Wandering the Earth

...one tiny step at a time

Author: WanderingJim

The Quest for Ultra Light

Backpackers tend to learn to do without items the more they spend hiking. I’ve slowly learned to minimize what I…

Kilimanjaro and Pacific Crest Trail Calendars

I put together a new Pacific Crest Trail Calendar. It covers PCT California Section G & H, with a side…

Yosemite Donahue Pass October 2024

Primary Goal: Donahue PassSecondary Goal: Thousand Island Lake So, my decision to NOT go all the way to Tuolumne Meadows…

PCT 2024 Section H Day 19 – That was easy… too easy…

Goal for the day: Thousand Island Lake and the completion of section H! Had some nice views of the stars…

PCT 2024 Section H Day 18 – A bridge too far

Goal for the day: High Trail Ridge I was late getting out of Reds Meadow. It wasn’t that I over…

PCT 2024 Section H Day 17 – Red Cones, Reds Meadow, Red can of Coca-Cola!

Goal for the day: Reds Meadow After a nice night near Duck Lake Pass, I woke up and headed North…

PCT 2024 Section H Day 16 – I still don’t know what a Tully Hole is

Goal for the day: Somewhere beyond Duck Pass I woke up knowing I was two days away from Reds Meadow,…

PCT 2024 Section H Day 15 – Another day, another pass

Goal for the day: Silver Pass or beyond After waking up and crossing Mono Creek, it was mostly a hike…

PCT 2024 Section H Day 14 – Where’s the Bear?

Goal for the day: Mono Creek Maybe because it had been a long hike the previous day, I enjoyed the…

PCT 2024 Section H Day 13 – I should have stayed in bed

I woke up and it was freezing again outside for the third night in a row… Fortunately, I was in…

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