Jackson Lake in the Klamath National Park

Dave's Spot must be acting up again because I didn't get an email today from him today. I did go onto www.teamfarsight.org and checked out Zero and Fire Marshall's Spot tracker, which showed them stopping tonight at 7:30.

Friday, July 30th, the guys are camping at PCT mile 1592. It was another 20 mile day! They are camping in the Klamath National Park near Jackson Lake. They are close to both Grisly and Russian Peak.

They have 14 miles to hike tomorrow before they get into their resupply location, Etna.

The Oregon border is coming up - PCT mile 1699. 107 more miles and Dave, Zero, and Fire Marshall will be in Oregon!!

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Mosquite Lake Creek PCT mile 1572

Dave's Spot came in at 4:58 pm today, July 29th. Check out PCT Half Mile Maps California Section P, page 9.

http://www.pctmap.net/download/p/mapdl.html

They are at elevation 6263 feet. They did have lots of uphill today. Tomorrow will be more uphill getting over 7000 feet. I know the 1000 feet doesn't seem so bad, but after hiking over 90 days with 35 plus pounds on your back, every step seems like uphill.

Here is Dave's Spot Google Map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=41.22707,-122.74552&ll=41.22707,-122.74552&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1

The guys have two more solid days of hiking and could hit their resupply town Saturday night if they keep pushing.

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Pictures

Another 20 miles stretch

Dave's Spot came in at 5:00 pm tonight, Wednesday, July 28th. Another 20 miles were accomplished again today. Go to the Dave's blog and click the PCT link under the picture of him. Look at PCT Half Mile Maps, California Section P, page 6. He is camping at approximately PCT mile 1552.

You can also check out his Spot on Google Maps:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=41.33049,-122.5771&ll=41.33049,-122.5771&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1

Here are just a few of the pictures from Dave's past month. I'll get the rest loaded later tonight.

Gum Boot Creek - Upper Lake

Dave's feet as he enjoys the Sierras.

Dave called me tonight, Tuesday July 27th. He wanted to make sure I made it home all in one piece. Although I had a lot of driving, I've made it home feeling refreshed. Dave, on the other hand, is still not at his evening camping location (although by the time I post this he should be there!). He is overlooking Upper Gumboot Lake and is searching for a route down. Although the PCT Half Mile Map, California Section P, page 3, at approximately PCT mile 1531.3, shows a trail down to the lake, Dave says this trail is not visible. He figures it'll take him an hour to make his way down to the Lake. He's heading there because he'll need water for tomorrow's hike.

I've added the PCT Half Mile Map URL to the blog - located under the picture of Dave.

Our three hikers started out the day hiking together but Dave ended up hiking ahead and has not seen them since. Dave is a slower hiker than Zero and Fire Marshall, but he likes very short breaks. Once you start him up, he won't stop until he's done. He's like that with projects and hiking! As a slower hiker than Dave, his short breaks usually mean I don't get much of a break at all! Dave is hoping to camp with the guys tonight. He'll leave them a note to let them know he's heading for the lake. He said he'd also try and call them also but is unsure if they have cell service.

Ah, his SPOT just came in. He made it to the lake. Check out Google Maps:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=41.2097,-122.51485&ll=41.2097,-122.51485&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1

Dave had a very successful day hiking. If he keeps doing 23 miles a day, he'll be in Oregon before we know it! He has 5 more days of hiking before he gets to the next resupply location, Etna, at PCT mile 1606.5 - he may make it in 4 more days.

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Jump from Echo Lake to Castella

Today, Monday July 26th, Dave, Zero, Fire Marshall and I took a trip from Echo Lake / South Lake Tahoe area up the road to Castella, Near Mt. Shasta. The trip had us squeezed in my Prius. It was oh, so very uncomfortable, but much quicker than a bus ride or attempting to hitch.

I dropped them off at PCT mile 1506.5 at Castle Creek State Park near Castella. They are about 2 miles off the trail. See PCT Half Mile map California section O, page 9.

http://www.pctmap.net/download/p/mapdl.html

They are hoping that they will be in Canada in two months and then fly back to Sacramento where I'll be waiting to drive them back to Echo Lake. They'll take the couple of weeks to hike the miles that they've just skipped where I'll meet them to celebrate their finish.

The weather where they are now is hot - in the 90's. They are hoping to gain some elevation and get cooler weather.

While driving with the guys today I learn so much. Zero, an experienced hiker, gave me a quick through hiker 101. Here is what he said about food. A weekend hiker will be eating a piece of candy and if it drops, they just go into their bag for another one. A section hiker, dropping their candy, will pick up the candy and brush it off and then eat it. A through hiker will get the piece of candy partially in their mouth, drop it, and pick it up, figuring they are getting extra calories. I've never seen Dave eat so much and so many sweets. He has a great appetite.

It was hard to say goodbye to Dave knowing I won't see him for about two months. Having a long drive home, I didn't stay long at their campsight. I left them at 5:30 pm and drove to Woodland, just north of Sacramento. It's 9:00 now and I'm ready for a good night sleep.

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South Lake Tahoe Sunday Zero Day - AHNU giveaway

Today, July 25th, we spend working on downloading pictures and then heading to the trail to give away 20 pairs of Ahnu shoes. Zero, Dave, and I found two hikers resting their feet, Breezy and Little Bit. Breezy had a $25 pair of sneakers and was extremely excited at getting a new pair. He was trying to make his money stretch, but knew that a new pair of good shoes would really help his feet.



We set up the boxes and the Ahnu sign and the hikers turned up! It was so rewarding seeing all these hikers who were tired and in need of a pick-me-up get handed a pair of new Ahnu shoes. A huge thanks to Ahnu for spreading joy today!



We are waiting for Zero to hear from his Sponsors tomorrow to determine if we move all three of the guys forward 400 miles or if Dave goes ahead alone. We are hoping for this team to stay together. We'll let you know what happens either tomorrow late or Tuesday (depends upon how much driving I have to do tomorrow.

Dave says hi to everyone and thanks them for watching his adventure.



NOTE to Keith: Dave was so excited to tell you that he had also hiked all of the John Muir Trail this summer, but found out that he still has 20 miles to go from Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley. That will have to be another hike Dave and I do together later.

For anyone who thought about hiking with Dave, he had to hike around Baden Powell due to the amount of snow earlier this year. He wants to go back and hike from Baden Powell to Little Jimmy. Keep this in mind for end of October beginning of November. A firm date will be communicated soon after he finishes the trail.

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