In a word, this section can be described as windy. But truly, windy doesn't even begin to cover it. We were still traveling through the wind farms if that gives you an idea of the relentlessness of this wind.
The wind truly started back at about mile 505, just before Hikertown. The wind continued for over 100 miles, meaning I was unable to wear my sombrero for over 100 miles as it would blow right off my head.
Other than the wind what happened? I saw a yearling black bear (don't worry, I clocked my poles and shouted and it ran away), I passed the 600 mile mark and started, just barely started to get out of the desert. Oh and I listened to a lot of podcasts and music to drown out the wind.
At mile 673, WeeBee, Kiddo, Runs with Elk and I had a ladies night sleep over. It was really wonderful having some girl time out on the trail. It was a very rare experience to have four if us in the same spot. I can't wait to hike with Kiddo some more in Northern California!
Oh right, and my hiker hunger really hit this section. It truly was all I could do to not eat all of my food by day 3 (out of 7). I was just ravenous.
The wind truly started back at about mile 505, just before Hikertown. The wind continued for over 100 miles, meaning I was unable to wear my sombrero for over 100 miles as it would blow right off my head.
Other than the wind what happened? I saw a yearling black bear (don't worry, I clocked my poles and shouted and it ran away), I passed the 600 mile mark and started, just barely started to get out of the desert. Oh and I listened to a lot of podcasts and music to drown out the wind.
At mile 673, WeeBee, Kiddo, Runs with Elk and I had a ladies night sleep over. It was really wonderful having some girl time out on the trail. It was a very rare experience to have four if us in the same spot. I can't wait to hike with Kiddo some more in Northern California!
Oh right, and my hiker hunger really hit this section. It truly was all I could do to not eat all of my food by day 3 (out of 7). I was just ravenous.
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