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Day 17: Big Bear Lake — Mile 256.2 -> Mile 266.1 -> Hitchhike into Big Bear Lake The plan was to get into Big Bear Lake, get some food, and get into the motel before the snow started. We made it
Day 15: Crossing Into Section C — Mile 209.5 -> Mile 232.1 It was (finally) time to get back on trail. We took a Lyft back to the trailhead, dropped off some food and supplies we no longer needed in the hiker
Day 13: Pacing Ourselves Into Cabazon — Mile 197.2 -> Mile 209.5 -> Lyft to Cabazon and Banning I cowboy camped in a windy night with a 50% chance of rain. I would have preferred to pitch my tarp, but with 40+
Day 11: A Section Of Ice And Fire — Mile 151.8 -> Mile 176.4 Excuse the terrible title, but I just watched the series finale of Game of Thrones, and today’s hike inspired the title. (Spoiler: The last episode was hot garbage.) We left
Days 7 and 8: Boulder Fields and Mountains Past Warner — Day 7: Mile 109.5 -> Mile 124.9 Day 8: Mile 124.9 -> Mile 145.4 We spent the next two days approaching Paradise Valley and Idyllwild. We left Warner Springs in wet, rainy conditions that followed
Day 18: Past Big Bear — Hitchhike Out of Big Bear Lake -> Mile 266.1 -> Mile 285.6 It got cold overnight, and there was a couple inches of snow outside. But I was antsy to get going, so I did.
Day 16: Before Big Bear Lake — Mile 232.1 -> Mile 256.2 Today I passed the 250 mile mark as I headed into Arrastre Trail Camp for the night. The 24 miles today varied from steep inclines on pine littered dirt to
Day 14: An Unexpected Zero — Mile 209.5 - Zero miles on trail The rain started last night and continued well past checkout time at the motel. I was antsy to get hiking, but as a group we decided to zero
Day 12: Over Fuller Ridge — Mile 176.4 -> Mile 197.2 Last night was painful and restless. Nevertheless, we had ground to cover, and almost all of it would be over snow and ice. My phone said the temperature at our
Days 9 and 10: Idle and Wild in Idyllwild — Day 9: Mile 145.5 -> Mile 151.8, Hitchhike into Idyllwild Day 10: Mile 151.8 - Zero miles on trail We pushed 6.5 miled to Paradise Valley Cafe to reward ourselves with breakfast. We all ordered
Day 6: Zero In Warner Springs — Mile 109.5 - Zero Miles on Trail We planned on taking an easy day and maybe putting in a few miles in the afternoon. Toucan, Trashalope, and I event decided to stay back and take
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