Mark’s Photos #15
It was a cool morning in February 2024 as I walked down the mountain toward the trailhead after a night camping in an old-growth forest. The blue sky of the morning was being swallowed...
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Mark’s Photos #14
Hiking the PCT, I had been in Oregon about a week when I took this picture of Crater Lake. When I left California, I hadn’t expected much of a difference in the trail, but...
Campfires
Recently a question came up about having a campfire at dinner. You may note that I never have a campfire for dinner, or any other time for that matter. I am not a fan...
Mark’s Photos #13
On September seventh 2010 Tropical Storm Hermina moved out of Mexico and into south Texas. It brought with it winds of up to 64 miles an hour and 6.24 inches of rain which caused...
Gila Wilderness Loop-Day 6
Another 5 a.m. wake-up for the group. Packing up for the last time, we had breakfast and were on our way by 6:30. Following the well-worn trail along the West Fork as it rose...
Gila Wilderness Loop-Day 5
It was 5:30 a.m. and I was loading up my pack when Cappuccino walked over from her hammock in stocking feet. “I have a small issue,” she said evenly. “What is the small issue?”...
4 responses to “Gila Wilderness Loop-Day 5”
OMG about Cap’s shoes! One, she certainly sleeps soundly. Two, what’s the plan for shoes this coming evening? This is like a scene out of Cheryl Strayed’s “Wild!” I love trail books especially this one. Have you read the book of two sisters hiking the Appalachian Trail barefoot! “The Barefoot Sisters Southbound by Lucy Letcher and Susan Letcher.” Another hiking saga gem. I won’t spoil what they did when they reached Springer Mountain in Georgia.
What’s your best guess what critter absconded with her hiking shoes?
Cappy’s shoes were tied together and tossed over the ridgeline of her hammock. They were still there the next morning. Yay! I have mixed feelings about Cheryl’s book, but she absolutely nailed the parts about the trail. I’ll have to checkout the Barefoot Sisters. As to the animal, I think it was pretty small like a porcupine, or raccoon, because both shoes were found by a low barrier, like it was being dragged along and then couldn’t get it over the log or rock shelf, but there were no bite marks or gnawing on either shoe.
When we next get together let’s talk about your thoughts on Wild! I got to say I loved Reese Witherspoon in the film!
Agreed- Reese did a great job.