cappuccino was leaving the hike to...
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Mark’s Photos #17
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SF2T- Day 7
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SF2T- Day 6
10 miles and 5,412 ft of elevation gain today. Camped beside the Santa Barbara River last night. Up at 5:05 a.m. with a breeze and the temperature at 39° (windchill equals ~34°). We were...
Father’s Day
I’ve written about my Dad in the past, but this year I decided to give a little love to my maternal uncle, Bill. You see, for roughly 18 months he effectively was my father....
SF2T- Day 5
12.4 mi. 900 ft up, 3,000 down. After a windy night near 12,000 feet at Truchas Lake, we were on the trail by 6:40. The first 3 miles were a pleasant climb through remarkably...
2 responses to “SF2T- Day 5”
On day long hikes do you and Cap sometimes walk, say, two hundred yards apart and other times together? Is one of you a faster hiker pushing the other one to keep up the pace? Hannah and I are pretty well matched and do always hike together.
Usually we walk together, in which case she usually leads. This has the effect of slowing me down to a normal pace. If I lead I tend to zoom away. But we do switch it up sometimes for variety.