June 21, 2016

Our day began with a climb back out of Warner Valley. This side of the valley, however, was where all the cool volcanic features were. We started by passing the steaming streams running

June 20, 2016

We took it slow in the morning. Although my leg was feeling better in the morning I still wanted to be careful. The landscape lent itself to spacing out and slowing down as

June 19, 2016

Despite camping in a bone dry stretch we still woke up soaked in dew on the chill morning air. Breaking camp happened quickly and we set out to knock out as much of

June 18, 2016

After forgetting to turn my alarm off, I was up early. Rickets and Loopy took the opportunity to catch up on sleep after the trying last four days. Not wanting to wake them

June 17, 2016

It was another cold rainy morning. The three of us hit the trail hard, trying to stay warm. The trail was covered in wet overgrowth still and pushing through it prevented any warming

June 16, 2016

The rain overnight had left behind a chilly morning and we were again slow to get going. We passed the same tent we had seen the previous day set up at the next

June 15, 2016

It was another slow morning due in part to the cloudy chill and anticipation of rain. We got started on trail a little after 6:30am and an on-and-off sprinkle had already started.

June 14, 2016

We took a lazy morning at the campground after the long day and late-ish night. We worked on eating down extra food we had while I caught up on blog posts. We finally

June 13, 2016

Sure that we would miss the Castella post office's limited hours, we set out with the intention of finishing the 27 miles into town before the general store closed at 9:00pm -

June 12, 2016

We awoke with a beautiful view of the sunrise. It was a brisk morning and Rickets and Loopy set off before me while I took some extra time for stretching. It was a