| 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.
---------- 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. :(
--------- 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.
---------- 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.
---------- 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...
---------- 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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