Thru-Hiking Journal

Day 96 Forward progress: 15.4 miles Total distance on trail: 1,273.3 miles Even with blackout curtains, we were all still awake before 7:00. Habit, I guess. But none of us were willing to get out of bed for a while. Just felt nice to mindlessly be on our phones, not being social, not thinking about anything. After eating our money's worth at the motel breakfast, we had second breakfast/early lunch at a coffee shop. We only planned 15 miles for today, so no need to start too e

This river trip was exactly what we needed to relax and let the snow melt out. I learned a new style of camping, saw some incredible views, and experienced the desert in a unique way. Our daily mileage breakdown is as follows: Day 1 (CDT Day 52): approx. 10 miles Day 2 (CDT Day 53): approx. 21 miles Day 3 (CDT Day 54): approx. 24 miles Day 4 (CDT Day 55): approx. 9 miles Day 5 (CDT Day 56): approx. 24 miles Day 6 (CDT Day 57): approx. 3 miles Day 7 (CDT Day 58): approx. 9 mil