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tinwhistle 

Date Steps (aerobic) m Log (key: public comrades only private)
Sep 1, 2010
Wednesday

(0)
I've been spending WAYYY too much time working on a couple of projects.  Hopefully I will finish up the final one within a day or two.

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Virtual PCT Hike day: 85

Today's Photo:  Another look at Guitar Lake from high on the Mt. Whitney trail.
Aug 31, 2010
Tuesday
11,652
(4,489)
5.9m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 84
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 5.89
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 820.39

Today's Photo:  Enjoying the view from 14,505' above sea level.
Aug 30, 2010
Monday
13,066
(4,771)
6.6m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 83
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 6.74
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 814.5

Today's Photo:  Finally made it to the top!
Aug 29, 2010
Sunday
15,662
(6,523)
7.9m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 82
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 7.65
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 807.76

Today's Photo:  If you are afraid of heights, this is NOT the trail for you!
Aug 28, 2010
Saturday
16,177
(5,409)
8.2m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 81
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 8.44
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 800.11

Today's Photo:  Heading up the steep trail to Mt. Whitney
Aug 27, 2010
Friday
11,635
(4,221)
5.9m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 80
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 5.80
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 791.67

Today's Photo:  Approaching the crest of the Sierras
Aug 26, 2010
Thursday
12,091
(3,770)
6.1m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 79
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 6.33
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 785.87

Today's Photo:  At this point of the hike, many hikers take a side trip up the back side (west) of Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the continental U.S.  This picture of Guitar Lake was taken while on the Whitney side trip.
Aug 25, 2010
Wednesday
16,772
(6,212)
8.5m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 78
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 8.51
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 779.54

Today's Photo:  The Sierra crest from the trail near Crabtree Meadow
Aug 24, 2010
Tuesday
16,599
(6,388)
8.4m
Triple digit temps today Should be this way for several days.  :(

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Virtual PCT Hike day: 77
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 8.48
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 771.03

Today's Photo:  A hungry marmot attempting to break into a hiker's bear cannister for some food.  Bear cannisters are required along this stretch of trail. 
Aug 23, 2010
Monday
18,302
(8,292)
9.2m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 76
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 9.55
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 762.55

Today's Photo:  In the Sierras, it can snow during any month of the year.  You have to be prepared for any kind of weather.
Aug 22, 2010
Sunday
21,409
(11,771)
10.8m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 75
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 10.42
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 753

Today's Photo:  Trees that have been mangled over the the years by the wind
Aug 21, 2010
Saturday
18,377
(8,745)
9.3m
Spent the week working like crazy trying to catch up on a couple of projects.  I didn't quite finish them, but I still plan on relaxing a bit this weekend.

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Virtual PCT Hike day: 74
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 9.32
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 742.58

Today's Photo:  The first REAL mountains of the trip are getting closer...
Aug 20, 2010
Friday
16,195
(4,382)
8.2m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 73
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 8.36
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 733.26

Today's Photo:  An interesting foot bridge where the bottom is covered by bird's nests made of mud!
Aug 19, 2010
Thursday
11,741
(4,959)
5.9m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 72
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 5.91
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 724.9

Today's Photo:  A large meadow with the Sierra crest in the distance
Aug 18, 2010
Wednesday
20,612
(7,410)
10.4m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 71
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 10.26
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 718.99

Today's Photo:  The general store at Kennedy Meadows is the last place to stock up on junk food for a long time!
Aug 17, 2010
Tuesday
16,670
(6,377)
8.4m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 70
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 8.43
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 708.73

I'm finally out of the desert and at the official beginning of the Sierras!!!  I'm also finished with southern California, and now in the central California section. 

Today's Photo:  A welcome sight!  The start of the high country.

Aug 16, 2010
Monday
22,922
(12,670)
11.6m
Pushed myself today to walk at least 11 miles, because of a goal on my virtual Pacific Crest Trail hike.

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Virtual PCT Hike day: 69
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 11.48
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 700.3

Today's Photo:  A PCT trail marker
Aug 15, 2010
Sunday
18,552
(9,566)
9.4m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 68
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 9.66
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 688.82

Today's Photo:  A group of hikers takes a break at a abandoned cabin.  The Pacific Crest Trail does not have shelters like the Appalachian Trail in the eastern U.S.
Aug 14, 2010
Saturday
20,319
(0)
10.3m
It was a VERY busy week, and several jobs/projects have made sure that I won't have a relaxing weekend either...

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Virtual PCT Hike day: 67
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 10.03
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 679.16

Today's Photo:  Looks pretty comfortable to me!
Aug 13, 2010
Friday
22,611
(16,311)
11.4m
Virtual PCT Hike day: 66
Virtual PCT Hike miles: 11.56
Virtual PCT Hike total miles: 669.13

Today's Photo:  Any patch of flat ground works for camping!

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