Day 23: “I wish you were all here with me. Pictures do not appropriately capture the beauty.” Current view while taking a break…

Day 23: Last Night’s Camp…

Day 22: “Aztec falls, I think.”

Day 22: We made it to mile 300…

Day 22: It’s too early to stop, so change of plans. We will go to Mike 301 and then set up camp. Deep Creek Bridge, Selfie, Stream

Day 22: We will likely make it to mile 295 today and set up camp. We are going too fast and don’t want to be stuck at the beginning of the Sierras for weeks.

Day 22: Beautiful country…

Day 22: Good Bye Big Bear… We will be at Deep Creek Hot Springs tomorrow.

Day 21: We met up with another hiking group here in Big Bear. They challenged our group to a bowling contest; the losing team had to jump in the lake. We got this picture at 1:00 AM with the caption: Promises Made, Promises Kept. It was freezing cold at the time.

Day 21: The storm has passed and today is beautiful. We will be back on the trail tomorrow. Big Bear CA is a beautiful place. It is approximately 80 miles to the next town. Below is a clip from yesterday.

Day 19: Some days can be tough, but a good meal or a beautiful sunset makes it worth it. Today we hiked into a small town near Big Bear Lake. I have been on the trail for the last 4 days. Tonight I have booked a room alone. 8 others got an Air BNB, but I wanted to be alone for the night. I will do laundry, eat a good meal, and rest. I will meet with the others on the way back to the trail tomorrow morning. Big Bear Lake:

Day 18: “When the snow is deep, you can ‘try’ to skip the switchbacks and slide down on your ass.”

Day 18: The reward for a long hike…

Day 18: 2 miles from camp, all downhill from here. We are staying at Arrastre/Deer Springs campground tonight.

Day 18: Low miles today, but tons of elevation. The trail is washed out in this area, so instead of walking the trail (impossible) and gaining 1500 feet over 10 miles, we are hiking directly up over a mountain ridge. We gained 1500 feet over 1 mile. We started in the river basin pictured below. A few pictures from elevation and the top.

Day 17: Crazy to think I was walking up and down this mountain 2 days ago.

Day 17: Shuttle, from last night as viewed from our camp on the Pacific Creat Trail. We are in Mission Creek. Made it nearly 24 miles yesterday.

Day 16: Evening climb, out of the snow.

Day 16: “This is the desert part, by the way…” 🤣🤣🤣

Day 16: We made it to the bottom…