Conversations on El Camino

Maybe you noticed before I did. It took me a while to admit it to myself. I've been racing for a week. Racing the calendar, racing the sun, racing my fuel expenditure. And my body's crew chief is giving the signal for a pit stop. My planned hiking hiatus for family time over Labor Day…

Miles 90.3-107.2, Stewart River to W Castle Danger Trailhead 8.5 hours, 16.9 miles, 89 flights, 45.5k steps Walker and Katie --my camp neighbors for the past two nights -- shared their plans to get some town food and showers tomorrow afternoon, and graciously obliged my request for a lift to the next trailhead so I could…

Miles 77.6-90.3, Big Bend to Stewart River6 hours, 12.7 miles, 63 flights, 25k+ steps After the evening’s rain showers, the sky cleared, so I slept with the rain fly open and my ears tuned for dripping. My rain alarm sounded at 6:00a, and after an hour of trying to kill the one remaining mozzie inside…