Day 37, Mile 616.--The first 3 hours of hiking this morning was through some of the best forest yet. When i was a kid and always day dreaming about having a dog, a horse, and a gun, out living off the land, this is what i pictured. The only exception would be some water, I'm pretty sure i had at least a stream or two teeming with trout in those fantasy's. The terrain actually reminded me a bit of eastern Oregon. I loved the spaced out trees, grass on the ground in some spots, pine needles covering the rest, and big boulder formations throughout. This lasted for a while but eventually we made our way back into high desert pines and then down to my current location - the windy desert...yay. We had a fair amount of water sources today, and i made sure not to make the same mistake as yesterday, i even tried to pound a liter at every source before filling up. I didn't slow down today and we did 23 miles so i think it worked out well. One thing that's bothering me is i think my shoes are breaking down. !Either the insole, or the shoe itself, or both. I say this because for one I'm starting to feel rocks come through a lot more, and two I'm getting a blister right next to a callous. I haven't had any foot ailments (besides the ingrown toenail which is good now) since like mile 280 something. Only 4 more days and about 86 miles to go though and i will have new shoes for the sierras, hopefully those won't give me too many problems. I'm cowboying it tonight cause i didn't feel like setting up my tent in the wind again. Got a nice view of the moon over the ridge and the stars are starting to come out. Not a cloud in the sky all day, and some of the bluest sky i have ever seen. Thought of the day; thinking about putting something together for kids with autism that involves dogs and hiking. Songs of the day; Heeeey goood lookin whaaatcha got coookin, hows about cookin somethin up with/for(I'm not sure) meeeeee, and weeelcooome baack by Mace- he is now apparently living the vida without the loca, and lastly- buffalo soldier byBob Marley. Craving of the day; back to Uncle Tracy's pancakes and a glass of cold milk.
JWC on the PC-
Some thoughts before departure...
- I am still not a vet, doctor, lawyer, dog trainer, cia agent, fbi agent or a navy seal so...walk
- I am doing this for the challenge of course, and I hope to gain a confidence that comes with this type of endeavor. But also I hope to gain some new knowledge about the world and the truths that reside in it.
- Am I walking to "find myself"? Or just to take a walk. You decide...and you'll probably be right.
- I'm not in the best shape of my life, but I do have a lot of new great gear so....
- After living with my parents the last 2 years, it makes perfect sense to walk 2650 miles - alone.
- Yes there will be bears, cougars, rattlesnakes and scorpions both imagined and real along the way. I'm definitely more worried about those imagined.
- Am I scared? Not as of yet, more of just a constantly increasing anticipation. But check back with me on the 3rd night in the desert.
- I tried to keep my pack fairly light, but I definitely would not call it ultralight. Somehow when I added up all my ultralight gear and put it in my ultralight pack, I ended up with just slightly heavy.
- My biggest concern for this trip is that I get too hungry somewhere along the way, my brain goes awol as it usually does when I get hungry and subsequently you never hear from me again...I'll try to eat frequently.
- I am not Christopher McCandless. This is not Into the Wild.
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