June 30, 2016

The morning began with a climb up to the ridge line. We followed the ridge from ski slope to ski slope for most of the morning. To the east were valleys peppered with

June 29, 2016

It was a chilly morning but at least that meant the mosquitos were held at bay for a bit longer. We packed quickly and began climbing up from the creek, happy for the

June 28, 2016

After the "late" night we slept in until 6:00am. Not wanting to wake any of the other sleeping hikers we collected our sleeping gear and walked down to a picnic

June 27, 2016

With breakfast burritos on our minds we hit the trail hard. We had a little bit of up and down along the first 3 miles of ridge before we began the 9 mile

June 26, 2016

The elevation profile for the day promised rolling 500 foot climbs and descents all day. It delivered. On top of that it was hot already at 6:00am and only got hotter.

We

June 25, 2016

Despite my wrist watch auto-snoozing the alarm (something that happens with unfortunate frequency) we had what was probably our fastest breakdown of camp yet. It was 4 miles to the other road leading

June 24, 2016

I woke up around 6:00am and spent the next hour writing. Once 7:00am arrived I started the walk up the village post office to intercept Alan and hopefully claim my package.

June 23, 2016

An uneventful morning. We continued along the ridge for the first half of the morning without much to comment on. We crossed paths with Homestretch, Gilligan, and a few others before we began

June 22, 2016

My body had me up at 6:00am despite my intention of sleeping in a bit. I let Rickets sleep in some more and caught up on work-related emails for half an hour.

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