HALFWAY POINT!!! Passed mile 1325 early this morning! Very exciting. I'm in Chester now and plan on treating myself to an expenisive dinner (and drinks!).
I had an excellent time with Monica, Toby, and my parents in Tahoe, and the time off was nice. Monica wrote all about it below. Thanks for all the food Mom and Dad!
I hiked ~170 miles over the last week through some gorgeous terrain. I'm officially out of the Sierras, which I hiked through for about 700 miles. I just entered the southern end of the Cascades, and the "Northern CA" section of the hike, and am just outside of Lassen Volcanic National Park. I'm now on a fast-paced schedule to reach Canada before the snow falls. It took me 93 days to get to the halfway point (including time off in Tahoe), and I now have approximately 60 days to reach Canada by the 2nd week of October. Most say you should be there by the 1st, and the 15th should be the very last day you should expect to get through the Cascades before the snow becomes too deep - though it could be later). My necessary plan: alternate between 25 and 30 mile days 6 days each week, which allows for 1 shorter day each week to resupply. And no more, or very few, zero's (entire day off without hiking - requires 2 nights spent in a town). Luckily, there are very few towns near the trail with cheap enough lodging for the rest of the trail, so I won't be tempted by pizza and beer. But I'm loving every minute of being on the trail, and am certainly up for the challenge! Well, maybe not every minute . . . ah mosquitos. AND I'm unfortunately back in rattle snake country - came within 2 feet of a snake b/f it rattled twice the other day.
Until the next town with internet . . .
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