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Days 86 - 90 (July 17 - 21): Miles 1195 - 1290

On Tuesday morning I resupplied at the general store and had the best breakfast burrito, also sold by the store, on the trail so far.

We started our climb out of Sierra City around noon but lots of shade from the trees and some clouds made for an fairly easy afternoon.

On Wednesday afternoon I was walking along when I saw Rian's pack next to the trail. I figured he had maybe gone down to a lake called Duck Soup pond to get some water. When he finally appeared he had for bottles of Heineken in his hands. He put them down in front of me and then proceeded to pull another 3 bottles out of his jacket! It looks like some ORV campers left them down at the lake. We drank 3 each and gave the last one to Nugio, a cool guy and fellow PCT hiker.

I think I might have picked up a bug because the last couple of days I have been having feverish symptoms. I'd feel very cold one moment and very warm the next, especially at night. My muscles are also stiff and sore like with the flu although I have no cough or running nose. I was thinking Gardia but my stomach has been fine.

I'm in Belden Town resort now and might head over to the Braaten's later with Rian. If I don't feel better I might stay the night. There are loads of bikers here this weekend.

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Days 82 -85 (July 13 - 16): Miles 1093 - 1195

So the last few days I made some big miles. I left South Lake Tahoe on Friday morning and started hiking from Echo summit around 11:30.

Echo lake is pretty cool. The lake is surrounded by all these cabins that can only be reached by boat. After Echo lake you reach Aloha lake which is more remote and very beautiful. There were a few other amazing lakes up in that section coming down from Dick's pass.

I saw a beautiful deer right next to the trail close to Paradise lake. It didn't move as I walked by but just stared at me. Pretty cool moment.

I did about 30 miles on Saturday and 28 on Sunday. My biggest days yet. The body was feeling it though.

When I arrived at Sierra City a RV camper at Wild Plum campground offered me a cold beer! I walked down to town and the Red Moose Inn where I found Rian, Brian and Gnu! The Red Moose is awesome. The friendly owner allows hikers to camp in the back yard, have showers and do laundry for free. We got coffee in the morning and you can get good breakfasts here.

On Monday night we all went down to the hotel and played some pool. Sierra City is a great town with lots of old buildings. One of my favourite towns so far!

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Day 81 (July 12): Another zero

Well my shoes got delivered by noon but I decided to stay another day. The Apex motel is great and I enjoyed staying there.

I had some trouble getting my package from Tahoe valley post office. They thought it had gone to the main PO but after phoning around and visiting them a second time I got my shoes. The green ones in the picture have over 1100 miles on them!

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Days 79 - 80 (July 10 - 11): Two zeros!

So we met a guy on the trail called Eric. He offered to drive us around Tahoe to do our chores. PO, resupply etc. done! I made a new frame for my backpack thanks to some advice from Carpenter. I've been having trouble with my Golite Pinnacle (hanging too much on my shoulders) so hopefully the custom frame will do the trick.

Eric is a very cool guy who loves his fishing. He showed us some awesome photos of his catches in and around Lake Tahoe.

On Wednesday we spent our afternoon at Camp Richardson beach on lake Tahoe. It's great taking some time off from hiking! Glad to get some time to rest my ankle. I ordered some new Brooks Cascadias which will hopefully arrive here on Thursday.

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Days 75 - 78 (July 6 - 9): Miles 1018 - 1093

So we arrived at Sonora pass on Thursday and Rian's parents took us down to Kennedy Meadows resort where we showered and did our laundry. We shared a dorm style room with Mad Dog and Smiles (this should actually be part of the previous post)

The Friday through to Monday was another tough few days to get to South Lake Tahoe. I guess the Sierras were catching up with us. This section wasn't as tough as the one to Senora pass and the mozzies were not as bad but the last few weeks were taking it's toll on our bodies I guess.

We reached Echo summit on Monday and after 10 mins of hitching a cool young guy from Tahoe, who was dropping off a south bound hiker, took us in to Tahoe Valley. We got another ride to the village from a dude who section hiked last year. There we hit one of the motels for some R & R. Brian was in the motel next door so he came over and we had beer, pizza, burgers and ice cream!

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Days 75 - 78 (July 6 - 9): Miles 1018 - 1093

So we arrived at Sonora pass on Thursday and Rian's parents took us down to Kennedy Meadows resort where we showered and did our laundry. We shared a dorm style room with Mad Dog and Smiles (this should actually be part of the previous post)

The Friday through to Monday was another tough few days to get to South Lake Tahoe. I guess the Sierras were catching up with us. This section wasn't as tough as the one to Senora pass and the mozzies were not as bad but the last few weeks were taking it's toll on our bodies I guess.

We reached Echo summit on Monday and after 10 mins of hitching a cool young guy from Tahoe, who was dropping off a south bound hiker, took us in to Tahoe Valley. We got another ride to the village from a dude who section hiked last year. There we hit one of the motels for some R & R. Brian was in the motel next door so he came over and we had beer, pizza, burgers and ice cream!

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